Bars and restaurants in lawsuit still have to abide by curfew

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — No relief today for the nearly 100 bars and restaurants part of an ongoing lawsuit against the state.

They still have to close at 11:00 p.m. following an anticipated court decision that came out late Saturday morning.

The establishments and their lawyers were hoping a judge would grant them a permanent injunction, which would have once again allowed them to stay open later.

Instead, the judge reasoned that because the petition was challenging a state executive order that technically expired, even though it was re-extended, he could not rule on the merits of the suit because it’s moot.

A spokesperson for HoganWilling says attorneys will need to redesign their next action to encompass the new law that keeps the curfew, as well as, the petitioners will also maintain a curfew is arbitrary due to the lack of evidence of viral transmission in these establishments.

View the full ruling below:

View the full list of bars and restaurants on the lawsuit below:

• A.C. + J RESTAURANT, INC. d/b/a THE PEPPERMILL RESTAURANT,
• ALFIERI DUQUIN, INC.,
• AMHERST PIZZA & ALE HOUSE, INC.,
• BANCHETTI BY RIZZOS, INC., d/b/a BANCHETTI BY RIZZO’S,
• BILL SHAFLUCAS, LLC, d/b/a BREW BUS BUFFALO and
• DJ TRIVIA OF WNY,
• BOTTOMS UP V, LLC d/b/a BOTTOMS UP,
• BUFFALO’S BEST CATERING, LLC,
• BUFFALO GRILL N ALE HOUSE, LLC d/b/a, BUFFALO
• GRILL N ALE HOUSE,
• BVPK, INC.,
• CAMPFIRE GRILL II, INC,
• CARJONS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. d/b/a SHARE
• KITCHEN + BAR ROOM,
• CHICK’S RESTAURANT AND LANES, INC.,
• COLONIE LOUNGE, INC. d/b/a COLONIE LOUNGE, AFFIDAVIT
• CRITCHEN, LLC, d/b/a THE CRITCHEN,
• DA BADA, INC. d/b/a BADABING BAR AND GRILL, Index No.: 801046/2021
• DADDY GOO GOO, LLC, d/b/a CASA DI FRANCESCA’S,
• DDF RESTAURANTS, INC. d/b/a DUFF’S FAMOUS WINGS,
• DON BENOIT d/b/a PRESCOTT’S PROVISIONS,
• DVS PROPERTIES, LLC,
• D&R KAZ, INC. d/b/a KAZ’S BAR,
• EXPO MARKET, INC.,
• GALLERY EVENTS, LLC d/b/a VENU,
• GABRIEL’S GATE, INC.,
• GERTIES, INC. d/b/a GERTIE’S RESTAURANT,
• GREEK TO ME RESTAURANT, LLC, d/b/a GREEK TO ME RESTAURANT,
• GYPSY BOHEMIAN GROVE BAR, INC.,
• HUTCH & ASSOCIATES, INC., d/b/a HUTCH’S RESTAURANT,
• ICE HOUSE PUB, LLC, d/b/a ICE HOUSE PUB,
• JMB ENTERPRISES OF ERIE, INC. d/b/a MURPH’S WARSAW GRILL,
• JOHN DOE CORP.,
• KFEATHER5, LLC d/b/a DUFF’S FAMOUS WINGS,
• KMT MANAGEMENT, INC. d/b/a BUFFALO BREW PUB,
• KELLY’S KORNER, INC.,
• KOOKOOVAYIA, LLC, d/b/a DUFFS OF ORCHARD PARK,
• LADY BIRDS RESTAURANTS, LLC d/b/a THE BAYOU,
• LOCAL BUFFALO, LLC,
• LOCAL GRILLE & CATERING, LLC,
• LYONS, BIGGANE, INC. d/b/a THE BYRD HOUSE RESTAURANT,
• MALBEAT INC., d/b/a MALLWITZ’S ISLAND LANE,
• MAMBRINO KING WINE-COFFEE BAR, LLC,
• MANFURT & TORALTI RESTAURANTS, INC.,
• MARY SANTARINI d/b/a LONDA’S DINER,
• MATILDA BIRD, LLC d/b/a THE GLOBE,
• MCCANS, INC. d/b/a MOONEY’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL,
• MGPUBLIC, LLC,
• MIKEYCATIE, INC. d/b/a ROOKlES SPORTS BAR
• MKC RESTAURANTS, LLC d/b/s NEAT,
• MPR RESTAURANTS WNY, Inc. d/b/a SCHNITZEL & CO.,
• MUSTANG SALLYS SPIRITS AND GRILL, INC. d/b/a NY SHOWGIRLS,
• MY TOMATO PIE, INC.,
• OVERPASS PUB, LLC d/b/a OVERPASS PUB,
• PHAROHS GC, INC.,
• RADCOL, INC. d/b/a RADIGAN’S,
• RAPHAEL’S CORP. d/b/a RAPHAEL’S,
• RIZOTTO, INC., d/b/a RIZOTTO ITALIAN EATERY,
• RIZZO’S CASA DI ITALIA, INC., d/b/a RIZZO’S CASA DI ITALIA,
• RUSSELL M. BRAUN, INC. d/b/a SMOKIN LITTLE DINER
• SANTORA’S PHASE II, LLC,
• SANTORA’S PIZZA PUB AND GRILL, INC.,
• SCOTT A. JARGIELLO d/b/a CAMPFIRE GRILL,
• SCHWEIS SPRINGER, LLC, d/b/a EBENEZER ALE HOUSE
• SHOWNY, LLC d/b/a SCULPTURE HOSPITALITY OF WNY,
• SPORTS CITY PIZZA PUB, INC. d/b/a SPORTS CITY PIZZA PUB,
• STEEL CITY PUB, INC. d/b/a STEEL CITY PUB,
• SUNNY’S DRIVE IN, INC., d/b/a NINA’S CUSTARD,
• SUNNY’S DRIVE IN TRANSIT, INC.,
• TACO COC1NE ELLICOTT, LLC d/b/a DEEP SOUTH TACO,
• TACO COCINE HERTEL, LLC d/b/a DEEP SOUTH TACO,
• TANTALUS, LLC, d/b/a THE YELLING GOAT RESTAURANT,
• TBF ENTERPRISES, INC.,
• TETON SKY CORP. d/b/a TETON KITCHEN and
• TETON KITCHEN ELMWOOD,
• THE DEFIELDS CORP. d/b/a
• THE FIRE HOUSE SPORTS BAR & GRILL,
• THE HOWLING ROOSTER, LLC,
• THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE OF ORCHARD PARK, INC.,
• THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE OF WILLIAMSVILLE, INC.,
• TRACY STREET PRODUCTIONS, INC.,
• WILLIAM JAMES DEVELOPMENT CORP. d/b/a RODNEY’S RESTAURANT,
• WNY BEER CLUB, LLC d/b/a RUSTY NICKEL BREWING CO.,
• WNY RESTAURANT SYSTEM d/b/a DUFF’S FAMOUS WINGS,
• 3G ENTERTAINMENT, INC., d/b/a MANOR LANES,
• 23 S. BUFFALO ST., INC. d/b/a THE POUR HOUSE BAR AND GRILL
• 99 BRICK OVEN BAR AND GRILLE, LLC,
• FILED: ERIE COUNTY CLERK 01/26/2021 04:37 PM INDEX NO. 801046/2021
• NYSCEF DOC. NO. 10 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 01/29/2021
• 3989 MAIN STREET, INC. d/b/a, BRUNNER’S TAVERN,
• 5111 GENESEE ST., INC. d/b/a SCORES,
• 5786 TRANSIT RD., INC. d/b/a FIELDSTONE COUNTRY INN, and
• 8444 TRANSIT RD., LLC d/b/a TAVERN AT WINDSOR PARK