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UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTEASTERNDISTRICTOFMICHIGAN

SOUTHERNDIVISION

ESTATEOFLUQMANA.ABDULLAH, )byitspersonalrepresentative, )MUJAHIDCARSWELL, ) ) CaseNo.12‐CV‐14766 Plaintiff, ) Hon.LawrenceP.Zatkoff ) Magistrate:MichaelHluchaniukv. ) )ANDREWG.ARENA,formerSpecialAgent )inCharge,FederalBureauofInvestigation, )DetroitDivision,inhisindividualcapacity; ) )GEORGENIKOLOPOLOUS,FederalBureau )ofInvestigation,DetroitDivision,Special )WeaponsandTacticsTeamSpecialAgent, )inhisindividualcapacity; ) )UNIDENTIFIEDFBIAGENTNO.1,Federal )BureauofInvestigationHostageRescue )TeamLeader,inhisindividualcapacity; ) )UNIDENTIFIEDFBIAGENTNO.2,Federal )BureauofInvestigationHostageRescue )TeamK‐9(“Freddy”)Handler,inhis )individualcapacity; ) )UNIDENTIFIEDFBIAGENTNO.3,Federal )BureauofInvestigationHostageRescue )TeamK‐9(“Freddy”)Cover,inhisindividual )capacity; ) )UNIDENTIFIEDFBIAGENTNO.4,Federal )BureauofInvestigationHostageRescue )Team,SpecialWeaponsandTacticsTeam )SpecialAgent,inhisindividualcapacity; )jointlyandseverally; ) ) Defendants. ) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________/

AMENDEDCOMPLAINT_______________________________________________________________________________________________________/

2:12-cv-14766-LPZ-MJH Doc # 16 Filed 04/18/13 Pg 1 of 20 Pg ID 77

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Plaintiff, ESTATE OF LUQMAN AMEEN ABDULLAH, through its personal

representative,MUJAHIDCARSWELL,andbyitsundersignedcounsel,statesasfollows:

Parties

1. Thedecedent,LuqmanA.Abdullah(“Abdullah”),wasaresidentofWayneCounty,and

wasatalltimesrelevant,acitizenoftheUnitedStates.

2. MujahidCarswellisAbdullah’soldestbiologicalsonandhasbeendulyappointedas

thepersonalrepresentativeoftheEstateofLuqmanA.Abdullah.

3. Abdullah is survived by his widow, Amina Abdullah, and ten biological children,

MujahidCarswell,AmatuallahCarswell,MaryamCarswell,JamilCarswell,AsiyahAbdullah,

MuhammadAbdullah,ShuaibAbdullah,MaimunahAbdullah,ZakiyyahAbdullah,andZainab

Abdullah.

4. DefendantAndrewG.ArenaisformerSpecialAgentinChargeoftheFederalBureau

ofInvestigation,DetroitDivision.DefendantArenaisbeingsuedinhisindividualcapacity.

5. DefendantGeorgeNikolopolousisamemberoftheFBI‐DetroitSpecialWeaponsand

TacticsTeam(the“FBI‐DetroitSWATTeam”)andtheteamleaderinchargeoftheoperations

insidethewarehousethatresultedinthedeathofAbdullah.DefendantNikolopolousisbeing

suedinhisindividualcapacity.

6. DefendantsUnidentifiedFBIAgentNos.1,2,3,and4(togetherthe“UnidentifiedFBI

Agents”)areemployedbytheFederalBureauofInvestigation(“FBI”),andarethefourFBI

agentshootersinvolvedinthetacticaloperationinsidethewarehousethatresultedinthe

deathofAbdullah.TheUnidentifiedFBIAgentsarebeingsuedintheirindividualcapacities.1

1 The original complaint included all unidentified FBI agents involved in the tactical operation that resulted in the death of Abdullah. The amended complaint narrows the unidentified FBI agents to the four unidentified FBI


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7. ThetacticaloperationincludedacombinationoftheFBI‐DetroitSWATTeam,theFBI

DetroitJointTerrorismTaskForce(the“FBI‐DetroitJTTF”),theFBIHostageRescueTeam

(the“FBIHRT”),andtheFBIcanineteam.

8. Upon information and belief, Unidentified FBI Agent No. 1 is the FBI HRT Team

Leader.

9. Upon information and belief, Unidentified FBI Agent No. 2 is the FBI HRT K‐9

(“Freddy”)Handler.

10. Upon information and belief, Unidentified FBI Agent No. 3 is the FBI HRT K‐9

(“Freddy”)Cover.

11. Uponinformationandbelief,UnidentifiedFBIAgentNo.4isanFBIDetroit–SWAT

Agent.TheUnidentifiedFBIAgentsarebeingsuedintheirindividualcapacities.

JurisdictionandVenue

12. UnderU.S.Const.Art.III§2,thisCourthasjurisdictionbecausetherightssoughtto

beprotectedhereinaresecuredbytheUnitedStatesConstitution.

13. Jurisdiction is proper pursuant to 28U.S.C. § 1331,Bivens v. SixUnknownNamed

AgentsofFederalBureauofNarcotics,403U.S.388(1971),andfederalcommonlaw.

14. Additionally,asubstantialpartoftheunlawfulactsallegedhereinwerecommitted

withinthejurisdictionoftheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheEasternDistrictofMichigan.

15. Venueisproperunder42U.S.C.§1391(e)astoallDefendantsbecauseDefendants

areofficersofagenciesoftheUnitedStatessuedintheirindividualcapacitiesandbecause

shooters, who include the FBI K‐9 handler that deployed the FBI K‐9 to attack and maul Abdullah. Plaintiff therefore puts Defendants on notice that it may seek to amend this Complaint to add other unidentified FBI agents whose identities become known during discovery that were involved in the death of Abdullah and should be added to the Complaint.


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thisjudicialdistrictiswherePlaintiffresidesandwhereasubstantialpartoftheeventsor

omissionsgivingrisetotheclaimsoccurred.

StatuteofLimitations

16. AstheUnitedStateshasadmittedinitsResponseoftheUnitedStatestotheCourt’s

OrderofMarch19,2013(ECF#11),thestatuteoflimitationsforPlaintiff’scauseofactionis

threeyears.Dkt.12.

17. Forthereasonsstatedinparagraphs53‐79below,Plaintiff’scomplaintistimely,and

thestatuteoflimitationsforthisinstantactionwillexpirenextyearonOctober25,2014.

18. Asfurtherallegedbelow,statelawgovernsthetimelinessoftheinstantaction.

19. Pursuant toMichigan law, specifically, M.C.L.A. 600.5855, the time period for the

statute of limitations is tolled for a cause of actionwhereby aDefendant engages in the

fraudulentconcealmentoftheexistenceofacauseofactionand/ortheidentityofanyperson

whoisliablefortheclaimfromthepersonentitledtosue.

20. Onceaplaintiffdiscoversacauseofactionand/ortheidentitiespersonsliableforthe

claim,aplaintiffmaybringtheactionwithintwoyearsafterdiscovery.M.C.L.A.600.5855.

21. PlaintiffengagedinextensiveFreedomofInformationAct(FOIA)litigation,filingsix

lawsuitsagainstsixgovernmentagencies including theFBI, inaneffort todetermine the

eventsthatactuallytranspiredthatresultedAbdullah’sdeathaswellastodeterminethe

identitiesoftheUnidentifiedFBIAgentsliablefortheclaims.

22. Eachofthegovernmentagenciesrefusedtoreleaseanyinformationinconnection

withtheeventsthatresultedinAbdullah’sdeath.


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23. In this instantaction, andas furtherallegedbelow,Plaintiffdiscovereda causeof

action on October 25, 2012, which provides for a time period of two years thereafter

(October25,2014)toinitiateanaction,renderingthisactiontimely.

24. Asfurtherallegedbelow,Defendantsengagedinthefraudulentconcealmentofthe

existenceofacauseofactionandtheidentitiesoftheUnidentifiedFBIAgentsliableforthe

claims.

FactualBackground

25. OnOctober28,2009,atapproximately12:04p.m.,Abdullah,alongwithfourother

men,wereatawarehouselocatedat5171MillerRd.,Dearborn,Michigan.

26. Abdullahandthefourmenwereloadingboxesataloadingdockatthewarehouse.

27. Uponinformationandbelief, thewarehousewasunderthecontroloftheFBIwho

leasedthewarehouseinanundercovercapacity.

28. OnOctober28,2009,atapproximately12:04p.m.,FBIagentssetoffnoiseandflash

bangtacticaldiversionarydevicesthatcausedthedisorientationofAbdullahandtheother

fourmeninthewarehouse.

29. OnOctober28,2009,atapproximately12:04p.m.,approximatelytwenty‐eightFBI

AgentsconsistingoftheFBI‐DetroitSWATTeam,theFBI‐DetroitJTTF,theFBIHRT,andthe

FBIcanineteam(together“FBItacticalteam”),includingthefourUnidentifiedFBIAgents,

enteredthewarehouseandsurroundedAbdullahandthefourothermen.

30. The members of the FBI tactical team were clothed in clearly marked tactical

uniformsthatread“FBI.”

31. TheFBItacticalteamorderedthefivemen,includingAbdullah,to“Getdownonthe

ground!”


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32. All fivemen, includingAbdullah, immediately showedbothof theirhandsandgot

downfacedownonthegroundwiththeirarmsoutstretchedinfrontofthem.

33. Abdullah and the fourmen did not pose a threat to the FBI tactical team or the

UnidentifiedFBIAgents’safety.

34. Abdullahlaiddowninsideatrailerfacingeastward,theleftsideofhisbodyclosestto

theentranceofthetrailer.

35. UnidentifiedFBIAgentNo.1deployedanFBIK‐9named“Freddy”intothetrailerand

inthedirectionofAbdullah.

36. Upon information and belief, Unidentified FBI Agent No. 1 ordered the FBI‐K9 to

attackandmaulAbdullah.

37. TheFBIK‐9repeatedlyattackedandmauledAbdullah,causingsevereinjuriestohis

leftarm,including,butnotlimitedto,hiselbow,backarm,innerarm,andforearm.

38. AbdullahrolledontohisrightsideandattemptedtofendofftheFBIK‐9withbothof

hishandsinanattempttoprotecthimselfandpreventtheFBIK‐9fromfurthermaulinghim.

39. AsAbdullahstruggledwiththeFBIK‐9,Abdullah’sbodyturnedsuchthathewaslying

onhisbackandfacingwestward,theleftsideofhisbodyclosesttotheentranceofthetrailer.

40. TheFBIK‐9repeatedlyattackedandmauledAbdullah’sface,causingsevereinjuries

to,includingbutnotlimitedto,hisforehead,uppereyelid,leftcheek,lowerlip,lowerjaw,

andbothhands.

41. TheFBIK‐9 toreoffadenturedevice in theroofofAbdullah’smouth,andcaused

Abdullah’supperjawtobreak.


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42. Uponinformationandbelief,whileAbdullahwasonhisbackandtheFBIK‐9was

repeatedly mauling, including but not limited to, his face, left arm, and hands, the

UnidentifiedFBIAgentsfiredapproximatelytwentyroundsatAbdullah.

43. Theroundswerefiredat,andnotlimitedto,Abdullah’schest,abdomen,lefthip,left

leg,scrotumandback,causinghispainfuldeath.

44. TheFBItacticalteamfailedtoprovideAbdullahwith,and/ordeniedtheprovisionof,

propermedicalattention.

45. TheFBIK‐9wasairliftedviaFBIMedivachelicopter to theVeterinaryEmergency

ServiceHospitalinMadisonHeights,Michigan,formedicalattention.

46. TheOperationsPlanwasreviewedandapprovedbyDefendantArena.

47. DefendantArenawas in theFBICommandCenterapproximatelyahalfmileaway

fromthewarehousewheretheoperationcommenced,anddirectedandsupervisedtheFBI

tacticalteamandtheentireabove‐describedoperationthatresultedinthedeathofAbdullah.

48. DefendantNikolopolouswastheFBItacticalteamleaderandinchargeoftheentire

above‐describedoperationinsidethewarehousethatresultedinthedeathofAbdullah.

49. Defendant Arena, Defendant Nikolopolous, and the Unidentified FBI Agents

purposely, knowingly, recklessly, improperly andwithout cause used excessive force by

deployingtheFBIK‐9toattackandmaulAbdullahandfiringapproximatelytwentyrounds

atAbdullah,causinghiswrongfuldeath.

50. Inawidelyvieweddocumentaryentitled“TheDeathofanImam,”describedbelow,

DefendantArenastatedthat“Imadethefinaldecisiontousethatdog. Thatwasthe last

decisionImade.”


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51. A sworn affidavit signed by one of the four men, Muhammad Abdul Salaam, is

referencedasanExhibittothisComplaint.

52. MuhammadAbdulSalaamisaneyewitnesstotheeventsthatresultedinAbdullah’s

death.

FraudulentConcealmentoftheExistenceofaCauseofActionandtheIdentitiesofUnidentifiedFBIAgents

53. In an effort to try to escape liability in a highly publicized case, the FBI‐Detroit

Division,underthedirectionofDefendantArena,engagedinaconcertedefforttomanipulate

andconcealtheevidenceconcerningthebrutaldeathofAbdullah.

54. ThesamedayAbdullahwaskilled,theFBI‐DetroitDivisionissuedapressreleasethat

grosslymischaracterizedtheeventsthattranspired,statingthat“LuqmanAmeenAbdullah

didnotsurrenderandfiredhisweapon.AnexchangeofgunfirefollowedandAbdullahwas

killed.AnFBIcaninewasalsokilledduringtheexchange.”

55. ByfalselyclaimingthatAbdullahwasarmed,didnotsurrender,andfiredhisweapon,

theFBIfraudulentlyconcealedfromPlaintifftheexistenceofacauseofaction.

56. As a result of a number of settlement agreements reached with each of the

governmentagenciesnot includingtheFBI,Plaintiffreceivedoveronethousandpagesof

evidenceconcerningAbdullah’sdeath, includingphotographs,sketches,audio,policecam

footage,andvideofootage.

57. Thedocumentsproducedbythegovernmentagenciesprovidedthenamesofallof

theFBIagentsinvolvedinthetacticaloperation,howeverredactedtheidentitiesofonlythe

UnidentifiedFBIAgents.


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58. Moreover,becausematerialevidencewaswithheldfromlocalgovernmentagencies

bytheFBI,Plaintiffdidnotreceive,fromtheselocalgovernmentagencies,materialevidence

thatwouldhaveenabledPlaintifftodeterminetheexistenceofacauseofaction.

59. AswornaffidavitsignedbyoneofPlaintiff’scounsel,LenaF.Masri,Esq.,isreferenced

asanExhibittothisComplaint.

60. Upon informationandbelief, theentire interiorwarehouse crimescene, including

entryandexit control,wereunder thecompletecontrolof theFBI,DetroitDivisionuntil

approximately1:00p.m.

61. Uponinformationandbelief,duringthetimethattheFBIhadcompletecontrolofthe

interiorwarehouse crime scene, and pursuant to instructions by Defendant Arena, local

police crime scene investigators and medical personnel were denied entry into the

warehousetoassessthecrimesceneandprovidemedicaltreatmenttoAbdullah.


interior warehouse crime scene, Defendant Arena arranged for the evacuation of the

UnidentifiedFBIAgentsandtheirtransporttoFBIHeadquarters.

63. Accordingly, the Unidentified FBI Agents were unavailable to provide witness

statementstolocalpolicecrimesceneinvestigators.


interiorwarehousecrimescene,andpursuanttoinstructionsbyDefendantArena,analleged

semi‐automatic handgunwas allegedly removed from the crime scene and taken to FBI

Headquarters.

65. Accordingly, the alleged semi‐automatic handgun was unavailable for forensic

analysisbylocalcrimesceneinvestigators.


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interior warehouse crime scene, and pursuant to instructions by Defendant Arena, FBI

Agents removed all hard drives and video surveillance equipment from the warehouse

beforelocalcrimesceneinvestigatorswereallowedtogainaccesstotheharddrivesorview

thevideofootage.


interiorwarehousecrimescene,andpursuanttoinstructionsbyDefendantArena,thebody

ofAbdullahwasalreadymoved to adifferent location inside thewarehousebefore local

crimesceneinvestigatorsandthemedicalexaminerwereallowedtogainaccesstothecrime

scene.

68. Moreover,subsequenttotheshooting,Defendantscontinuedtomischaracterizethe

eventssurroundingAbdullah’sdeathbyrepresentingtothemedia,tothepublic,andtothe

PlaintiffthatAbdullahwasarmed,thathefiredinthedirectionoftheFBItacticalteam,and

thatthefourUnidentifiedFBIAgentsreturnedfireinself‐defense.

69. Forexample, onOctober13,2010, theDepartmentof JusticeCivilRightsDivision

announcedthatitcompleteditsreviewofthe“circumstancesrelatingtotheshootingdeath

of ImamLuqmanAmeenAbdullahduringanarrest conductedby theFBIonOctober28,

2009.”(Hereinafter,the“DOJReport”).

70. ThefirstsentenceoftheDOJReportreads:“OnOctober28,2009,afterImamLuqman

AmeenAbdullahfiredahandguntowardFBIagentswhowereattemptingtoarresthim,four

agentsshotandkilledImamAbdullah.”

71. Defendant Arena also appeared on a documentary film entitled “The Death of an

Imam,”todiscusstheeventssurroundingthedeathofAbdullah.


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72. The film premiered at the University ofMichigan‐Dearborn in October 2010. The

documentary received a King Foundation Best of Festival award from the Broadcast

EducationAssociationin2011,takingtophonorsinthecategoryofMixedVideo(forstudent

and faculty collaborations) aswell. Itwas nominated for a regional EmmyAward in the

categoryofhistoricalfilms.Thefilmhasbeenscreenedinseveralfestivals,atconferences

andatuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesandCanada.FestivalscreeningsincludeCapitalCity

Film Festival (East Lansing,Mich.); DetroitWindsor International Film Festival (Detroit,

Mich./Windsor, Ont.); and the Islamic Society of North America Islamic Film Festival

(Chicago,Ill.).

73. Inthisdocumentary,DefendantArenastated“Onepersonmadeabaddecisionthat

dayanditwasn’tme…I’mgladIdidit…because…Iprobablywould’velostatleastoneagent

thatday.”

74. DefendantArenamadethesestatementsonawidelyvieweddocumentarywiththe

intent to mislead the media, the public and Plaintiff about the facts and circumstances

surroundingAbdullah’sdeath.

75. However,duetoDefendants’effortsasdescribedherein, itwasnotuntilfourdays

beforetheexpirationofthestatuteof limitationsthatPlaintiff learnedandconfirmedthe

existenceofacauseofaction.

76. OnOctober25,2012,MuhammadAbdulSalaam,theonlycivilianeyewitnesstothe

eventsthatresultedinAbdullah’sdeath,havingbeenjustreleasedfromprison,provideda

swornstatementthat isbothconsistentwithforensicevidenceandprovidesaversionof

eventsthatdirectlycontradictstheversionofeventsprovidedbytheFBI.


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77. As shown above, Plaintiff exercised due diligence to determine the existence of a

causeactionandtheidentitiesoftheUnidentifiedFBIAgents.

78. Yet,inanattempttothwartPlaintiff,Defendantsengagedintheongoingfraudulent

concealmentoftheexistenceofacauseofactionandtheidentitiesoftheUnidentifiedFBI

Agents.

79. Therefore, because Plaintiff has filed the instant action within the statute of

limitations,thestatuteoflimitationsisequitablytolledpursuanttoM.C.L.A.600.5855.

TheDefendantsHaveClearandActualNoticeoftheInstantAction

80. TheUnitedStatesAttorneyfortheEasternDistrictofMichigan,theAttorneyGeneral

oftheUnitedStatesandtheDirectoroftheFBIallwereproperlyservedwiththeSummons

andComplaint and JuryDemandandhave clear andactualnotice regardingof the exact

identitiesoftheUnidentifiedFBIAgentslistedasDefendantstotheinstantactionastheyare

describedwithspecificityasthoseFBIAgentsthatwereinvolvedinthetacticaloperation

thatresultedinthedeathofAbdullah.

81. Defendantshavenonethelessfailedtopleadorotherwisedefendthemselvesdespite

beingproperlyserved.

82. PlaintiffwaspreparedtofileitsMotionforDefaultJudgmentonFebruary26,2013.

83. That sameday, counsel forPlaintiff received a letter fromAssistantUnited States

AttorneyWilliamL.WoodardrequestingthatPlaintiffsetasidetheClerk’sEntryofDefault

AgainstUnidentifiedFBIAgents,Dkt.9,becausetheUnidentifiedFBIAgentswereallegedly

notrequiredtorespondtoPlaintiff’sComplaint.

84. Thefollowingday,counselforPlaintiff,inateleconferencewithMr.Woodard,offered

tosetasidethedefaultinexchangeforthenamesoftheUnidentifiedFBIAgents.


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85. Counsel for Plaintiff further informed Mr. Woodard of Plaintiff’s fraudulent

concealmentclaimtoexplainthatPlaintiff’sclaimsweretimelyinlightofitsrecentdiscovery

ofthewrongfuldeathclaim,amongotherclaims.

86. Mr.Woodardagreedtoacceptserviceofasubpoenatodiscovertheidentitiesofthe

UnidentifiedFBIAgentsifPlaintiffagreestoremovethedefault.

87. OnMarch19,2013,PlaintifffiledaMotiontoVoluntarilySetAsideClerk’sEntryof

DefaultAgainstUnidentifiedFBIAgents.Dkt.10.

88. OnMarch19,2013,theCourtorderedthe“governmenttofilewiththeCourt,within

30daysofthedateofthisOrder…answer(s)toPlaintiff’sComplaint.” Dkt.11(emphasis

supplied)(the“Order”).

89. TheCourtfurtherstatedinitsOrderthat“itisunacceptablethatneithertheOfficeof

theUnitedStatesAttorneynortheOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneralhasfiledanappearanceor

ananswertoPlaintiff’sComplaintformorethanfourmonthsafterbeingserved.”Dkt.11.

90. The government’s failure to answer the Complaint in violation of the Order is an

ongoingfraudulentconcealmentoftheexistenceofacauseofactionandtheidentitiesofthe

UnidentifiedFBIAgents.

91. Instead, theUnitedStates filedwhat it titled“Responseof theUnitedStatesto the

Court’s Order of March 19, 2013 (ECF #11),” which sought a dismissal of Plaintiff’s

Complaint,onApril5,2013.Dkt.12.

92. Treating the Response of the United States as “a pleading to which a responsive

pleading isrequired,”as it isa thinlyveiledmotion todismisspursuant toFed.R.Civ.P.


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12(b)(6)and/orFed.R.Civ.P.56andseeksadismissalofPlaintiff’sComplaint,Plaintiffnow

amendsitsComplaintasofrightpursuanttoFed.R.Civ.P.15a(1)(B).2

93. Despite the fact that itsComplaintwassufficientlypleadandwithspecificitywith

respect to the identities of the Unidentified FBI Agents, Plaintiff is filing this Amended

Complainttopleadwithevenmorespecificity,theidentitiesoftheUnidentifiedFBIAgents.

COUNTIWrongfulDeath

94. Plaintiffherebyreallegesandincorporatesbyreferencetheforegoingparagraphsof

thisComplaintasiffullysetforthherein.

95. Asstatedmorefullyabove,theactionsofDefendantArena,DefendantNikolopolous,

andtheUnidentifiedFBIAgentsonOctober28,2009,amounttoexcessiveuseofforceand

conduct so recklessandunreasonableas todemonstratemaliciousandsadistic intent to

causeinjuryorwrongfuldeathtoAbdullah,orsubstantiallackofconcernforwhetherinjury

orwrongfuldeathtoAbdullahwouldresult,inviolationoftheUnitedStatesConstitution.

Bivensv.SixUnknownNamedAgentsofFederalBureauofNarcotics,403U.S.388(1971),and

M.C.L.A.691.1407(2).

96. Defendant Arena, Defendant Nikolopolous, and the Unidentified FBI Agents owed

Abdullah,thedecedent,adutytouseduecareundertheUnitedStatesConstitution,andthe

lawsof the State ofMichigan. Bivensv.SixUnknownNamedAgentsofFederalBureauof

Narcotics,403U.S.388(1971),andM.C.L.A.691.1407(2).

2 Plaintiff will also file a Response to the Court’s Order to Show Cause, dated April 16, 2013, on or before May 10, 2013, as ordered by the Court. Dkt. 15.


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97. DefendantArena,DefendantNikolopolous,andtheUnidentifiedFBIAgentsviolated

that duty and other federal legal obligations by their excessive use of force and by

demonstrating a deliberate indifference to whether Abdullah would suffer injury or

wrongfuldeathbydeployinganFBIK‐9toattackandmaulhimandfiringapproximately

twentyroundsatAbdullah,whenheofferednoresistance,therebycausinghisdeath.


intentionallyand/orwithrecklessdisregardfailedtousesuchcareanddiligencetoavoid

Abdullah’sinjuriesandwrongfuldeath.

99. Abdullahsufferedinjuriesanddiedasadirectandproximateresultoftheactionsof

DefendantArena,DefendantNikolopolous,andtheUnidentifiedFBIAgentsonOctober28,

2009describedabove.

100. BytheactionsofDefendantArena,DefendantNikolopolous,andtheUnidentifiedFBI

AgentsonOctober28,2009describedabove,Defendantsbreachedthedutyofcareowedto

Abdullah and proximately caused him to suffer economic and non‐economic damages,

includingbutnot limited to, consciouspainandsuffering,andpainandphysical injuries,

whichultimatelyresultedinhiswrongfuldeath.

101. Plaintiff,onbehalfoftheEstateofLuqmanA.Abdullah,andallindividualsentitledto

damagesunderM.C.L.A.691.1407(2),requestsalldamagesthatarefairandjust,including,

withoutlimitation,thefollowing:

i. Reasonablemedical,funeralandburialexpenses;

ii. Reasonable compensation for conscious pain and suffering, and pain and

physicalinjuries,Abdullahsufferedbeforehisdeath;and,


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iii. Losses suffered by Abdullah’s next of kin as result of Abdullah’s death,

includingthelossoffinancialsupport,lossofservices,lossofconsortium,loss

ofgiftsandothervaluablegratuities,lossofparentaltrainingandguidance,

lossofsocietyandcompanionship,andallotherlossessuffered.

WHEFEFORE, Plaintiff requests a judgment against Defendants for compensatory

damages inwhatever amount the jury findsnecessary, and furtherdemands a judgment

against individual Defendants for punitive damages for whatever amount the jury finds

necessary,plusallsuchotherreliefthisCourtdeemsjustandequitable,includingcostsand

attorneys’feesincurredinthisaction.

COUNTIIViolationoftheFourthandFifthAmendments

totheUnitedStatesConstitution

102. Plaintiffherebyreallegesandincorporatesbyreferencetheforegoingparagraphsof

thisComplaintasiffullysetforthherein.

103. DefendantsviolatedPlaintiff’sconstitutionallyprotectedrightsundertheFourthand

FifthAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,including,butnotlimitedto,1)theright

tobefreefromtheuseofexcessiveforce,2)therighttoliberty,personalsafety,medicalcare

andprotection,and3)therightnottobedeprivedoflibertyandlifewithoutdueprocess.

104. DefendantArena,DefendantNikolopolous,andtheUnidentifiedFBIAgentsviolated

theirdutyofcareandotherfederallegalobligationsbytheirexcessiveuseofforceandby

demonstrating a deliberate indifference to whether Abdullah would suffer injury or

wrongfuldeathbydeployinganFBIK‐9toattackandmaulhimandfiringapproximately

twentyroundsatAbdullah,whenheofferednoresistancecausinghiswrongfuldeath.


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105. DefendantArena,DefendantNikolopolous,andtheUnidentifiedFBIAgentsknewor

should have known that their acts were in violation of Abdullah’s constitutional rights,

including,butnotlimitedto,theuseofexcessiveforce,thefailuretoprovideforAbdullah’s

personal safety, and the failure toprovide and/or allow theprovisionof propermedical

attentiontoAbdullah,therebyproximatelycausingthelossofAbdullah’slife.


intentionallyand/orwithrecklessdisregardfailedtousesuchcareanddiligencetoavoid

Abdullah’sinjuriesandwrongfuldeath.

107. Abdullahsufferedinjuriesanddiedasadirectandproximateresultoftheactionsof

DefendantArena,DefendantNikolopolous,andtheUnidentifiedFBIAgentsonOctober28,

2009describedabove.

108. BytheactionsofDefendantArena,DefendantNikolopolous,andtheUnidentifiedFBI

AgentsonOctober28,2009describedabove,theDefendantsproximatelycausedAbdullah

tosuffereconomicandnon‐economicdamages,includingbutnotlimitedto,consciouspain

andsuffering,andpainandphysicalinjuries,whichultimatelyresultedinhiswrongfuldeath.

109. Plaintiff,onbehalfoftheEstateofLuqmanA.Abdullah,andallindividualsentitledto

damagesunderM.C.L.A.691.1407(2),requestsalldamagesthatarefairandjust,including,

withoutlimitation,thefollowing:

i. Reasonablemedical,funeralandburialexpenses;

ii. Reasonable compensation for conscious pain and suffering, and pain and

physicalinjuries,Abdullahsufferedbeforehisdeath;and,

iii. Losses suffered by Abdullah’s next of kin as result of Abdullah’s death,

includingthelossoffinancialsupport,lossofservices,lossofconsortium,loss


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ofgiftsandothervaluablegratuities,lossofparentaltrainingandguidance,

lossofsocietyandcompanionship,andallotherlossessuffered.

WHEFEFORE, Plaintiff requests a judgment against Defendants for compensatory

damages inwhatever amount the jury findsnecessary, and furtherdemands a judgment

against individual Defendants for punitive damages for whatever amount the jury finds

necessary,plusallsuchotherreliefthisCourtdeemsjustandequitable,includingcostsand

attorneys’feesincurredinthisaction.

Respectfullysubmitted,AKEEL&VALENTINE,PLLC /s/ShereefAkeel________________ SHEREEFH.AKEEL(P54345)

AttorneyforPlaintiff888W.BigBeaverRd.,Ste.910Troy,MI48084Phone:(248)269‐[email protected]

COUNCILONAMERICAN‐ISLAMICRELATIONS,MICHIGAN /s/LenaMasri__________________ LENAF.MASRI(P73461)

AttorneyforPlaintiff21700NorthwesternHwy.,Ste.815Southfield,MI48075Phone:(248)559‐2247

[email protected]


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SWIFT&MCDONALD,P.S. /s/CharlesSwift________________ CHARLESSWIFT(WA#:41671)

AttorneyforPlaintiff 18097thAvenue,Suite1108

Seattle,WA98101Phone: (206)204‐[email protected]

Dated:April18,2013


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CERTIFICATEOFSERVICE

Acopyof thisAmendedComplaintwaselectronically filedwith theUnitedStates

DistrictCourt,EasternDistrictofMichigan,onApril18,2013.

/s/LenaMasri__________________ LENAF.MASRI(P73461)


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