chief borrowed Watkins's telephone and called City attorney Bert Osborn to ask whether a person could be arrested if the ordinance had not yet been codified. After receiving the go-ahead from Osborn, the police chief arrested Plummer's employee. Following these events, Plummer filed suit requesting that the City be permanently enjoined from enforcing the ordinance.
The district court entered a Temporary Restraining Order, prohibiting the City from enforcing Ordinance No. 388. On October 10, the City Council repealed Ordinance No. 388. A substitute ordinance, No. 392, was introduced on the same day. Ordinance No. 392 also granted an exclusive franchise to Hardin; however, it has not been adopted. In response to Plummer's complaint, the City filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, which was granted. The district court dismissed Plummer'ssanitizer, which sell for $20 to $30.The high-end N95 masks are priced at about twice what they sell for on Amazon. But Patrom says her goal isn't to get rich. Rather, she sees the shop as a service to the community and says discounts are available to those in need and to senior citizens, who are most vulnerable to the virus."I just feel so blessed to HAVE, just to have the ability," to stock up on supplies, she said.The idea started with a health crisis in her own family: Patrom's father was diagnosed with a blood cancer in November. With her father's immune system weakened by ongoing chemotherapy treatments, Patrom bought boxes of N95 facemasks, which are considered superior to the basic surgical masks.Both she and her father