Supreme Court docket says wrongful dying lawsuit against Dallas officers can go ahead

DALLAS - The excessive court docket will permit a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against the city of Dallas and 4 police officers.

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 towards 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 back and neck for practically 15 minutes and the medical examiner mentioned that contributed to his dying.

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

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

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"The choice signifies that the case can proceed to trial and that there will likely be no more delays from any appellate courtroom. Additionally, the decision means that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling relating to lethal pressure would be the law of the land at the very least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we all know," said Geoff Henley, an lawyer for Timpa’s family.

These are the states coated by the Fifth Circuit Court docket of Appeals ruling permitting the swimsuit to continue.

Three years ago, the Dallas district legal professional dropped felony prices against three of the officers.             

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