Supreme Court docket says wrongful death lawsuit towards Dallas officers can go ahead

DALLAS - The high courtroom will enable a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed in opposition to the town of Dallas and 4 police officers.

The household of a man who died in police custody in 2016 sued.

Tony Timpa referred to as police for help as he had a drug and psychological well being disaster.

The town fought against releasing body digital camera video and whit it did come out it was obvious why. It confirmed the officers mocking the dying man.

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One had his knee on Timpa’s again and neck for almost quarter-hour and the medical examiner stated that contributed to his loss of life.

Town of Dallas argued the officers are legally protected from lawsuits.

The Supreme Court upheld a federal appeals courtroom’s ruling that may enable the case to proceed.

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"The decision means that the case can proceed to trial and that there will likely be no more delays from any appellate court docket. Additionally, the decision signifies that the Fifth Circuit did it right that their ruling concerning deadly force would be the legislation of the land a minimum of in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we know," mentioned Geoff Henley, an lawyer for Timpa’s household.

These are the states lined by the Fifth Circuit Court docket of Appeals ruling permitting the go well with to proceed.

Three years in the past, the Dallas district legal professional dropped felony charges against three of the officers.             

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