Coddingtown gets court order to evict Narsi's

<p>Coddingtown Mall on Monday obtained a court order allowing it to evict Narsi's Hof Brau after 26 years in business. </p><p>The document, called a writ of possession, is the latest step in a two-year legal battle between Simon Property Group, the nation's largest mall owner, and Narsi Samii, the long-time owner of the popular cafeteria-style restaurant. </p><p>The mall wants Samii out to make way for a larger destination restaurant that will help revitalize the aging center. Samii claims Simon, which purchased a 50 percent interest in the mall in 2005, is evicting him to avoid paying him for the remaining years on his lease. A judge ruled against Samii earlier this year, and the judgment became enforceable Sunday. </p><p>Samii said he was to meet with an attorney Tuesday to discuss his options. “I'm not going to let my guard down until the last second,” Samii said Monday evening.</p><p>Mall officials said they're not sure when the eviction would take place. “I think it could take a week to two weeks, I don't know,” said Kim Hall, marketing manager for Coddingtown and Santa Rosa Plaza, which Simon also owns. </p><p>Hall said she's not sure if previous offers to move Narsi's to another location in the mall still stood. </p><p>The order contains a provision allowing for the court to hear objections. Sheriff's Department officials declined to say whether they had been asked to enforce the order.</p>