Members of Eric Garner�s family want a court to force New York City�s mayor and police commissioner to answer questions under oath about their relative�s 2014 chokehold death.

A petition being filed Tuesday in state court seeks a proceeding at which city officials can be questioned under penalty of perjury about matters involving alleged official misconduct.

Garner�s mother, sister and reform activists accuse Mayor Bill de Blasio, Commissioner James O�Neill and other officials of neglecting their duty in the handling of Garner�s death.

Messages seeking comment were left with de Blasio�s office and the police department.

O�Neill last week fired Officer Daniel Pantaleo for using a banned chokehold on Garner. A sergeant agreed to give up vacation time to resolve her disciplinary case.

Garner�s family says that officials should have acted sooner and that other officers should be punished.

(AP)