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.

What You Need To Know • The city of St. Petersburg filed a motion to dismiss a public sleeping lawsuit • Ronicca Whaley's one of the first people in Florida to file a suit under the new state law • The city states the lawsuit makes vague assertions about Whaley's beliefs • Whaley's attorney stated she only has to show any person is being regularly allowed to sleep on public property under the law

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 cau

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