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CHEYENNE — Wyoming Attorney General Bruce Salzburg said the state will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal case involving a Colorado man who died during a struggle with Wyoming Highway Patrol officers in 2002.
The full 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver last week denied Wyoming’s request for the court to review a decision that a three-judge court panel released in October.
The panel ruled that relatives and the estate of Bruce James Weigel could proceed with their lawsuit against Wyoming. Weigel’s relatives claim Wyoming troopers used excessive force in subduing Weigel after a traffic accident. Court records say Weigel died after a trooper put weight on his back while he was handcuffed.
