| Malcolm X Family
Sued US FBI & NYPD Officials
for Assassination All Federal
Claims Dismissed
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Aug 19 – Daughters of Malcolm
X on November 15 sued the US
and the estates of FBI, NYPD
and other agencies for their
alleged roles in his
assassination. The lawsuit was
filed in the U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York, which
Inner City Press closely
covers. The
complaint states that "as a
direct result of the
Defendants’ intentional, bad
faith, willful, wanton,
reckless, unreasonable and/or
deliberately indifferent acts
and omissions, Malcolm X was
deprived of his federal
constitutional rights, was
robbed of his life and
freedom, and sustained severe
physical, emotional, and
monetary damages, including
conscious physical pain and
suffering." On May 27 Judge
Dale E. Ho ordered: the United
States shall file its motion
to dismiss by July 18, 2025.
Plaintiffs shall file their
opposition by August 22, 2025,
and may take an additional 10
pages to address the issues
discussed at today's
conference regarding the
Individual Defendants." Jump cut to
August 19, 2026: "the Federal
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss
is GRANTED. The parties are
directed to file a joint
status letter within (14) days
of the date of this Order
proposing next steps in this
litigation. The letter shall
address (1) whether Plaintiffs
intend to file an Amended
Complaint seeking re-plead any
claims dismissed without
prejudice; (2) if so, whether
Defendants will seek to move
to dismiss; (3) whether the
City Defendants intend to
independently brief a motion
to dismiss; (4) a proposed
schedule for any of the above;
and (5) any other matters that
the parties wish to address The case is Shabazz, et al., v. The United State of America, et al., 1:24-cv-8680 (Ho)
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Malcolm X Family Sued US FBI & NYPD Officials for Assassination All Federal Claims Dismissed
