IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 260

NOTICE of Filing and Summary of Emergency Motion for Access to Medical Records of Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif and For Other Miscellaneous Relief by GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION (Falkoff, Marc)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Doc. 260

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________________ IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION ) ) ) ) ) Misc. No. 08-0442 (TFH) Civil Action No. 04-1254 (HHK)

NOTICE OF FILING AND SUMMARY OF EMERGENCY MOTION TO COMPEL ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS OF PETITIONER ADNAN FARHAN ABDUL LATIF AND FOR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS RELIEF As required by the Amended Protective Order in this matter, undersigned counsel hereby gives notice that on August 16, 2008, a copy of an Emergency Motion to Compel Access to the Medical Records of Petitioner Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif and For Other Miscellaneous Relief was delivered to the Court Security Officer at the Secure Facility. The Motion informs the Court that undersigned counsel visited with Petitioner Latif at Guantánamo and saw that his client weighed only about 100 pounds and appeared close to death. The Motion asks the Court to order Respondents to provide counsel with immediate access to Mr. Latif's medical records and to provide Mr. Latif with a mattress and blanket. The Motion will be filed via the Electronic Case Filing ("ECF") system when it has been cleared for public viewing by the Court Security Office. The instant Notice could not be filed until now because the ECF system has been inoperative. Dated: Guantánamo Bay, Cuba August 17, 2008 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Marc D. Falkoff D.C. Bar No. 491149 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW DeKalb, IL 60614 347-564-5043 (cell) 815-753-9301 (fax) [e-mail]
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