Supreme Courtroom says wrongful loss of life lawsuit against Dallas officers can go ahead

DALLAS - The high court docket will allow a wrongful loss of life lawsuit to proceed in opposition to town of Dallas and four law enforcement officials.

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

Tony Timpa known as police for assist as he had a drug and mental health crisis.

Town fought against releasing physique digicam video and whit it did come out it was apparent why. It confirmed 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 loss of life.

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 decision means that the case can proceed to trial and that there will likely be no more delays from any appellate court. Also, the decision implies that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling regarding deadly force would be the legislation of the land at the least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we know," mentioned Geoff Henley, an attorney for Timpa’s family.

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

Three years in the past, the Dallas district attorney dropped legal fees in opposition to three of the officers.             

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