The city of Dallas wants all 17 judges from three states who make up the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to re-hear the case involving officers being sued by the family of Tony Timpa. He died in police custody nearly five years ago.
The review is being requested after a three-judge panel from the federal appellate court ruled the officers had no qualified immunity from a wrongful death lawsuit.Dallas officers don’t have qualified immunity in Tony Timpa case
Timpa died in police custody in August 2016. He was placed in the prone position with an officer’s weight on his neck and upper back for more than 14 minutes. Last month, a three-judge panel from the Fifth Circuit ruled the case could go forward. The city of Dallas is now seeking a full-court review."They want to have the entire Court of Appeals reverse the panel decision, which was a 3-0 opinion in the Timpa family's favor,"
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