Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
PHILADELPHIA – A coalition of Philadelphia restaurateurs who filed a lawsuit against The City of Philadelphia and its Mayor Jim Kenney over the City’s “Safer At Home” order, which banned indoor dining until this past New Year’s Day to protect citizens from the spread of COVID-19, have dismissed the case.
Philadelphia Restaurant Owners Against Lockdown, LLC of Philadelphia first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 19 versus both the City and Kenney.
“Plaintiff is a group of small business owners in the restaurant industry, operating restaurants in the City and County of Philadelphia. The “Safer at Home” ban on indoor dining issued by Mayor Kenney, under the color of state law, continues to restrict plaintiff’s right to operate and remain in business, partly based upon the geographic location of its affiliated business, e.g., the City of Philadelphia.,” the su