Part of a lawsuit filed against the city of Minneapolis and its police chief by a former officer can move forward, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled last week.
The lawsuit was filed against Chief Brian O’Hara and the city of Minneapolis in December 2023 by Tyler Timberlake, who was fired after joining the Minneapolis Police Department earlier that year. It accuses the city and O’Hara of defamation.
The city and O’Hara tried to get the lawsuit dismissed, but a district court declined to do so in February. They appealed again, bringing the case to the appellate court…