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

DALLAS - The high court will permit a wrongful demise 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 known as police for assist as he had a drug and psychological health crisis.

The town fought against 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 back and neck for practically quarter-hour and the health worker mentioned that contributed to his loss of life.

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

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

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"The decision implies that the case can proceed to trial and that there will likely be no extra delays from any appellate courtroom. Additionally, the choice signifies that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling concerning deadly drive would be the law of the land no less than in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we all know," said Geoff Henley, an lawyer for Timpa’s household.

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

Three years ago, the Dallas district attorney dropped legal expenses against three of the officers.             

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