Did you catch that part in the health code where walk-ins need a temp log twice a day? I read a thread on a chefs forum where a guy said his health inspector actually wrote him up for not keeping those logs, and it ended up helping him because he could show the cooler was fine two days before it died, so it wasn't his fault. My rule now is if the temp climbs past 41F for more than an hour, I call someone, no waiting to see if it comes back down overnight. That relay switch thing sounds about right too, those go bad slowly and the compressor just works harder until it quits.

Wait, you layered three rubs at once before someone finally told you?

Does he check if legal aid actually filed anything, or is it just the letterhead?