Angela Marsden, the restaurant owner of Pineapple Hill Saloon and Grill is suing Governor Gavin Newsom and State Attorney General Xavier Becerra in a federal lawsuit.
The lawsuot states, "Defendants, in a gross abuse of their power, have seized the Coronavirus pandemic to expand their authority by unprecedented lengths, depriving Plaintiff and all other similarly situated small business owners in California of fundamental rights protected by the U.S. and California Constitutions."
Marsden's facebook post went viral about the impact on her restaurant and employees due to COVID 19 closures while the entertainment industry waa allowed to set up tables across from her business. This is mentioned in the lawsuit.
The complaint asks the court for an order "temporarily, preliminarily, and permanently enjoining and prohibiting defendants from enforcing the Regional Order'' as well as Executive Orders and to order the state to pay attorneys' fees and costs.
I hope to hell she wins.
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