UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
______________________________
MOHAMMED AL-ADAHI, et al., :
:
Petitioners, :
:
v. : Civil Action No. 05-280 (GK)
:
BARACK H. OBAMA, et al., :
:
Respondents. :
______________________________:
ORDER
A Status Conference was held in this case on May 27, 2009,
which took place on the record and via telephone. Upon
consideration of the issues raised in Petitioners’ Motion for
Status Conference [Dkt. No. 360], representations of the parties,
and the entire record herein, it is hereby
ORDERED, that the Government shall consult with the
appropriate agencies to determine whether copies of certain de-
classified documents can be made available to Petitioner Bawazir in
advance of his June 1, 2009, morning meeting with counsel; and it
is further
ORDERED, that the Government shall consult with the
appropriate agencies to determine whether Petitioner Al-Adahi’s
detention at a certain camp at Guantanamo Bay would permit him to
engage in a lengthier review of de-classified information than is
now available to him; and it is further
ORDERED, that by 5:00 p.m. on June 5, 2009, the Government
shall file a Praecipe stating whether it has completed its search
for video records showing Petitioner Al-Adahi being forcibly
extracted from his cell, and whether that search yielded any video
records; and it is further
ORDERED, that by 5:00 p.m. on May 28, 2009, counsel for
Petitioner Bawazir shall file a Praecipe informing the Court as to
how it wishes to proceed with the briefing schedule in view of the
fact that the Government will be submitting new evidence; and it is
further
ORDERED, that the schedule for the Merits Hearing will be as
follows: Petitioner Al-Adahi’s case will be heard on June 22 and
June 23, 2009; Petitioner Bawazir’s case will be heard on June 24
and 25, 2009; and Petitioner Hamdoun’s case will be heard on June
29 and 30, 2009.
/s/
May 27, 2009 Gladys Kessler
United States District Judge
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