IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 127

STATUS REPORT by RIDAH BIN SALEH AL YAZIDI. (Rushforth, Brent)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN RE GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION _______________________________________ This document relates to: RIDAH BIN SALEH AL YAZIDI, Petitioner/Plaintiff, v. GEORGE W. BUSH, et al., Respondents/Defendants. PETITIONER YAZIDI'S STATUS REPORT Ridah Bin Saleh Al Yazidi is a Tunisian citizen, who is presently incarcerated in Guantanamo, under the ISN #038. This status report describes the current position of Petitioner Yazidi's habeas corpus petition, filed on December 31, 2007. Factual Return. Respondent has not produced a factual return in this case. Protective Order. No protective order has been entered. The protective order entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Bismullah v. Gates and Parhat v. Gates, Nos. 06-1197 and 06-1397, as amended October 23, 2007, was entered in Petitioner's Detainee Treatment Act case on April 22, 2008. Yazidi v. Gates, No. 07-1522 (D.C. Cir., filed Apr. 22, 2008). Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH)

Civil Action No. 07-2337 (CKK)

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Notice of Transfer. On January 11, 2008, the court entered an order requiring the government to provide the counsel for petitioner and the Court with thirty days' advance notice of intended removal from Guantanamo (dkt. no. 9). The government appealed this order on March 7, 2008 (dkt. no. 18). On April 28, 2008, the Court of Appeals ordered that the appeal case be held in abeyance. See Al Yazidi v. Bush, No. 07-2337 (D.C. Cir., filed Apr. 29, 2008). Both parties have requested that the appeal be stayed pending resolution of a similar case (dkt. nos. 15, 16). Pending Motions. There are no pending motions in this case. Status of Stay. This case is not currently stayed. Petitioner's case should proceed in an expeditious manner. Dated: July 18, 2008 R e s p e c t f u l l y submitted, Counsel for Petitioner: /s/ Brent N. Rushforth Brent N. Rushforth (DC 331074) Kit A. Pierson (DC 398123) Sarah B. Pojanowski (DC 502036) HELLER EHRMAN LLP 1717 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Shayana Kadidal (DC 49512) Pardiss Kebriaei (DC 51395) CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS 666 Broadway, 7th Floor New York, New York 10012 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN RE GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION _______________________________________ This document relates to: RIDAH BIN SALEH AL YAZIDI, Petitioner/Plaintiff, v. GEORGE W. BUSH, et al., Respondents/Defendants. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, on this 18th of July, 2008, I caused a true and correct copy of the PETITIONER YAZIDI'S STATUS REPORT to be served on the following individuals through the ECF system: TERRY M. HENRY ANDREW WARDEN JUDRY SUBAR United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Counsel for Respondents /s/ Brent N. Rushforth Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH)

Civil Action No. 07-2337 (CKK)

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