Supreme Court docket says wrongful dying lawsuit in opposition to Dallas officers can go forward

DALLAS - The excessive courtroom will permit a wrongful demise lawsuit to proceed in opposition to town of Dallas and 4 police officers.

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

Tony Timpa referred to as police for assist as he had a drug and psychological health disaster.

The city fought in opposition to releasing body camera video and whit it did come out it was obvious 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 dying.

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

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

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"The choice means that the case can proceed to trial and that there will probably be no more delays from any appellate courtroom. Also, the decision implies that the Fifth Circuit did it right that their ruling concerning lethal pressure would be the regulation of the land no less than in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for as long as we know," said Geoff Henley, an attorney for Timpa’s family.

Those are the states covered by the Fifth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals ruling permitting the swimsuit to continue.

Three years in the past, the Dallas district lawyer dropped legal costs against three of the officers.             

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