Facing the weight of the New York Attorney General, Lyft now says it will delay its planned Friday evening launch in the Big Apple. Earlier in the day, the Empire State’s prosecutor asked the New York Supreme Court to grant a temporary restraining order (TRO), hours before the company’s scheduled debut.

According to the Attorney General’s office, an injunction was issued on Friday—a fact that Lyft disputes.

Lyft is a San Francisco-based startup that allows its users to book rides from drivers via its smartphone app, effectively acting just like a taxi service. Earlier this year, as Lyft has expanded in various cities across America, the firm has faced fines and citations from numerous jurisdictions for not complying with local taxi law.

The New York Attorney General went to court shortly after the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) said that the firm had “not complied with TLC’s safety requirements and other licensing criteria to verify the integrity and qualifications of the drivers or vehicles used in their service, and Lyft does not hold a license to dispatch cars to pick up passengers.”

“The judged adjourned to Monday and we agreed to hold our launch,” Katie Daily, a Lyft spokeswoman, told Ars. “We are obtaining the court transcript, and we will obtain statements by those in court to show this is a deliberate misstatement by the [Attorney General] and [Department of Financial Services]. There would be no need for a hearing on Monday if a TRO or injunction was granted. As further proof that court was adjourned, the [Attorney General’s] insurance claims were never presented and Lyft had no opportunity to respond.”

Daily did not respond to a direct question as to why Lyft would delay its launch if no such injunction or TRO was issued.

“We will return to court on Monday, to address issues pertaining to Buffalo and Rochester in addition to New York City,” Eric Schneiderman, the attorney general, said in the statement. "We pursued this action only after repeatedly offering to work with Lyft in order to ensure that its business practices complied with the law. Instead of collaborating with the State to help square innovation with statute and protect the public, as other technology companies have done as recently as this week, Lyft decided to move ahead and simply ignore state and local laws. Lyft’s arguments are a disingenuous attempt to disguise old-fashioned law-breaking that jeopardizes public safety.”