Supreme Court says wrongful death lawsuit towards Dallas officers can go forward

DALLAS - The excessive court docket will allow a wrongful demise lawsuit to proceed in opposition to the town of Dallas and 4 law enforcement officials.

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 disaster.

Town fought against releasing body 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 practically 15 minutes and the medical expert mentioned that contributed to his dying.

Town of Dallas argued the officers are legally shielded from lawsuits.

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

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"The decision implies that the case can proceed to trial and that there can be no extra delays from any appellate court. Additionally, the choice means that the Fifth Circuit did it right that their ruling relating to deadly pressure would be the legislation of the land a minimum of in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for as long as we know," said Geoff Henley, an legal professional 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 ago, the Dallas district attorney dropped legal charges against three of the officers.             

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