A judge ruled Tuesday that the city of Burbank can padlock the doors at a Burbank bar and restaurant that has continued operating despite the issuance of a temporary restraining order allowing the city to enforce its closure order.
But in the latest round of back-and-forth between the city and bar, the owners of Tinhorn Flat removed the doors..
"We found out a judge signed off on padlocking our doors, so we took maters into our own hands", said co-owner Lucas Lepejian. "If you don't have doors, there's nothing to padlocks. We will continue to operate".
On Friday, the judge said the city could disconnect the electricity to the restaurant with 24 hours' notice, but the eatery stayed operating Saturday and Sunday using generators, according to the city's court papers. So, Burbank lawyers returned to court on Tuesday and obtained permission to lock the doors until the business obtains all the legally required permits.
The judge has scheduled a March 26 hearing on whether the TRO should be extended with a preliminary injunction and whether Barfly should have to pay $1,500 in sanctions.
