EVERETT — A well-known deli near the Edgewater Bridge in Everett has been closed amid a prolonged legal battle between its owner and a man who made a disputed claim that he is a part owner of the business.

Lia Tetreault, who runs the Soundview Deli, is in the midst of a civil lawsuit against Soo Jin Jung, a contractor, who is suing her to divide property he said they acquired together while in an intimate relationship. Tetreault denied in court filings that they were business partners and said she is the owner of the business.

In November, a judge granted a temporary protection order for Jung after Tetreault was found in default, as she had not filed a response to a lawsuit Jung filed in October. That order meant Tetreault could not access the Soundview Deli, the address Jung listed on t

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