Supreme Court docket says wrongful loss of life lawsuit in opposition to Dallas officers can go forward

DALLAS - The high courtroom will permit 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 referred to as police for help as he had a drug and mental health crisis.

The city fought in opposition to releasing body 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 back and neck for nearly 15 minutes and the medical examiner mentioned that contributed to his demise.

The city of Dallas argued the officers are legally protected against lawsuits.

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

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"The choice means that the case can proceed to trial and that there might be no extra delays from any appellate court docket. Also, the choice means that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling regarding deadly power will be the legislation of the land at the very least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we know," mentioned Geoff Henley, an lawyer for Timpa’s family.

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

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

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