IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 1152

RESPONSE re (40 in 1:08-cv-01235-JDB) Response to Document, filed by GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION, AHMED YASLAM SAID KUMAN. (Gunn, Carlton)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Doc. 1152

IN RE: )
DETAIE LmGATION )
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IN TH UND STATES DISTRCT COURT FOR TH DISTRCT OF COLUMIA

GUANANAMO BAY )

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Mi No. 08-2Civ Acton No. 08--1235 (JDB)

AHD Y ASLA SAID KU, )

v. )
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Peütione~ )
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GEORGE W. BUSH, et aI, )

~ponden~ ))
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO GOVERNNT'S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF CASE MAAGEMENT ORDER AN OTHR RELIEF

On Novembe 6, 2008, Judge Hoga filed a Cas Maement Or (h
"CMO") delineati vaous prurs to be followe in the Gutao Deee litigaon,
subjec to modficaon by the merts judges in invidua cas. On Novembe 18, 2008, the
goverent fied a "Motion for Clarficaon an Rensideon of

ths Cour's Novembe 6,

2008 Ca Maement Or and Supplementa Amen Or Or, in the Alteve, Motion
for Ceficaon for App Put to 28 D.S.C. § 1292(b), and to Stay Ce Obligaons
Pen Resoluton of

the Motion in Any App." Pettioner fied a respns in ths ca on

Novembe 26, 2008. In th respns, Pettioner note th no re ha ye be filed in ths

ca and tht, given the schedule for filin of re prously se by Judge Hoga Pettioner
expe the re in ths ca to be filed in Janua, Febr, or Mah of

nex yea.

Two days af Pettioner filed his respns, howeer, the goverent filed a re in

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ths ca, apptly choosin to file it out of the ca numbe ord generly prvide for in
Judge Hoga's ord regag filing of

the re. As to ths pacuar ca, given th

cirumces of ths ca and counl in ths ca, ths prsets two adtiona issus rega
the scheulin modficaons sougt in th goverent's motion an Pettione's rens.

Fir th goverent should be ord to file the unclassified re an prvide it to

counl for Pettioner no la th Debe 12, 2008. As note in Pettioner's respns to th
goverent's motion, see Pettioner's Rens, at 2, 15, counl we only retly appinte,

only retly reved sety cleas, an have spific trps to Gutao Bay sceduled

on Debe 2 an Debe 14 to mee with petione and tw oth clients for the fi tie.

Since counl have a prously scheuled trp on Debe 14 Oeavi thei offce in Los
Anles for Florida on Debe 13), and trps to Gutao Bay ca be scheduled only on

four to si we notice, it will be most effcient for the ca an effecve retaon in
Pettione's ca, to have an unclasified verion of the re availale to go over with Pettioner

befor counl's send trp to mee with hi. Counl for Pettioner have jus ma ths reuest
to counl for the goverent, see Exhbit A, and hopes the goverent will voluntaly comply,

but reuest an ord frm ths Cour to mae compliance more likely.

Secnd, a spific st conferce ca be se in respns to Pettioner's prposa of a

st conferce to adss an se caspific da for fiin of a trver an fu
brefi see Pettioner's Rens, at 16. Given counl's prously scheuled trps to

Gutao Bay,l counl's scheule dur th holiday sen, an counl's schedule in other
cour in the Centr Distct of Californ counl reuest th th Cour se a st conferce

1 Counl's re das ar Debe 5 and Debe 18, so the ful peod dur whch counl will be at Gutao Bay ar Debe 2 thug Debe 5 and Debe 14 thug Debe 18.
2

on either Debe 19,2008, Janua 9,2008, or somete dur the wek of Janua 12,2008.
Counl fuer reuest tht they be given the opton of appg telephonically, thoug they

may be able to appar in pen dedig on the da and tie se by the Cour.

Resply submtt,
SEA K. KEDY
Fed Public Defende
DATED: Novembe -' 2008

By

CRAG HAAUGH (D.C. Bar No. 974117) CARTON F. GUN (CA Bar No.1 12344)

Deut Fed Public Defen the Fed Public Defen
Ofce of

321 Ea 2n Str
Los Anles, CA 90012-4202
[phone]; Facle: [phone]

Attrney for Pettioner

P:IGANAN J:IMI ii Suwp

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EXHIBIT A

Cart GunnIFI0
1112 02:36 PM

To te.henry(lusoj.gov, andre.warden(lusoj.gov

cc Craig HarbughlCFI0DOFDO

be
Subjec Retrn in Said Kuman v. Bush, 081235
Der Mr. Warden and Mr. Henry,

We not that a rern was just filed in the aboventied case toay. As you may rell frm prior
communications and/or reiewng our reponse to the governments moton for rensideration, we have

previously sceduled trps planned to visit our dient departng Dember 2 and departng Dember 13. Given this scedule, we reues that you have the undassifed rern to us - eiter by hard copy in our ofce or by e-mail - no later than Dember 12, so we have that to reiew wi our dient during the send trp on which we are departng Dember 13. Thank you in advnce for your coperation. Cart Gunn

IN TH UND STATES DISTRCT COURT FOR TH DISTRCT OF COLUMIA

INRE:
GUANANAMO BAY

Mie. No. 08-2 (T

DETAIE LmGATION

AHD YASLA SAI KU, PeUtionenIlati
v.

Civil No. 08--1235 (JDB)

GEORGE W. BUSH, et aL,

~pondentsefendats.
MODIFD PROPOSED ORDER
the Respndets' Motion for Clarficaon an Rensidetion of

Upon consideon of

ths Cour's Novembe 6,2008 Cas Maement Or and Supplementa Amende Or Or,
in the Altetive, Motion for Ceficaon for App Put to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), and to
Stay Cer Obligaons Pendi Resoluton of

the Motion in Any App and Pettioner's

respns ther, it is herby:
ORDERED th Respndets' Motion is DEND in its enti as to th reuest to
modfy the discver prvisions;

ORDERED th Rendets' Motion in all other resp is DEND without prjudce
to reew at a la point in the pr;;
ORDERED tht Respndets shl file the unclassified veron of the re reui by

Judge Hoga's Cas Maement Or (her "CMO'') no la th Debe 12, 2008;

ORDERED th Secon I.D.1 of Judge Hoga's Cas Maement Or (herin
"CMO'') is modfied to aply not

jus to evdece in the goverent's possession but also to

evdence the goverent ca obt thug renale diligence; and
ORDERED th the da se for filin of a trver and fuer brefi in Secons I.G
and il.A of

the CMO ar va and a st conferce shl be scheduled on

-- 2008, with das for filin of a trver an fu brefi to be se at th tie, an th
counl for Pettioner shl be pett to ap telephonicaly at the st conferce if

necssa.

Dat:
Unite Stas Distct Judge

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