Odah v. Bush

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: March 11, 2014
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2006-1668
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

MOHAMMED ABDULLAH MOHAMMED BA ODAH, el al.,

Petitioners, Civil Action No. 06-1668 (TFH)

FILED 11111111121)11

x Cterk, U.S. Déstrict & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Co|umbia

v. BARACK H. OBAMA, et al.,

Respondents.

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO VOLUNTARILY DlSMISS HABEAS PETITION WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Upon consideration of Petitioner Tariq Ali Abdullah Ahmed Ba Odah’s Unopposed Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss Habeas Petition Without Prejudice, it is hereby

ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED and his petition is hereby dismissed without prejudice lt is further

ORDERED that the Protective Order and Procedures for Counsel Access to Detainees at the United States Naval Base in Guantanam0 Bay, issued by Judge Hogan on September ll, 20()8, in In re: Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigatiori, No. ()8-MC-442 (TFH) (D.D.C.) (O8-MC-0442 Dkt. No. 235), and entered in this case (Dkt. No. 37) on that date (the "Protective Order"), shall remain in effect and continue to govern

Petitioner’s access to counsel while he remains confined at Guantanamo Bay and has the

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right to seek further relief by habeas corpus, whether or not he actually continues to have a petition pending before the Court. lt is further

ORDERED that this Order is without prejudice to the parties’ rights to seek to set aside, modify, or otherwise obtain relief from any provision herein or of the Protective Order on any ground that could be or could have been raised at any time. lt is further

ORDERED that the Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Order.

lt is so ORDERED.

Dated this 7 day of l4.

Honorable Thomas F. H Senior U.S. District Jud e