Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs rejected a request Friday morning for a temporary restraining order to block the April 30 directives for how Columbia and the county should begin reopening during the coronavirus pandemic.
This hearing was the first in a lawsuit against Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Director Stephanie Browning by Tiger Tots Child Development Center and its owner, Paul Prevo.
Prevo argued that Browning's reopening orders are too strict and violate constitutional rights.
Prevo, represented by attorney Thad Mulholland of Eng & Woods, asked Jacobs to issue the restraining order.
Jacobs said he did not believe Mulholland's arguments met the necessary burden of proof.
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