A legal battle involving shareholders of the Castro neighborhood bar The Mix is over after a San Francisco judge granted summary judgment in favor of the 18th Street watering hole.In a March 23 decision, Judge Suzanne R.
Bolanos of the San Francisco Superior Court ruled in favor of The Mix (referred to as TDG Inc.) and its shareholders Ross Crum and Virginia Crum-Ross.Bolanos also ruled against Lawrence "Larry" Metzger, who initially brought suit against The Mix and his two former partners in October 2019.
The Mix brought a cross-complaint against Metzger in June 2020.Mahsa Hakimi, Metzger's attorney, told the Bay Area Reporter that "Mr.
Metzger is clearly disappointed by the court's decision.""He maintains that the company, at the direction of Ross Crum, treated him improperly," Hakimi stated. "Nonetheless, Mr.