IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 94

STATUS REPORT by ABD AL ZAHER. (Wilson, Richard)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Doc. 94

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ) IN RE: ) ) GUANTANAMO BAY ) DETAINEE LITIGATION ) __________________________________________) ) AMER MOHAMMON, ) ABD AL ZAHER (ISN #89), ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) ) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, et al., ) Respondents. ) __________________________________________) STATUS REPORT Pursuant to this Court's July 11, 2008 Scheduling Order, Petitioner Abd al Zaher (ISN #89) respectfully submits this status report: 1. Petitioner Abd al Zaher is a citizen of Azerbaijan and has been held in U.S. military custody at the United States Naval Station in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, since early 2002. 2. Petitioner Abd al Zaher currently remains incarcerated under military custody at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. 3. Petitioner Abd al Zaher has also been identified in government documents by the name Poolad T. Tsiradzho, or close variations thereof. 4. Petitioner Abd al Zaher is not subject to any criminal charges before a military commission. Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH)

Civil Action No. 05-cv-2386 (RBW)

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Petitioner Abd al Zaher has not been cleared for release. Counsel for Petitioner Abd al Zaher has requested via email that Respondents provide 30day notice prior to any proposed transfer. Counsel for Respondents acknowledged receipt and noted the request. Counsel further filed notice of said request with this Court on July 15, 2008.

7.

Petitioner has never, since his initial detention, met with counsel acting on his behalf. Counsel has security clearance, has entered an MOU in this matter within the last week, and plans to visit the petitioner within the next 90 days.

8.

Petitioner Abd al Zaher does not have any pending motions before either this Court or the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Dated: July 18, 2008

Respectfully Submitted, Counsel for Petitioner: /s/ _ Prof. Richard J. Wilson American University Washington College of Law 4801 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20016-8184 Ph: 202-274-4147 Fax: [phone]