IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 41

Civil Statement Regarding Hearing of July 8, 2008 from Younous Chekkouri, ISN #197. (Kitchel, Jan)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Doc. 41

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

INRE:
GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH)

Civil Action No. CV 05-0329 (PLF)

STATEMENT REGARDING HEARING OF JULY 8, 2008
This statement is submitted respectfully on behalf of Y ounous Chekkouri, ISN # 197. His

case is filed under the name Ahed Abdullah AI-Wazan, an erroneous name.
We urge the Court to consider the following:

1. Mr. Chekkouri has been in U. S. custody since December, 2001, and needs urgent relief.
2. Respondent filed detailed factual returns to this habeas case, both public and classified, in
2005, and we see no reason to amend now. If

respondent wishes to amend, he should fie

a motion to do so, showing cause.

3. If respondent makes factual assertions in court filings, he should back those up with
proper declarations from persons competent to so declare.

4. Respondent should provide us with Bismullah type discovery of governent information
within 30 days.

5. At that point we will be ready to go to trial on our habeas petition.
Thank you.

Dated this 9th day of July, 2008.

By:

. Kitchel, ro Hac Vice W ABE, WILLIASON & WYATT
11 SW 5TH Avenue, #1500-2000

Portland, OR 97204
Telephone - 503.796.2939

Facsimile - 503.796.2900
Attorneys for Plaintiffs-Petitioners

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the ~ day of July, 2008, I served the foregoing STATEMENT

REGARING HEARING OF JULY 8, 2008 on the following persons via electronic fiing::
Peter D. Keisler
Brian David Boyle

Robert D. Okun Douglas N. Letter Joseph H. Hunt Vincent M. Garvey Judry L. Subar Terry M. Henry James J. Schwartz Edward H. White Robert J. Katerberg Andrew i. Warden Nicholas J. Patterson United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530
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