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

DALLAS - The excessive court docket will permit a wrongful loss of life lawsuit to proceed against the town of Dallas and 4 cops.

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

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

The city fought towards 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 nearly 15 minutes and the medical examiner mentioned that contributed to his death.

The town of Dallas argued the officers are legally protected from lawsuits.

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

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"The decision implies that the case can proceed to trial and that there shall be no extra delays from any appellate court. Also, the choice signifies that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling concerning lethal force would be the regulation of the land no less than in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we all know," said Geoff Henley, an legal professional for Timpa’s family.

Those are the states coated by the Fifth Circuit Court docket of Appeals ruling allowing the go well with to proceed.

Three years in the past, the Dallas district attorney dropped legal charges towards three of the officers.             

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