Feb. 02, 2023, 3:10 p.m.John Sharp | [email protected]
Judge Jody Bishop, in a filing Thursday, issued a temporary restraining order telling the city it could not take “any adverse action against” MudBugs that could result in revoking the bar’s business license at least until he held a hearing on the issue. The city’s hearing on the license was supposed to take place at 3 p.m. today. The council did meet briefly only to officially postpone the hearing until the court matter was completed.
Bishop’s order indicates that a hearing before him will be set at a later date in Baldwin County Circuit Court. The hearing in Gulf Shores was expected to include testimony from the Gulf Shores Police Department chronicling public safety issues at the late-night bar. Recent incidences that generated local media attention included an