The Supreme Court upheld a federal appeals court’s ruling that will allow Tony Timpa’s wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against the city of Dallas and four police officers.
Highlights
- Tony Timpa called police for help as he had a drug and mental health crisis.
- The city of Dallas argued the officers are legally protected from lawsuits.
- The Supreme Court upheld a federal appeals court’s ruling that will allow the case to proceed.
- Three years ago, the Dallas district attorney dropped criminal charges against three of the officers.
- The family of Timpa sued the city and four police officers for the wrongful death of the man in police custody in 2016.
- The medical examiner said that contributed to his death.