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Slain man’s family wants suit against Ohio deputy to proceed

Attorney Sean Walton speaks during a news conference following his legal team's request to a federal court to stop delaying their wrongful death lawsuit against a Franklin County sheriff's deputy who is accused of shooting Casey Goodson Jr., September 7, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)

Attorney Sean Walton speaks during a news conference following his legal team's request to a federal court to stop delaying their wrongful death lawsuit against a Franklin County sheriff's deputy who is accused of shooting Casey Goodson Jr., Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio, as Goodson's mother Tamala Payne, right, listens. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)

Attorney Sean Walton speaks during a news conference Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio, as Casey Goodson Jr.,'s mother, Tamala Payne, right, and Goodson's family members listen. The family of a Black man shot by an Ohio sheriff's deputy asked a federal court on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 to stop delaying their wrongful death lawsuit against the deputy. Authorities say Casey Goodson Jr., 23, was shot in the back as he entered his grandmother’s house in late 2020. Deputy Jason Meade, who is white, has pleaded not guilty to murder and reckless homicide in the shooting. (AP Photo/Kantele Franko)

Slain man’s family wants suit against Ohio deputy to proceed