State appeals court overturns injunction that allowed restaurants to reopen Bill Lutzius, owner of Brooklyn Bar & Grill in San Diego, smokes a cigarette and watches old movies alone at the bar on Dec. 15. The restaurant closed temporarily because of state regulations intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune) The unanimous ruling by the 4th District Court of Appeal says an injunction issued by a San Diego County Superior Court judge erred by including all county restaurants. Print An appeals court Jan. 22 reversed a San Diego County Superior Court judge’s December order that briefly allowed restaurants in the county to reopen.