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

DALLAS - The high court docket will enable a wrongful loss of life lawsuit to proceed towards town of Dallas and four police officers.

The household of a man who died in police custody in 2016 sued.

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

Town fought against releasing body digicam 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 nearly quarter-hour and the health worker said that contributed to his dying.

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

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

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"The choice means that the case can proceed to trial and that there shall be no extra delays from any appellate court docket. Also, the decision signifies that the Fifth Circuit did it right that their ruling relating to lethal drive will be the regulation of the land at least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we know," mentioned Geoff Henley, an legal professional for Timpa’s household.

Those are the states coated by the Fifth Circuit Court docket of Appeals ruling allowing the suit to proceed.

Three years ago, the Dallas district attorney dropped prison prices against three of the officers.             

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