REPUBLIC OF PERU v. YALE UNIVERSITY

Filing 14

Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 12 MOTION For Improper Venue, 10 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Improper Venue by YALE UNIVERSITY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Freiman, Jonathan)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ FALEN GHEREBI, Petitioner, v. BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Respondents. TAJ MOHAMMAD, Petitioner, v. BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Respondents. KARIM BOSTAN, Petitioner, v. BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civil Action No. 04-CV-1164 (RBW)

Civil Action No. 05-CV-879 (RBW)

Civil Action No. 05-CV-883 (RBW)

____________________________________ NASRULLAH, Petitioner, v. BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Respondents. ASIM BEN THABIT AL-KHALAQI, Petitioner, v. BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Respondents. MOHAMMED AMON, Petitioner, v. BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civil Action No. 05-CV-891 (RBW)

Civil Action No. 05-CV-999 (RBW)

Civil Action No. 05-CV-1493 (RBW)

____________________________________ ) ) ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) BARACK OBAMA, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) KADEER KHANDAN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) BARACK OBAMA, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) ISSAM HAMID ALI BIN ALI AL JAYFI, ) ET AL., ) ) Petitioners, ) ) v. ) ) BARACK OBAMA, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ABDULLAH M. AL-SOPAI EX REL. ABDALAHADI M. AL-SOPAI

Civil Action No. 05-CV-1667 (RBW)

Civil Action No. 05-CV-1697 (RBW)

Civil Action No. 05-CV-2104 (RBW)

____________________________________ SHARAF AL SANANI, ET AL., Petitioners, v. BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Respondents. WASIM and QAYED, Petitioners, v. BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Respondents. RABIA KHAN EX REL. MAJID KHAN, Petitioner, v. BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civil Action No. 05-CV-2386 (RBW)

Civil Action No. 06-CV-1675 (RBW)

Civil Action No. 06-CV-1690 (RBW)

____________________________________ ) ) ) ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) BARACK OBAMA, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) ABDUL RAHMAN UMIR AL QYATI and ) SAAD MASIR MUKBL AL AZANI, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) BARACK OBAMA, ) ) President of the United States, et al., ) Respondents. ) ) MUHAMMED MUHAMMAD SALEH NASSER EX REL. ABDULRAHMAN MUHAMMAD SALEH NASSER,

Civil Action No. 07-CV-1710 (RBW)

Civil Action No. 08-CV-2019 (RBW)

RESPONDENTS' STATUS REPORT RELATING TO PETITIONERS WHO WERE CLEARED FOR TRANSFER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Respondents respectfully submit this status report pursuant to the Court's Order of March 3, 2009, requiring Respondents to identify for the Court petitioners in the above-captioned cases who were previously approved for transfer by the Department of Defense. The following petitioners in the above-captioned cases were previously approved for transfer from Guantanamo Bay Naval Base:

PETITIONER AL YAFI, AL KHADR ABDALLAH MUHAMMED ABDALLAH, SAYF BIN (SALAH BIN AL HADI ASASI) AL AASMI, ASSEM MATRUQ MOHAMMAD BIN HAMIDA, ADIL MABROUK (BOUGHANMI) AL KHALAQI, ASIM THAHIT ABDULLAH ABDULAYEV, OMAR HAMZAYAVICH JABAROV, JAMALUDINOVICH ABU BAKIR HAMIDULLAH, ALI SHER QYATI, ABDUL RAHMAN UMIR AL AL QUWARI, MAHRAR RAFAT AL NOOFAYAEE, ABDALAZIZ KAREEM SALIM

ISN 34 46 49 148 152 257 452 455 461 519 687

CASE NUMBER 05-2386 05-2386 05-2386 05-2386 05-999 05-2386 05-2386 05-2386 05-2019 05-2386 05-2386

CASE STATUS Stayed Stayed Active Stayed Stayed Active Active Active Active Active Active

Further, Executive Order 13,492: Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities, 74 Fed. Reg. 4897 (Jan. 22, 2009), finds that "the Department of Defense has determined that a number of the individuals," such as the above-referenced petitioners, "currently detained at Guantanamo are eligible for [] transfer or release," id..§ 2(a), and that "[n]ew diplomatic efforts may result in an appropriate disposition of a substantial number of individuals currently detained at Guantanmo," id. § 2(e). Accordingly, the Order requires a Review to "determine, on a rolling basis and as promptly as possible with respect to the individuals currently detained at Guantanamo, whether it is possible to transfer or release the individuals consistent with the national security and foreign policy 1

interests of the United States and, if so, whether and how the Secretary of Defense may effect their transfer or release." Id. § 4 (c). Dated: March 4, 2009 Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL F. HERTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General TERRY M. HENRY Assistant Branch Director /s/ Christopher Hardee PAUL AHERN CHRISTOPHER HARDEE (D.C. Bar No. 458168) Attorneys United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Respondents

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