Supreme Court says wrongful death lawsuit in opposition to Dallas officers can go forward

DALLAS - The high court will allow a wrongful loss of life lawsuit to proceed in opposition to the city of Dallas and 4 police officers.

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

Tony Timpa called police for assist as he had a drug and psychological health crisis.

Town fought towards 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 back and neck for nearly quarter-hour and the medical examiner mentioned that contributed to his demise.

The city of Dallas argued the officers are legally protected against lawsuits.

The Supreme Courtroom upheld a federal appeals courtroom’s ruling that can permit the case to proceed.

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"The choice means that the case can proceed to trial and that there will be no more delays from any appellate court. Additionally, the choice means that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling concerning deadly power would be the legislation of the land at least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we all know," said Geoff Henley, an attorney for Timpa’s family.

Those are the states lined by the Fifth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals ruling allowing the go well with to proceed.

Three years in the past, the Dallas district legal professional dropped felony prices in opposition to three of the officers.             

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