Amato v. Elicker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT MICHAEL AMATO, JOY MONSANTO, and 50’s LOUNGE, LLC, No. 3:20-cv-464 (MPS) Plaintiffs, v. MAYOR JUSTIN ELICKER, MAYOR’s REPRESENTATIVE, and GOVERNOR NED LAMONT, Defendants. RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Plaintiffs Michael Amato and Joy Monsanto co-own and operate a restaurant—Plaintiff 50’s Lounge, LLC—in New Haven, Connecticut. ECF No. 1 ¶ 9. The Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit on April 3, 2020, challenging actions that Defendant Ned Lamont (Governor of Connecticut) and Defendant…