A lawsuit filed by the owners of L.A. County’s oldest continuously operating restaurant, which accuses a well-known local family of stealing their property, is now expected back in court in November, according to court filings.
The Mercado family, which ran the Original Saugus Cafe until December, filed a lawsuit claiming Louise Arklin and a company set up in her interest, North Valley Construction Corp., forced them out of the restaurant and denied them any compensation.
Alfredo Mercado worked for years as a bartender at the Old Saugus Cafe, before buying the restaurant from its previous owner and changing the name…