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

DALLAS - The high court will allow a wrongful dying lawsuit to proceed against town of Dallas and 4 cops.

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 well being crisis.

The town fought towards releasing body digital camera video and whit it did come out it was apparent why. It showed the officers mocking the dying man.

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One had his knee on Timpa’s back and neck for practically quarter-hour and the health worker mentioned that contributed to his death.

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

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

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"The decision means that the case can proceed to trial and that there shall be no more delays from any appellate courtroom. Additionally, the choice implies that the Fifth Circuit did it right that their ruling regarding deadly drive will be the regulation of the land at least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we all know," stated Geoff Henley, an legal professional for Timpa’s family.

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

Three years ago, the Dallas district lawyer dropped criminal fees against three of the officers.             

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