A lawsuit notice filed Monday morning seeks $30 million in damages from the FBI in relation to the death of Ibragim Todashev.

Todashev was shot and killed by FBI agents in 2013 during questioning related to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

An investigation by the Florida State Attorney’s Office out of Orlando cleared the FBI agents in this case.

But that's not enough for the Council on American Islamic Relations Florida (CAIR). They want FBI policies changed and justice for Todashev's family.

The lawsuit against the FBI alleges “careless hiring practices” leading to the hiring of the agent who shot and killed Todashev during an interrogation at an Orlando apartment complex.

It also questions the FBI’s policy of questioning suspects in their homes and calls for a revamp of what CAIR calls a “lax internal review process.”  Ali Akin Kurnaz is a spokesperson for CAIR Florida.  He led a news conference Monday at the Orange County Courthouse.

“We are seeking answers and justice for someone who was shot by an FBI agent seven times in his own home after hours of interrogation,” said Kurnaz.

State attorney's office spokesperson Angela Starke says her office stands by its findings.

“We don’t have a comment or opinion on whether or not the family could or should sue the FBI. Obviously, the investigation that we did shows that those agents were justified,” said Starke.

The Todashev case ties back to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.  He died in a shootout with police days after the bombing.  His younger brother, Dzhokhar, who is also a suspect, is awaiting trial in federal court. 

The FBI was investigating Todashev’s knowledge of the Boston Marathon bombing. The agency was also looking into Todashev's knowledge of a triple murder that possibly involved the Tsarnaev brothers.

“He was confessing and there’s a written confession and so I don’t see how he would have run away,” said Kurnaz. “We have faith and trust in the system. If Todashev did something wrong, it should have been handled in the courts.”

CAIR has not determined if the FBI agent who fired the fatal shots will be named in the lawsuit.

At the conference, the organization referred to previous police brutality lawsuits and internal affairs investigations.

An FBI spokesperson representing the Tampa/Orlando area said:

“According to policy, we are unable to comment on any pending civil lawsuit matters.” 

CAIR said it wants to review autopsy results as well as video from the interrogation. That material was not made available following the release of the state attorney’s report on the Todashev shooting.