DALLAS — Things just got messier in Deep Ellum.

Asana Partners, a real estate investment firm that owns several properties in the neighborhood — including some near the popular but controversial bar Rodeo Dallas — has filed for a temporary restraining order to have Rodeo's doors shut for the second time this week, according to court documents obtained by WFAA.

On Tuesday, Rodeo Dallas’ landlord, Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management, chained the bar’s doors shut , leaving behind a sign citing “lease violations” for the closure. One day later, the bar reopened after the Crawford, Wishnew, and Lang law firm was hired to represent it.

The bar was reopened on Wednesday after the firm filed a writ of re-entry. But it didn't last long.

Before the weekend began, Asana Partners

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