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- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana (E.D. La.) · Louisiana
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a)(1), 65
- Issued
- 2020-08-17 Aug. 17, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-17
- End
- n/a (read as 2020-09-30)
- In force
- Aug. 17, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureAlcohol and bars
- Addressees
- Governor Edwards and State Fire Marshal H. 'Butch' Browning Jr. (defendants); ten southeast Louisiana bar owners (plaintiffs)
- Functions reached
- BA bars (closure upheld)
- legal context: the orders were binding and enforced
- Collection
- Louisiana LA
Operative words
Before the Court is the motion of ten Louisiana bar owners to enjoin Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Louisiana State Fire Marshal H. 'Butch' Browning Jr. from enforcing orders banning the on-site consumption of food or drinks at 'bars.'... As between democratically accountable state officials and a federal court, who decides what measures best protect Louisianans during a global pandemic? The answer is state officials. For the reasons that follow, the bar owners' motion is DENIED.... The plaintiffs are ten southeast Louisiana bar owners that have closed shop.
Enforcement
Judicial confirmation that the bar closure was enforceable by the Governor and State Fire Marshal
Notes
38-page order; appeal to the Fifth Circuit filed Aug. 18, 2020 (Ballotpedia).