Foster owns the liquor license at the establishment, although she has never met with liquor control officers, Lightner wrote. The tavern is run by Lasharles LLC, a corporation owned by Lasharles Foster, according to the motion. In the motion for a preliminary injunction, Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Lightner argued that the tavern and the hotel are 'a single entity managed by Erie View Inn LLC, and that both the hotel and the bar, being in the same building, are a single entity.' They said they also feel threatened by the violence that has taken place in the bar and the area surrounding it. Several neighbors testified that they regularly deal with loud music, trash and other nuisances stemming from the bar.

The ruling was met with cheers from the courtroom gallery, which was crowded with neighbors of the bar. No one representing the owners appeared at the hearing.Īfter hearing testimony in favor of the injunction, Domitrovich ruled that 'a causal relationship clearly exists between the deplorable conduct in the immediate vicinity outside of Erie View Hotel and Ultra View Lounge and the happenings inside.' A homicide and several shootings have occurred inside and around the bar in recent years.ĭomitrovich ruled that the bar will be temporarily shut down while the Erie County District Attorney's Office pursues action to shutter the bar for a longer period. 8 hearing on the motion that the owners had received notice of the hearing. The motion does not ask Domitrovich to reopen the tavern portion of the building.ĭomitrovich found at an Aug. Rodriques also argued in the motion that the owners had not received notice of the request for a preliminary injunction, which the District Attorney's Office filed July 31.

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