A judge has blocked an executive order from Anne Arundel County that bans indoor dining, allowing it to continue until at least Dec. 28 when there is a hearing scheduled.
The ruling says in part, “the plaintiffs have a sufficient and reasonably likelihood of success on the merits, as the county executive appears to have relied on a selective interpretation of the data relating to COVID-19 matters that ignores or minimizes other sources of COVID-19 contact, and has not clearly explained the overall hospital capacity in Anne Arundel County as it relates to COVID exposure.”
The restrictions in the executive order were set to go into place at 5 p.m. Wednesday night, just hours after the judge’s ruling.
Several restaurants in the county filed a lawsuit to stay open just a few days ago. The owner of Adam’s Tap House and Grille in Severna Park, Joe LeFavor, was part of that lawsuit.
He says after the news about the judge’s ruling came out, customers at his restaurant gave a standing ovation.