A federal judge has dismissed parts of Naples Pride’s lawsuit but remained firm on the nonprofit’s Constitutional rights.
District Judge John Steele on Jan. 13 sided in part with the city of Naples’ motion to dismiss Naples Pride’s lawsuit and ruled that the individual claims made against the Naples Police Department, as well as Mayor Teresa Heitmann, Naples Police Chief Ciro Dominguez and individual City Council members in their official capacities do not apply in the case.
Steele’s decision leaves the city of Naples as the sole defendant…