IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 193

NOTICE Of Filing Of Protected Information by GEORGE W. BUSH, ROBERT M. GATES, MARK H. BUZBY, BRUCE VARGO (Warden, Andrew)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Doc. 193

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) IN RE: ) ) Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH) GUANTANAMO BAY ) DETAINEE LITIGATION ) ____________________________________) Civil Action No. 08-CV-1185 (HHK) NOTICE OF FILING OF PROTECTED INFORMATION NOTICE is hereby given that respondents have filed with the Court Security Office a submission which they seek to have designated as "protected information" pursuant to the Amended Protective Order and Procedures for Counsel Access to Detainees at the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, first issued on November 8, 2004, 344 F. Supp. 2d 174 (D.D.C. 2004) and the Order Addressing Designation Procedures for "Protected Information," first issued on November 10, 2004. The submission cannot be described in any greater detail without disclosing the substance of the protected information. As required by the protective orders, respondents have disclosed the protected information to petitioners' counsel and are conferring with counsel in an attempt to reach an agreement regarding the designation of the information prior to filing a motion with the Court; following the outcome of that conferral, respondents will file an appropriate motion with the Court to have the information designated as "protected."

Dated: July 23, 2008

Respectfully submitted, GREGORY G. KATSAS Assistant Attorney General JOHN C. O'QUINN Deputy Assistant Attorney General

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/s/ Andrew I. Warden JOSEPH H. HUNT (D.C. Bar No. 431134) VINCENT M. GARVEY (D.C. Bar No. 127191) JUDRY L. SUBAR (D.C. Bar 347518) TERRY M. HENRY ANDREW I. WARDEN (IN Bar No. 23840-49) Attorneys United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Respondents

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