IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 1620

NOTICE of Authorization to Represent Petitioner by MOHAMMED AHMED SAEED HIDAR (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Peter B. Ellis, # 2 Next Friend Authorization)(Ghia, Usha-Kiran)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) MOHAMMED AHMED SAEED HIDAR, ) a/k/a MOHAMMED AHMED SAID ) HAIDEL (ISN #498), ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) v. ) ) BARACK H. OBAMA, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) _______________________________________) ) IN RE: ) ) GUANTANAMO BAY ) DETAINEE LITIGATION )

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

Misc. No. 08-0442 (TFH)

NOTICE OF AUTHORIZATION BY MOHAMMED AHMED SAEED HIDAR Pursuant to the Protective Order issued on September 11, 2008 by Judge Hogan, counsel for Petitioner Mohammed Ahmed Saeed Hidar, ISN 498, ("Petitioner") respectfully submits the attached declaration explaining counsel's authority to represent Petitioner. The attachment, entitled "Declaration of Peter B. Ellis," provides evidence of verbal authorizat ion made by Petitioner for undersigned counsel to represent him as his attorney in this lit igat ion.

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Dated: February 13, 2009 Respect fully submitted, Counsel for Petitioner: /s/ Peter B. Ellis Peter B. Ellis Mass. BBO #153500 Andrew Loewenstein Mass. BBO #648074 Usha-Kiran K. Ghia Mass. BBO #666711 Fo ley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2600 617.832.1000 Attorneys for Petitioner Mohammed Ahmed Saeed Hidar, a/k/a Mohammed Ahmed Said Haidel (ISN #498)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Usha-Kiran K. Ghia, certify that on February 13, 2009, I electronically filed the Notice of Authorization by Mohammed Ahmed Saeed Hidar, using the CM/ECF system which will automatically send email notification of such filing to the attorneys of record registered with the Court. DATED: February 13, 2009 By: /s/ Usha-Kiran K. Ghia Counsel for Petitioner

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