IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 210

ORDER lifting stays, vacating dismissals, entering protective order, requiring authorizations, and holding motions in abeyance. Signed by Judge Thomas F. Hogan on 7/29/08. (lctfh1)

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IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION Doc. 210 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION Misc. No. 08-0442 (TFH) Civil Action Nos. 02-CV-0828, 04-CV-1136, 04-CV-1164, 04-CV-1194, 04-CV-1254, 04-CV-1937, 04-CV-2022, 04-CV-2035, 04-CV-2046, 04-CV-2215, 05-CV-0023, 05-CV-0247, 05-CV-0270, 05-CV-0280, 05-CV-0329, 05-CV-0359, 05-CV-0392, 05-CV-0492, 05-CV-0520, 05-CV-0526, 05-CV-0569, 05-CV-0634, 05-CV-0748, 05-CV-0763, 05-CV-0764, 05-CV-0877, 05-CV-0883, 05-CV-0889, 05-CV-0892, 05-CV-0993, 05-CV-0994, 05-CV-0998, 05-CV-0999, 05-CV-1048, 05-CV-1189, 05-CV-1220, 05-CV-1244, 05-CV-1347, 05-CV-1353, 05-CV-1429, 05-CV-1457, 05-CV-1458, 05-CV-1487, 05-CV-1490, 05-CV-1497, 05-CV-1504, 05-CV-1505, 05-CV-1506, 05-CV-1509, 05-CV-1555, 05-CV-1592, 05-CV-1601, 05-CV-1602, 05-CV-1607, 05-CV-1623, 05-CV-1638, 05-CV-1639, 05-CV-1645, 05-CV-1646, 05-CV-1678, 05-CV-1704, 05-CV-1971, 05-CV-1983, 05-CV-2010, 05-CV-2088, 05-CV-2104, 05-CV-2112, 05-CV-2185, 05-CV-2186, 05-CV-2199, 05-CV-2249, 05-CV-2349, 05-CV-2367, 05-CV-2371, 05-CV-2378, 05-CV-2379, 05-CV-2380, 05-CV-2381, 05-CV-2384, 05-CV-2385, 05-CV-2386, 05-CV-2387, 05-CV-2398, 05-CV-2444, 05-CV-2477, 05-CV-2479, 06-CV-0618, 06-CV-1668, 06-CV-1684, 06-CV-1690, 06-CV-1758, 06-CV-1759, 06-CV-1761, 06-CV-1765, 06-CV-1766, 06-CV-1767, 07-CV-1710, 07-CV-2337, 07-CV-2338, 08-CV-1085, 08-CV-1101, 08-CV-1104, 08-CV-0987, 08-CV-1085, 08-CV-1101, 08-CV-1104, 08-CV-1153, 08-CV-1207, 08-CV-0221, 08-CV-1223, 08-CV-1224, 08-CV-1227, 08-CV-1228, 08-CV-1229, 08-CV-1230, 08-CV-1231, 08-CV-1232, 08-CV-1233, 08-CV-1235, 08-CV-1236, 08-CV-1237, 08-CV-1238 ORDER Upon review of the Joint Report In Response To Court's July 11, 2008 Scheduling Order, the status reports submitted in accordance with the Court's order of July 11, 2008, and the entire Dockets.Justia.com record herein, the Court ORDERS that any stays of the above-listed cases are LIFTED. The Court further ORDERS that the dismissal orders entered in the following cases are VACATED: 05-CV-0569; 05-CV-0748; 05-CV-0877; 05-CV-1189; 05-CV-1505; 05-CV-1506; 05-CV-1555; 05-CV-1971; 05-CV-2185; 05-CV-2387; 05-CV-1758. The Court further ORDERS that, pending further order of the Court, the following apply in all cases: (1) 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); (2) the Order Addressing Designation Procedures for Protected Information, first issued on November 10, 2004; and (3) the Order Supplementing and Amending Filing Procedures Contained in the November 8, 2004 Amended Protective Order, first issued on December 13, 2004. The Court further ORDERS that, within 60 days of the date of this order, in all cases filed before May 19, 2008, in which the detainee is represented in the petition by a next friend, counsel shall file a signed authorization from the petitioner to pursue the action or a declaration by counsel that states that the petitioner directly authorized counsel to pursue the action and explains why counsel was unable to secure a signed authorization. The Court further ORDERS that, within 90 days of the date of this order, in all cases filed on and after May 19, 2008, in which the detainee is represented in the petition by a next friend, counsel shall file a signed authorization from the petitioner to pursue the action or a declaration by counsel that states that the petitioner directly authorized counsel to pursue the action and explains why counsel was unable to secure a signed authorization. The Court further ORDERS that, pending further order of the Court, the following motions are held in abeyance: (1) 04-CV-2022, docket numbers 28, 90, and 161 (08-MC-442, docket number 4); (2) 04-CV-2035, docket numbers 12, 76; (3) 05-CV-0359, docket number 74; and (4) 05-CV-2386, docket number 446. July 29, 2008 /s/ Thomas F. Hogan United States District Judge

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