Supreme Court says wrongful demise lawsuit against Dallas officers can go forward

DALLAS - The excessive court docket will permit a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against town of Dallas and 4 law enforcement officials.

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.

The town fought in opposition to releasing body 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 quarter-hour and the medical expert mentioned that contributed to his death.

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

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

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

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

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

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