Supreme Court says wrongful loss of life lawsuit towards Dallas officers can go forward

DALLAS - The high courtroom will permit a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed in opposition to the city of Dallas and four law enforcement officials.

The family of a person who died in police custody in 2016 sued.

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

Town fought in opposition to releasing physique camera video and whit it did come out it was obvious why. It showed 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 said that contributed to his demise.

The city of Dallas argued the officers are legally shielded from lawsuits.

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

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"The decision implies that the case can proceed to trial and that there might be no extra delays from any appellate courtroom. Also, the decision implies that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling regarding deadly power will be the law of the land not less than in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for as long as we know," mentioned Geoff Henley, an legal professional for Timpa’s family.

These are the states coated by the Fifth Circuit Court docket of Appeals ruling allowing the suit to continue.

Three years ago, the Dallas district legal professional dropped prison costs against three of the officers.             

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