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

DALLAS - The excessive courtroom will enable a wrongful dying lawsuit to proceed towards town of Dallas and four police officers.

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

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

The town fought in opposition to releasing physique 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 15 minutes and the health worker said that contributed to his loss of life.

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

The Supreme Courtroom upheld a federal appeals courtroom’s ruling that will allow the case to proceed.

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"The choice signifies that the case can proceed to trial and that there will likely be no extra delays from any appellate court docket. Additionally, the decision implies that the Fifth Circuit did it proper that their ruling concerning deadly force will be the regulation of the land a minimum of in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for as long as we all know," said Geoff Henley, an lawyer for Timpa’s family.

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

Three years ago, the Dallas district lawyer dropped legal fees towards three of the officers.             

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