IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 89

STATUS REPORT for Zaid v. Bush by GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION. (Chomsky, Judith)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) IN RE: ) ) Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH) GUANTANAMO BAY ) DETAINEE LITIGATION ) _________________________________________ ) _________________________________________ ) WALID SAEED BN SAEED ZAID, ) et al., ) Petitioners, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 05-CV-1646 (JDB) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, ) et al., ) ) Respondents. ) _________________________________________ )

PETITIONER'S STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's Order of July 11, 2008, Petitioner Waleed Said Bn Said Zaid respectfully submits this Status Report and makes the following representations: 1. Petitioner is a citizen of Yemen detained at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo, Cuba since at least May 2002. 2. Petitioner is being held as an Enemy Combatant following his Combatant Status Review Tribunal in 2004. Petitioner is not the subject of charges before a military commission. 3. Petitioner filed this petition for habeas corpus on August 16, 2005. Respondents filed an incomplete and redacted factual return for Petitioner on February 22, 2006.

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4. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene v. Bush (decided June 18, 2008), Petitioner moved this Court for an immediate status conference to determine the next steps in this litigation. Dkt. # 36 (filed June 16, 2008). There are no pending appeals or stays in this case. 5. Petitioner has not been cleared for transfer. Petitioner has requested 30-days notice of intent to transfer pursuant to Judge Hogan's Order of July 11 (Docket No. 52 in 08-442). 6. Additionally, Petitioner has filed a petition under the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (DTA) in the Court of Appeals. Zaid v. Gates (No. 07-1131) (filed April 26, 2007).

Dated: July 18, 2008 Respectfully Submitted, /s/ ____________________ Judith Brown Chomsky Law Office of Judith Brown Chomsky 8120 New Second St. Elkins Park, PA 19027 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that the foregoing was served by electronic delivery (Electronic Case Filing) on July 18, 2008.

Dated: July 18th, 2008

/s/ ____________________ Judith Brown Chomsky Law Office of Judith Brown Chomsky 8120 New Second St. Elkins Park, PA 19027 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]