GRAHAM JAEHNIG
HOUGHTON Cafe Rosetta of Calumet was found in civil contempt of court during a Friday morning hearing conducted in Ingham County Circuit Court.
The finding by Circuit Court Judge Wanda Stokes was in response to a motion filed by attorney Danielle Allison-Yokom on behalf of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The motion, as filed on behalf of MDARD, had two investigation reports attached to it, several affidavits and photographs, along with a request for a fine of $7,500. The fine subsequently was lowered to $2,500 and then temporarily suspended.
The court had issued a restraining order against the cafe on Dec. 30, which Allison-Yokom told the court the restaurant has ignored since it was issued, continuing to operate as a food establishment.