WATCH: Dallas Salon Owner JAILED For Reopening

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The judge should be thrown off the bench. Attorney General Barr should step in. This woman’s civil rights have been shredded. This video ought to scare the hell out of every American.

This woman is trying to feed her children and her workers and their children.

Where are the much talked about conservative lawyers or the conservative judges?

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Photo: Shelley Luther glances out of the front window at her business, Salon a la Mode, in Far North Dallas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

Dallas salon owner jailed for reopening in violation of court order
Shelley Luther defied local and state orders and a judge’s restraining order in operating her business during the coronavirus pandemic.

By LaVendrick Smith, Dallas Morning News, May 5, 2020

Updated at 10:49 p.m.: Revised to include Shelley Luther’s booking photo.

A Dallas salon owner will spend a week in jail after she was found in contempt of court Tuesday for violating an order to close her salon during the coronavirus pandemic.
Shelley Luther
Shelley Luther(Dallas County Sheriff’s Department)

In addition, Shelley Luther was fined $7,000 for continuing to operate her business, Salon à la Mode, in violation of a judge’s temporary restraining order issued against the business.
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Luther was taken into custody immediately after the hearing and booked into the Dallas County jail just after 4:30 p.m.

Like other businesses deemed nonessential, Luther’s Far North Dallas salon was forced to close March 22 after the county enacted its stay-at-home order. She reopened the salon April 24 despite that order, and tore up a cease-and-desist letter from County Judge Clay Jenkins at a demonstration the next day.

The temporary restraining order was signed April 28 by state District Judge Eric Moyé, but Luther continued to operate the business.

In a hearing broadcast live on YouTube on Tuesday, Luther said she had no choice but to open her business.

She said she hadn’t earned income since the county’s stay-at-home order was set in March. She applied for one of the federal loans aimed at helping small businesses but didn’t receive it until Sunday, she testified.

“I couldn’t feed my family, and my stylists couldn’t feed their families,” Luther testified, holding a phone to her face from the witness stand so the court reporter could hear her through a mask.

Before issuing his ruling, Moyé gave Luther an opportunity to apologize and promise not to reopen her salon until she was allowed to do so, saying he would consider levying only a fine “in lieu of the incarceration which you’ve demonstrated that you have so clearly earned.”

Luther, however, defended her actions to the very end.

“Feeding my kids is not selfish,” she told Moyé. “If you think the law is more important than kids getting fed, then please go ahead with your decision, but I am not going to shut the salon.”

Minutes earlier, Gov. Greg Abbott had announced during a news conference that barbershops and salons across Texas could reopen Friday

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Luther’s attorney, Warren Norred, expressed disappointment in the judge’s ruling as well as the timing of the governor’s decision, saying Abbott could have acted sooner to allow salons to open. Norred also said he was frustrated at how some businesses were deemed essential while others were not.

Abbott “could’ve swept all this aside and said ‘Whatever your occupancy is of your facility, take it to 25%,’” Norred said Tuesday evening. ”That gets the churches. That gets the salons. That gets the grocery stores. It gets the restaurants. It gets everybody, and it would’ve done the job.”

During Tuesday’s hearing, Norred and Luther argued that the salon operated with safe protocols. The business normally has 19 stylists, but Luther testified that only a few had worked after she reopened. Each stylist wore a mask, she said.

Additionally, Luther said, she put hand-sanitizing stations in the salon and had customers wait outside until their stylist was ready. She kept the stations 6 feet apart, she said.

Kristen Monkhouse, an attorney for the city, said it didn’t matter how clean Luther kept the salon — she was in contempt of court the moment she opened the salon in defiance of the temporary restraining order.

Moyé agreed with the city. He told Luther he didn’t doubt her sincerity but said the “rule of law cannot and does not operate when individuals take it upon themselves to decide” what they can and cannot do.

Norred said his client’s salon would remain open before Abbott’s order goes into effect Friday. The business will be fined $500 per day as a result.

The county jail has had 248 inmates test positive for the coronavirus, according to statistics released Tuesday evening.

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Halal Bacon
Halal Bacon
3 years ago

judge appointed by demonrat, nuff said

Appointed by Gov. Ann Richards in 1993

Dorothy Ann Willis Richards was an American politician and 45th Governor of Texas. A Democrat,

Kropotkin
Kropotkin
3 years ago
Reply to  Halal Bacon

Unfortunately he has been elected and indeed is running again as a demorat on Nov 3 2020

patd
patd
3 years ago
Reply to  Halal Bacon

And he is a POS libturd who legislates from the bench

MAS
MAS
3 years ago

A black robed tyrant, may he lose his next election by a wide margin.

Any information on a Go Fund Me account would be timely…

spfoam1
spfoam1
3 years ago
Reply to  MAS

“A black robed tyrant”
A perfect description.

He even wears a mask as if he is at risk while he is sitting on his throne.

Colleen Tweedie
Colleen Tweedie
3 years ago

Is there a place to donate to pay her fines and legal costs?

caschmid@centurytel.net
3 years ago

If there was ever a time for civil disobedience and jury nullification, this is it. Freedom taken away will have to be taken back and getting in front of a jury is important. Harm has happen, giving standing to nullify a law, code or ruling in the courts.

Catherine Schmid Murphy
handesofawoman.com

felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago

I am hoping Governor Abbot steps in if Barr doesn’t.

santashandler
santashandler
3 years ago

This is pure evil. When in the history of the U.S., has anyone been punished for needing to work? I don’t know what rule book that judge is being guided by, but he’s just another America-hating person in power who should never have gotten there in the first place.

felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago
Reply to  santashandler

Communists and socialist are all about control. This business owner and employees dared to exercise their right to make their own living. A communist requires blind government obedience. Deviating reminds them of our Judeo Christian founding roots of being self suporting and that is not allowed. Communists and socialists hate God and all His treachings. Communists and socialists also will determine coerced charity through high taxes and wealth redistribution – you have no choices!

2 Thessalonians 3:10
[10] For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
[11] For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
[12] Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

santashandler
santashandler
3 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Thanks for that, Felix. Especially for the scripture.

Bill Kay
Bill Kay
3 years ago
Reply to  santashandler

This arrogant azz Libtard needs to be sent packing , stage left with this P.O.S . !

felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago

We need to call it what it is – COMMUNISM!

In their minds, “inequalities” will not exist, right SJW? We can all have a “basic universal income” so life will be “fair”. Only state worship is allowed but for the moment, Islam will be allowed because they hate our founding Judeo Christian principles as well as Jews and Christians too – that has to go! So the elites have a double standard for Muslims for the moment. Muslims are helping to literally eradicate them. Eventually they will be handled the same way China does.
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felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago

Why do you think the Communist Chinese have to STEAL and BUY innovation?
Oppression takes away innovation! You do what the government wants in a centrally planned economy. The communinsts elite determine everything – what you can say, do, worship etc. just like they are trying to do here. It always leads to poverty and death with a few elites running the horror show living high and large off you. The more miserable you are the HAPPIER the communists and their enthusiasts are.
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Merchantseamen
Merchantseamen
3 years ago

So he is punishing her for Contempt of Court. I don’t know where he got the $7,000.00 fine from. I think he has discretion on the fine. He would never fine a lawyer that much for Contempt. Need a lawyer in here to explain it.

Leonard Payne
Leonard Payne
3 years ago
Reply to  Merchantseamen

Any “restitution” (i.e. fine) must go to the “injured party” …. where/who is the “injured party”??

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
3 years ago

I had to call a dozen barber shops to find someone who would cut my hair. Maybe I should’ve called governor Newsom to cut my hair, after all, he’s a public servant so let’s see some service.

Leonard Payne
Leonard Payne
3 years ago

It’s YOUR head … do with it as you please!

created4el
created4el
3 years ago

LOL! I’ve taken to cutting my own hair. It’s not great but it does avoid the hassle. The hard part is looking in the mirror and trying to move my hand in the mirrored direction which is the opposite of what I see! Sadly, I’ve paid for haircuts that don’t seem much better.

patd
patd
3 years ago

She broke NO laws. They can’t just come up with a restraining order or tell you that you can’t do something that isn’t against the LAW! What statute or law did they site for the fine and restraining order? I hope the DOJ tears these morons up and she sues for millions! And people from Texas claims their state is so free and better. I’ll stay here in AZ where I am free!

Joy Daniels Brower
Joy Daniels Brower
3 years ago

Typical Black libtoid – Obama appointee, but still a surprising and insane verdict/! May he suffer a GREAT deal in community backlash from here on in! He’s definitely an Enemy of the People – PLUS, drunk on his petty power!! Karma will DEFINITELY come back to bite him in the back where the good Lord made a crack!!

katmanwon
katmanwon
3 years ago

It is UNNECESSARY to pay the shake down, the extortion. This strong beautiful woman, mother should NOT bow down to this EVIL, VILE, DEMON who is bias, prejudiced, a racist masquerading, posing, impersonating a judge, when in reality he is a defacto judge,
a coram non judice, a BAR UNION MEMBER (aka BUM) a LIAR, THIEF, TREASONOUS TRAITOR, a QUISLING per the Constitutions. I have a document that I will freely offer to her that she can file, record & will NOT pay the $7K b/c I am a legal scholar, teacher & have NEVER paid the extortion to THE STATE OF TEXAS or it’s subdivisions, including City of Addison, Carrollton, Dallas, Grand Prairie, University Park, Clear Lake Shores, League City, Waxahachie, as well as the 40th District Court which are foreign unregistered corporations, a defacto govt. posing as lawful govt. Further the District Court is w/o jurisdiction per TRCP 15, 52, 53, et al.
Justice delayed is justice denied. No one has a duty, an obligation to follow an unconstitutional order. Further one has the duty to stand & NOT follow the order. I will call her shop tom.’ Hopefully I will speak w/ her directly! Sadly she has an ATTORNEY who is actually an assassin, b/c the courtroom is the battlefield, the law the weapon, the alleged judge & the prosecutor are her enemy, while her ATTORNEY is an enemy spy aka assassin b/c their exists a conflict of interest due to the Duties of the Attorney. As an Officer of the court, his first duty is to the court, the 2nd to the prosecution & then to his client in the administration of justice.

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
3 years ago

In a further development, the state AG has stepped in and ordered the judge to release the salon owner for excessive punishment and even offered to serve her jail time in her stead so she could return to work.

william couch
william couch
3 years ago

THIS “PORCH MONKEY” was/is a obama appointee…

Leonard Payne
Leonard Payne
3 years ago

The “judge” should be asked to show the “Constitutional Authority” for the shut-down … and if the “judge” cannot show such “authority”, the “judge” should be dragged to the parking lot and LAWFULLY executed for Treason.

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