Clarksburg restaurateur files separate request for temporary restraining order By Dan Schere |
December 23, 2020
This story was updated at 1:20 p.m. Dec. 23, 2020, to add details from the court proceedings.
A hearing was underway Wednesday as dozens of Montgomery County restaurateurs seek to overturn Montgomery County’s executive order barring indoor dining.
Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge James Bonifant is hearing the case, and is expected to issue a ruling on Wednesday.
On Dec. 15, the County Council passed the indoor dining ban in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the county. The order allows restaurants to serve through takeout, delivery and outdoor dining only. Heated tents are permitted if one side is left open.