ZAID et al v. BUSH et al

Filing 191

ORDER setting briefing schedule and addressing issues raised during the April 2, 2009 status conference. See text of the Order for details. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 4/3/09. (lcjdb1)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

WALEED SAID BN SAID ZAID, Petitioner, Civil Action No. 05-1646 (JDB) v. BARACK H. OBAMA, et al., Respondents.

ORDER Pursuant to the status conference held on April 2, 2009, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. The parties shall meet and confer to determine whether they can resolve with

whom petitioner's counsel may share declassified but protected information. If the parties are unable to resolve this issue by April 16, 2009, then either party may file a motion, by not later than April 23, 2009, seeking the Court's resolution of the issue. 2. Respondents shall file, by not later than April 16, 2009, a status report addressing

the origins, rationale and implications of the government's "For Official Use Only" ("FOUO") designation on otherwise unclassified or declassified documents. 3. The briefing schedule for motions for judgment on the record pursuant to § III.A.1

of the Case Management Order in this case is modified as follows: respondents' motion for judgment on the record shall be filed by not later than May 15, 2009; petitioner's opposition and

cross-motion for judgment on the record shall be filed by not later than May 26, 2009; respondents' opposition thereto and reply in support of its motion shall be filed by not later than June 1, 2009; petitioner's reply in support of his cross-motion shall be filed by not later than June 5, 2009. SO ORDERED.

/s/ JOHN D. BATES United States District Judge Date: April 3, 2009

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