Mohammed v. Bush

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________________ FARHI SAEED BIN MOHAMMED, : et al., : : Petitioners, : : v. : Civil Action No. 05-1347 (GK) : BARACK H. OBAMA, et al., : : Respondents. : ______________________________:

ORDER

A Status Conference was held in this case on March 18, 2009,

a portion of which was closed due to discussion of classified

information. Upon consideration of the representations of the

parties, and the entire record herein, it is hereby

ORDERED, that Petitioner shall submit by March 20, 2009, a

written request for information related the circumstances under

which other individuals made potentially inculpatory statements

about Petitioner; and it is further

ORDERED, that Petitioner shall submit by March 20, 2009,

written interrogatories regarding witness statements that the

Government considers inculpatory; and it is further

ORDERED, that the Government shall be available to confer with

Petitioner’s counsel on March 19 or 20, 2009; and it is further

ORDERED, that parties shall file by March 27, 2009, a

classified Joint Status Report, indicating the progress that has been made regarding discovery of the circumstances of witness

statements; and it is further

ORDERED, that a motions hearing is scheduled for May 28, 2009

at 10:00 a.m.; and it is further

ORDERED, that a Status Conference shall be held on April 6,

2009, at 10:30 a.m.

/s/ March 18, 2009 Gladys Kessler United States District Judge

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