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Gov. Roy Cooper is being sued by Club 519 and its owners.
The Greenville bar has been closed for nine months amid the pandemic.
“Freed from the debate and compromise that accompanies the legislative process, Governor Cooper has issued numerous executive orders that arbitrarily pick winners and losers,” the lawsuit reads. “He has touted his closure of 'bars' time and again throughout the phases of 'reopening —yet the vast majority of 'bars' in the state of North Carolina are open.”
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs state that while bottle shops, breweries, fisheries, distilleries, meaderies and wineries were allowed to stay open, Club 519 remains closed."
Cooper said those permitted alcohol venues draw tourists and are thus allowed to stay open.
“Crystal and Kenneth Waldron have spent more than 18 years making Club 519 a popular fixture in Greenville, especially among the locals; but if they don’t reopen soon, they will be forced to close their doors forever and lose their primary source of income,” the lawsuit reads.
The Waldrons are represented by attorney Jessica Thompson from the Sacramento-based Pacific Legal Foundation.
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