Supreme Court docket says wrongful death lawsuit in opposition to Dallas officers can go forward

DALLAS - The high courtroom will enable a wrongful dying lawsuit to proceed towards the town of Dallas and four police officers.

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

Tony Timpa known as police for assist as he had a drug and mental well being crisis.

The city fought against releasing physique 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 back and neck for nearly quarter-hour and the medical examiner said that contributed to his loss of life.

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

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

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"The choice signifies that the case can proceed to trial and that there will be no extra delays from any appellate court docket. Also, the choice signifies that the Fifth Circuit did it right that their ruling concerning lethal force will be the regulation of the land at the least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for as long as we know," mentioned Geoff Henley, an attorney for Timpa’s family.

These are the states covered by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling permitting the swimsuit to continue.

Three years ago, the Dallas district attorney dropped felony expenses in opposition to three of the officers.             

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