Bourbon Bar & Cafe Corp. v. City of St. Paul

OPINION

SHORT, Judge.

This case arises from the St. Paul City Council’s decision to revoke the liquor licenses 1 of the Bourbon Bar & Cafe Corporation, whose only shareholders are Ronald J. Brown and Roger L. Wingert. The city sought to revoke the Bourbon Bar’s liquor licenses because Wingert pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine. An administrative law judge (ALJ) conducted a hearing upon the city’s request to determine whether the bar’s licenses should be revoked. The ALJ recommended the city take no adverse action against the Bourbon Bar because the disposition of the charge against Wingert…