Post by Logan on Feb 23, 2016 5:07:04 GMT -6
Polynesian men denied service by Willie’s Lounge sue Utah bar’s owner
Two men who say they were denied service and ordered to leave a Salt Lake City bar because of their Polynesian descent filed a federal lawsuit against the bar's owner Monday.
Frank Maea and Stephen Wily allege that a Willie's Lounge bartender asked whether they were Polynesian and told them she could lose her job if she served them.
Other Willie's patrons "expressed shock and encouraged the bartender to serve" the men, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court and assigned to Judge Robert Shelby.
Instead, the complaint says, the bartender told the men, "You guys got to leave now."
Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/3568613-155/polynesian-men-denied-service-by-willies
Two men who say they were denied service and ordered to leave a Salt Lake City bar because of their Polynesian descent filed a federal lawsuit against the bar's owner Monday.
Frank Maea and Stephen Wily allege that a Willie's Lounge bartender asked whether they were Polynesian and told them she could lose her job if she served them.
Other Willie's patrons "expressed shock and encouraged the bartender to serve" the men, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court and assigned to Judge Robert Shelby.
Instead, the complaint says, the bartender told the men, "You guys got to leave now."
Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/3568613-155/polynesian-men-denied-service-by-willies