Razzaq v. Bush

Full title: ABDUL AL RAZZAQ MUHAMMAD SALIH, Petitioner, v. GEORGE W. BUSH, et al.…

Court: United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Aug 6, 2008

Civil Case No. 08-1234 (RJL) (D.D.C. Aug. 6, 2008)

Opinion

Civil Case No. 08-1234 (RJL).

August 6, 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 each submit a status report for the above-captioned case by August 18, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. The status report shall be no longer than ten (10) pages single-spaced.

Those reports shall:

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

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

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

D. indicate whether the petitioner has been approved for release or transfer from United States custody;

E. indicate whether the petitioner has 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. indicate whether a factual return has been filed for the petitioner, ¹ and, if not, when the government expects to file the return;

H. indicate whether the petitioner intends to seek discovery; and

I. identify any collateral issues.

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

SO ORDERED.