A federal judge on Friday gave Topeka’s city government and police officer Christopher Janes until Oct. 16 to make a settlement proposal to Timothy Harris, who is pursuing a lawsuit involving an incident in which his jaw was broken. Harris then has until Oct. 30 to submit a counter-proposal, U.S. Magistrate Teresa J. James said in a scheduling order she issued that day imposing deadlines for various, specific court actions to be taken by July 2021. The order doesn’t set a date for the trial, which it said is expected to be held in Topeka and last seven days. Civil rights attorney Andrew M. Stroth in September 2018 filed the suit contending Janes violated the Constitutional rights of Harris, who is Black, by using excessive force on him in January 2018 near 2600 S.E. 10th.
Source: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal
