Supreme Courtroom says wrongful loss of life lawsuit in opposition to Dallas officers can go forward

DALLAS - The high courtroom will permit a wrongful dying lawsuit to proceed in opposition to town of Dallas and four law enforcement officials.

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

Tony Timpa known as police for help as he had a drug and mental well being crisis.

The city fought against 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 again and neck for almost 15 minutes and the medical expert mentioned that contributed to his death.

Town of Dallas argued the officers are legally protected against lawsuits.

The Supreme Courtroom upheld a federal appeals court docket’s ruling that will allow the case to proceed.

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"The choice means that the case can proceed to trial and that there will be no extra delays from any appellate court. Additionally, the choice implies that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling regarding deadly pressure would be the legislation of the land at the least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for as 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 docket of Appeals ruling allowing the go well with to continue.

Three years in the past, the Dallas district attorney dropped criminal charges against three of the officers.             

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