Opinion
Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH), Civil Action Nos. 05-1509, 05-1602, 05-1704, 05-2370, 05-2386, 05-2398.
July 9, 2008
ORDER
Pending before the Court is the Motion By All 17 Uighurs Currently Detained In Guantanamo Bay For Consolidation Of Their Petitions For Habeas Corpus (Misc. No. 08-442, Docket # 7). Having considered the motion, the government's lack of opposition to consolidation, and the agreement of all judges concerned, the Court
During the hearing held on July 8, 2008, the government stated that, although it does not agree with the petitioners' characterization of the D.C. Circuit's June 20, 2008, opinion in Parhat v. Gates, it does not oppose consolidation in principle.
ORDERS that the motion is GRANTED. Accordingly, the Court further
ORDERS that Kiyemba v. Bush, Civil Action No. 05-1509 (RMU), Mamet v. Bush, Civil Action No. 05-1602 (ESH), Kabir v. Bush, Civil Action No. 05-1704 (JR), Razakah v. Bush, Civil Action No. 05-2370 (EGS), Thabid v. Bush, Civil Action No. 05-2398 (ESH), and all claims asserted by petitioners Abdul Ghaffar and Adel Noori in Mohammon v. Bush, Civil Action No. 05-2386 (RBW), are hereby consolidated for consideration before Judge Urbina.