The Supreme Court denied an appeal from Jose Oliva, who was seeking to challenge legal immunity for police officers after he was put into a chokehold at a VA hospital in El Paso, Texas.
Supreme Court reject case of retired cop put in police chokehold
The officers said Oliva failed to produce identification. Oliva said he already had put it in a bin for scanning. Author: Associated Press Updated: 7:47 AM EDT May 25, 2021
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a retired federal law enforcement officer who was put in a chokehold and wrestled to the ground at a VA hospital security checkpoint.
The justices did not comment in refusing to revive a lawsuit filed by Jose Oliva, 76, against three officers who violently detained him in an altercation that was captured on camera. Oliva was 70 at the time of the incident in El Paso, Texas.
Justices reject case of retired cop put in police chokehold
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In this undated photo provided by the Institute for Justice, Vietnam veteran Jos Oliva holds a photo in front of the VA hospital in El Paso, Texas. (Institute for Justice via AP)
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a retired federal law enforcement officer who was put in a chokehold and wrestled to the ground at a VA hospital security checkpoint.
The justices did not comment in refusing to revive a lawsuit filed by Jose Oliva, 76, against three officers who violently detained him in an altercation that was captured on camera. Oliva was 70 at the time of the incident in El Paso, Texas.
Justices reject case of retired El Paso cop put in chokehold at VA
EL PASO, Texas The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a retired federal law enforcement officer from El Paso who was put in a chokehold and wrestled to the ground at a VA hospital security checkpoint.
(You can watch the incident in the video player above.)
The justices did not comment in refusing to revive a lawsuit filed by Jose Oliva, 76, against three officers who violently detained him in an altercation that was captured on camera. Oliva was 70 at the time of the incident at the El Paso VA.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: May 24, 2021 WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a retired federal law enforcement officer who was put in a chokehold and wrestled to the ground at a VA hospital security checkpoint. The justices did not comment in refusing to revive a lawsuit filed by Jose Oliva, 76, against three officers who violently detained him in an altercation that was captured on camera. Oliva was 70 at the time of the incident in El Paso, Texas. A Vietnam veteran who spent 25 years in federal law enforcement, Oliva had an appointment for dental work at the VA facility in 2016. The officers said he failed to produce identification, which Oliva said he already had put in a bin that was about to be scanned.