IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 291

STATUS REPORT by ROBERT GATES. (Lin, Jean)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Misc. No. 08-MC-442 (TFH) Civil Action No. 08-CV-1360 (RWR)

STATUS REPORT Pursuant to this Court's August 15, 2008 Order, undersigned counsel for the respondent states the following status of this case. 1) Zayn Al Abidin Muhammad Husayn, who according to the petition in this case

was born in Riyadah, Saudi Arabia, is the detainee-petitioner in this habeas corpus case. The petitioner is currently detained by the Armed Forces of the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is identified by Internment Serial Number 10016. 2) 3) The petitioner filed a complaint on July 30, 2008. This matter does not appear to be filed through a next friend. No direct

authorization by the detainee for counsel's representation has been filed this case. 4) A Combatant Status Review Tribunal ("CSRT") convened by the Department of

Defense determined the petitioner to be an enemy combatant. The petitioner has not been approved for release or transfer from Guantanamo Bay by the Department of Defense. The petitioner has not been charged with crimes triable by military commission under the Military Commissions Act of 2006. 5) The respondent has sought the entry of a protective order relevant for the

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protection of information classified as TOP SECRET, Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). 6) There is currently one motion pending before this Court: petitioner's emergency

motion for immediate disclosure of petitioner's medical records and for related relief. Dated: August 22, 2008 Respectfully submitted, GREGORY G. KATSAS Assistant Attorney General JOHN C. O'QUINN Deputy Assistant Attorney General /s/ Jean Lin JOSEPH H. HUNT VINCENT M. GARVEY JUDRY L. SUBAR TERRY M. HENRY ANDREW I. WARDEN JEAN LIN United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Respondent

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