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

DALLAS - The high court will enable a wrongful dying lawsuit to proceed towards the town of Dallas and 4 cops.

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

Tony Timpa known as police for help as he had a drug and psychological well being crisis.

The town fought in opposition to releasing physique digicam 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 again and neck for practically 15 minutes and the health worker mentioned that contributed to his death.

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 can enable 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 relating to lethal force would be the law of the land not less than in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we know," mentioned Geoff Henley, an lawyer for Timpa’s family.

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

Three years ago, the Dallas district legal professional dropped felony costs towards three of the officers.             

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