IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 564

NOTICE Supplemental Notice of Authority to Represent Petitioners by GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Declaration of Neil McGaraghan)(McGaraghan, Neil)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Doc. 564

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA : : : : : : : : Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH) Civil Action No. 05-1509 (RMU) Civil Action No. 05-1602 (RMU) Civil Action No. 05-1704 (RMU) Civil Action No. 05-2370 (RMU) Civil Action No. 05-2386 (RMU) Civil Action No. 05-2398 (RMU)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF AUTHORITY TO REPRESENT PETITIONERS MAMET (ISN 102) AND SABOUR (ISN 275) 1. On September 25, 2008, Petitioners filed in the above-captioned cases the Uighur

Petitioners' Notice of Supplemental Authority, Witness Disclosure, And Report On Client Authorization (the "Authorization Report"). The Authorization Report noted that all but two of the Petitioners had provided counsel direct authority to represent them. Id. at 6-7. Petitioners incorporate herein by reference the discussion in Section III of the Authorization Report, and provide this supplemental notice of authority to represent Petitioners Mamet and Sabour. 2. As detailed in the attached Declaration of Neil McGaraghan, the remaining two

Petitioners, Edham Mamet (ISN 102) and Abdul Sabour (ISN 275), have given their counsel direct oral authority to represent them in these actions. Declaration of Neil McGaraghan ¶¶ 7, 13. Petitioner Mamet and Petitioner Sabour both indicated, however, that they will not meet with counsel in person nor correspond by mail, which will preclude obtaining written authorization. Id. ¶¶ 8, 14. 3. With the attached evidence of authority to represent Petitioners Mamet and

Sabour, counsel have now provided the court with evidence of their authority to represent all of the Uighur Petitioners in the above-captioned cases.

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Dated: September 29, 2008

Respectfully submitted,

Susan Baker Manning BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP 1120 20th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-3406 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] /s/ Neil McGaraghan___________________ SabinWillett (Pursuant to LCvR 83.2(g)) Neil McGaraghan (Pursuant to LCvR 83.2 (g)) Rheba Rutkowski (Pursuant to LCvR 83.2 (g)) Jason S. Pinney (Pursuant to LCvR 83.2 (g)) BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP One Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Counsel to Petitioners Edhma Mamet and Abdul Sabour

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George M. Clarke III D.C. Bar No. 480073 Miller & Chevalier Chartered 655 15th Street, NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Counsel to Petitioners Ali Mohammad and Thabid

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