Supreme Courtroom says wrongful death lawsuit towards Dallas officers can go forward

DALLAS - The excessive court will allow a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against town of Dallas and four cops.

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

Tony Timpa called police for assist as he had a drug and psychological health disaster.

The city fought in opposition to releasing body digicam video and whit it did come out it was apparent why. It showed 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 mentioned that contributed to his loss of life.

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

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

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"The choice implies that the case can proceed to trial and that there will probably be no more delays from any appellate court. Also, the decision signifies that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling regarding deadly pressure would be the law of the land at the very least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for as long as we know," mentioned Geoff Henley, an attorney for Timpa’s household.

Those are the states coated by the Fifth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals ruling allowing the suit to proceed.

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

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