ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The city of St. Petersburg has responded to the public sleeping lawsuit filed by downtown restaurant owner Ronicca Whaley by asking a judge to dismiss it due to vague assertions.
The city’s motion filed last month states, “The complaint warrants dismissal because it is replete with vague, conclusory and immaterial facts not obviously connected to any particular cause of action.”
In July, Whaley accused the city of failing to enforce a new state law which prohibits local governments from regularly allowing overnight sleeping on public property, which she said has been harming her business Shiso Crispy…