After the attack, she said, officers told her that her medical bills, which have since reached six figures, would be taken care of. But Mancini, 21, said she has received nothing from the city.
Mancini's attorney, Jon Little, told IndyStar that Indiana has a law granting immunity for police dogs, and their handlers, in such incidents.
According to Indiana law, a dog and its owner are exempt from the state's dog bite liability statute if the dog is owned by a government agency and the "dog is engaged in assisting the owner or the owner's agent in the performance of law enforcement or military duties."
"In Indiana, by law, and by previous precedent, police dogs can run amok without any form of redress for people," Little said. "That's why we're bringing a federal claim for deprivation of liberty for the time she was being mauled by the dog, the literal time she was being mauled by the dog.
"If this doesn't work, there is absolutely no way for her to sue, or anyone to sue, in Indiana when they are brutalized by a police dog."
IMPD officials declined to comment for this story because of the pending litigation.
Seems like someone told her her costs would be taken care of, then they weren't.
If someone has other information please do provide it.