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

DALLAS - The high court docket will enable a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against town of Dallas and four police officers.

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

Tony Timpa referred to as police for help as he had a drug and mental health disaster.

The city fought against 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 almost quarter-hour and the medical examiner stated that contributed to his loss of life.

Town of Dallas argued the officers are legally shielded from lawsuits.

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

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"The choice implies that the case can proceed to trial and that there will likely be no extra delays from any appellate court. Also, the decision signifies that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling relating to lethal drive will be the law of the land at the least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we all know," stated Geoff Henley, an lawyer for Timpa’s household.

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

Three years in the past, the Dallas district attorney dropped felony costs against three of the officers.             

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