Supreme Court says wrongful dying lawsuit against Dallas officers can go forward

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

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

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

The town fought towards releasing physique digital camera video and whit it did come out it was apparent 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 15 minutes and the medical examiner stated that contributed to his demise.

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

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

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"The decision implies that the case can proceed to trial and that there can be no more delays from any appellate court docket. Additionally, the choice means that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling regarding deadly pressure will be the legislation of the land not less than in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we all know," said Geoff Henley, an attorney for Timpa’s family.

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

Three years ago, the Dallas district lawyer dropped prison charges against three of the officers.             

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