Al Shimari v. Dugan et al

Filing 110

Response to 101 MOTION to Vacate 64 Order on Motion to Stay, Order on Motion for Leave to File MOTION to Vacate 64 Order on Motion to Stay, Order on Motion for Leave to File filed by Taha Yaseen Arraq Rashid, Sa'ad Hamza Hantoosh Al-Zuba'e, Salah Hasan Nusaif Jasim Al-Ejaili, Suhail Najim Abdullah Al Shimari. (Burke, Susan)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION ____________________________________________ SUHAIL NAJIM ABDULLAH ) AL SHIMARI et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 08-cv-827 GBL-JFA ) CACI INTERNATIONAL, INC., et. al., ) ) Defendants ) ) ) ___________________________________________ ) THE TORTURE VICTIMS' REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO LIFT THE COURT'S STAY OF DISCOVERY In light of the Court's Order denying the torture victims motion to strike or dismiss Defendants' Notice of Appeal (Docket #109, March 31, 2009), the torture victims withdraw their motion to lift the stay of discovery. While the torture victims contend that the Notice of Appeal is frivolous, see Behrens v. Pelletier, 516 U.S. 299, 311 (1996) (approving of the review of a notice of appeal by the District Court to determine whether it is frivolous and noting that this process minimizes disruption of the ongoing proceedings), the Order having issued, the victims will file the necessary papers with the Fourth Circuit. Pending the Fourth Circuit's determination of jurisdiction, the torture victims withdraw their motion to lift the stay of discovery. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Susan L. Burke Susan L. Burke (Virginia Bar No. 27769)

William F. Gould BURKE O'NEIL LLC 1000 Potomac Street, NW, Suite 150 Washington, DC 20007 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Katherine Gallagher (admitted pro hac vice) CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS 666 Broadway, 7th Floor New York, NY 10012 Shereef Hadi Akeel AKEEL & VALENTINE, P.C. 888 West Big Beaver Road Troy, Michigan 48084-4736 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Date: April 2, 2009

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 2nd day of April, 2009, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will then send a notification of such filing (NEF) to the following

J. William Koegel, Jr. Virginia Bar No. 38243 John F. O'Connor (admitted pro hac vice) Attorneys for Defendants CACI Premier Technology, Inc. and CACI International Inc STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 [phone] - telephone [phone] ­ facsimile [e-mail] [e-mail] /s/ Susan L. Burke Susan L. Burke (Virginia Bar No. 27769) BURKE O'NEIL LLC 1000 Potomac Street, NW, Suite 150 Washington, DC 20007 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail]

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