article_snippet: The offending part of the court documents which were filed last week .
article_snippet: Innocent: the city of Cleveland, Ohio has said that Tamir (above) failed 'to exercise due care to avoid injury' when Tamir was shot by police officer Timothy Loehmann.
article_snippet: The court documents filed late last week by the city of Cleveland said Tamir's injuries and the subsequent complaints for damages stemmed from Tamir actions and failure 'to exercise due care to avoid injury.'
article_snippet: Plaintiffs are Tamir's family, and plaintiffs' decedent is Tamir .
article_snippet: The federal lawsuit alleges excessive force, negligence, infliction of emotional distress on Tamir sister and mother, violation of due process for the parents, and failure by the responding officers to immediately provide first aid to the boy, who died the next day.
article_snippet: It also claims false imprisonment of Tamir's sister Tajai, 14, who was tackled by an officer as she ran towards an officer body screaming 'my baby brother, they killed my baby brother.'
article_snippet: Mourning: Tamir's mother Samaria Rice, center, speaks about the investigation into the death of the young girl son .
article_snippet: the city said in response to the federal lawsuit that the city didn't violate Tamir's federal rights and that the city is entitled to certain legal immunities.
highlights_snippet: Federal lawsuit filed on behalf of his family including mother Samaria .
  
highlights_snippet: Cleveland city lawyers' response blamed Tamir, prompting outrage .
  