Atilis Gym, which opened this week in defiance of Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order, will remain closed — for now, at least — as a state judge, this time, forced the doors closed.
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal on Friday filed a civil complaint and an order to show cause against the Bellmawr gym after authorities spent the week grappling with the business to abide by restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Atilis Gym reopened on Monday, with crowds of supporters outside. The owners and some patrons were issued citations and then overnight Wednesday the Camden County health department and the state Department of Health posted notices on the windows of the gym ordering it to remain closed.
It didn’t open on Thursday, largely because of a sewer problem, but welcomed back members on Friday.
Co-owner Ian Smith said in an Instagram post that the gym had a “great day” Friday, until “Slime ball Governor Murphy pulled a fast one on us at the end of the day and put a court order in to a state judge.”
Smith said this latest legal action will keep the gym shuttered Saturday through Tuesday because violating the Attorney General’s order “becomes much more serious” than defying the previous ones.
“Governor Murphy is running scared, as he should be,” Smith said in the video. “We have a lot of momentum and he got this one off on us.”
The gym will file an emergency injunction in federal court on Tuesday against Gov. Murphy, “because we have been robbed of due process and violated of our constitutional rights,” Smith said.
If “all goes well,” Smith said the gym will reopen on Wednesday.
An attorney for the gym and a spokesperson for the Attorney General’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The order to show cause requires the owners of the gym to appear before a Mercer County Superior Court judge via live-stream on June 8.
The gym’s fight against state authorities has drawn national media attention and spurred a GofundMe page that has raised more than $70,000 in donations to pay for legal fees.
The owners of Atilis Gym Bellmawr have said they took over the gym less than a year ago and that the lockdown has “strangled” their business.
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of the headline misstated who shut down the gym. A judge ordered the closure.
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