AL-MITHALI et al v. BUSH et al

Filing 265

ORDER granting 264 Consent Motion to Stay Case until July 5, 2011; staying 263 Respondent's Sealed Motion; withdrawing petitioner's motion for discovery 261 ; and ordering parties to file joint status report by 7/5/2011. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on March 7, 2011. (AG)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ) HAYAL AZIZ AHMED AL-MITHALI, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 05-cv-2186 (ESH) ) BARACK H. OBAMA et al., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________)

ORDER Upon consideration of the Consent Motion for a Stay and to Withdraw Petitioner's Pending Discovery Motion, it is hereby ORDERED that the Consent Motion [dkt. #264] is GRANTED; it is further ORDERED that this case, including all pending motions and discovery obligations, is stayed until July 5, 2011; it is further ORDERED that the Protective Order [dkt. #'s 79, 192] will remain in effect; it is further ORDERED that Petitioner's pending Motion for Discovery [dkt. #261] is WITHDRAWN WITHOUT PREJUDICE; it is further ORDERED that Respondent's Sealed Motion to Deem Protected Information Highlighted in the Accompanying Proposed Public Factual Return [dkt. #263] is STAYED; it is further ORDERED that Petitioner's Opposition to Respondent's Sealed Motion shall be due two weeks after the stay is lifted; and it is further

ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report by July 5, 2011.

/s/ ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE United States District Judge DATE: March 7, 2011

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