A judge has found the owners of a gym in contempt of court for refusing to comply with a state-ordered shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Camden County Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy found Atilis Gym of Bellmawr in contempt Friday, and ordered the club to pay legal fees and court costs from the case, an amount to be decided later. The judge said the gym disregarded a July 1 order from State Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli directing Atilis Gym to stay closed and a July 20 court order enforcing Persichilli’s order.