7Trenton, NJ – A federal judge has rejected an attempt by Abussamaa Rasul Ramziddin , a self-represented plaintiff, to win a default judgment against the Lawrence Township Police Department and several municipal officials over allegations of a fabricated accident report.

Ramziddin filed suit under federal civil rights laws and New Jersey state law, claiming that a December 2022 crash report prepared by Patrolman Owen P. Cutaneo and an unnamed reviewer was falsified. He further alleged supervisors failed to train or discipline involved officers, and that the inaccurate report drove up his insurance premiums.

According to the filings, Ramziddin complained to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office , which triggered an internal affairs review. Investigators later acknowledged errors

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