Federal Court Rules Homeless Plaintiffs Have Valid Claims in Trespassing Suit

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – October 13, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — A federal appellate court has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a St. Petersburg trespassing ordinance may proceed. The opinion, issued by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Catron et al. v. City of St. Petersburg, overturns a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Southern Legal Counsel (SLC), Florida Institutional Legal Services (FILS), and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (the Law Center). The Plaintiffs assert that the ordinance violates their rights to freedom of movement and procedural due process