Pensacola

On April 3, Occupy Pensacola appealed the recent ruling by Senior U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in the case of Occupy Pensacola vs. The City of Pensacola. Vinson ruled on March 13 in favor of the city in the case, which has it roots in the fall of 2011. Local protesters modeling their efforts after the Occupy Wall Street movement conducted marches and pitched tents in in Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza, later relocating to the north lawn of City Hall. As the protest swelled to more than 60 tents and approximately 200 people, health and safety issues began to emerge and the city insisted the protestors obtain permits. After Occupy Pensacola participants refused to obtain the proper permits, city officials ordered demonstrators to remove their tents and to comply with park regulations.