Many restaurants in California are still prohibited from serving their customers indoors.And a group of restaurants is asking the state to reimburse them for the liquor licenses, permits, and assessment fees.Independent restaurants in California's five largest counties have filed claims for "tens of millions and dollars.".Additional claims are expected to be filed in three additional counties in the next few days.The state has 45 days to respond to the legal filings and, if nothing happens, the next step could be a class-action lawsuit.Restaurant owners are obligated to pay these government fees just to operate, yet the same government entities who have collected those fees have forced these businesses to close their doors or drastically restrict operations due to the pandemic, Brian Kabateck,Attorney for the restaurants