Ghailani v. Gates

Full title: AHMED KHALFAN GHAILANI Petitioner v. ROBERT M. GATES Respondent

Court: United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Sep 4, 2008

Civil Case No. 08-1190 (RJL) (D.D.C. Sep. 4, 2008)

Opinion

Civil Case No. 08-1190 (RJL).

September 4, 2008

ORDER

RICHARD LEON, District Judge

Upon review of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and the entire record herein, it is hereby

ORDERED that the parties shall submit a status report for the above-captioned case by September 18, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. The status report shall be no longer than ten (10) pages single-spaced.

This report shall:

A. identify any administrative issues in the case (e.g. a protective order) that need to be resolved;

B. identify whether a stay was entered, and address whether the Court should lift the stay;

C. provide a concise statement of the factual history surrounding the petitioner's detention;

D. indicate whether the petitioner has been, or will soon be, transferred out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;

E. indicate whether the petitioner had duplicate petitions filed on his behalf, and address which of the duplicate petitions should be dismissed;

F. indicate whether the petitioner has been charged with war crimes under the Military Commissions Act of 2006;

G. identify all pending motions, and address whether those motions are ripe for decision;

H. indicate whether a factual return has been filed for the petitioner, ¹ and, if so, whether the government intends to file a motion to amend the return;

I. indicate whether the petitioner intends to seek discovery; and identify any collateral issues.

1 If the petitioner(s) have not obtained access to the CSRT record, indicate whether the parties agree on when it will be provided.

SO ORDERED.