Supreme Courtroom says wrongful loss of life lawsuit against Dallas officers can go forward

DALLAS - The excessive court will enable a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed towards town of Dallas and four cops.

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

Tony Timpa called police for help as he had a drug and mental health disaster.

The city fought towards releasing body digicam video and whit it did come out it was obvious why. It confirmed the officers mocking the dying man.

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One had his knee on Timpa’s back and neck for nearly 15 minutes and the health worker said that contributed to his loss of life.

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

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

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"The decision implies that the case can proceed to trial and that there might be no more delays from any appellate court. Additionally, the decision implies that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling relating to deadly power will be the law of the land at the very least in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for so long as we know," stated Geoff Henley, an lawyer for Timpa’s household.

These are the states coated by the Fifth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals ruling permitting the go well with to continue.

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

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