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

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

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

Tony Timpa called police for help as he had a drug and mental well being crisis.

The town fought against releasing body digital camera 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 almost quarter-hour and the medical examiner mentioned that contributed to his death.

The town of Dallas argued the officers are legally shielded from 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 implies that the case can proceed to trial and that there shall be no more delays from any appellate court docket. Also, the choice signifies that the Fifth Circuit did it right that their ruling relating to deadly drive would be the law of the land not less than in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for as long as we know," stated Geoff Henley, an legal professional for Timpa’s household.

Those are the states lined by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling permitting the swimsuit to proceed.

Three years ago, the Dallas district attorney dropped prison costs against three of the officers.             

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