IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 271

NOTICE Authorization for Abdul Al Qader Ahmed Hussain by GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Powell, Wesley)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION ) ) ) ) ) )

Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH) Civil Action No. 05-CV-2104 (RWR)

NOTICE OF AUTHORIZATION Pursuant to the Court's Order of July 29, 2008, Petitioner Abdul Al Qader Ahmed Hussain files this notice of authorization of counsel. 1. On July 19, 2006, Petitioner Hussain signed an Acknowledgment of

Representation, in Arabic, authorizing Wesley R. Powell, Hunton & Williams LLP, to represent him in his petition for writ of habeas corpus and other federal court litigation on his behalf. (Attached as Exhibit A, with English translation.) Dated: August 19, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Wesley R. Powell Wesley R. Powell [e-mail] HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 [phone] [phone] (facsimile) Karma B. Brown (Bar No. 479744) [e-mail] HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP 1900 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006 [phone] [phone] (facsimile)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on August 19, 2008, I caused the foregoing Notice of Authorization to be delivered to the below-listed counsel of record in the above-captioned matters through the CM/ECF system: Andrew I. Warden United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20530 Terry Marcus Henry United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20530 /s/ Jack Stoerger Jack Stoerger

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