Supreme Courtroom says wrongful loss of life lawsuit in opposition to Dallas officers can go ahead

DALLAS - The excessive court will enable a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed in opposition to the 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 assist as he had a drug and psychological well being crisis.

The town fought in opposition to releasing body digicam video and whit it did come out it was obvious why. It confirmed the officers mocking the dying man.

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One had his knee on Timpa’s again and neck for nearly 15 minutes and the health worker 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’s ruling that can enable the case to proceed.

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"The choice means that the case can proceed to trial and that there shall be no extra delays from any appellate court. Also, the decision implies that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling regarding lethal force would be the regulation of the land a minimum of in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we know," said Geoff Henley, an lawyer for Timpa’s household.

These are the states covered by the Fifth Circuit Court docket of Appeals ruling allowing the swimsuit to proceed.

Three years ago, the Dallas district lawyer dropped legal charges in opposition to three of the officers.             

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