UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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MOHAMMED AL-ADAHI, et al., :
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Petitioners, :
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v. : Civil Action No. 05-280 (GK)
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BARACK H. OBAMA, et al.,1 :
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Respondents. :
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ORDER
Petitioners Mohammad Ali Abdullah Bawazir (ISN 440) and Zahir
Omar Khamis Bin Hamdoon (ISN 576) have been detained at the United
States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since shortly after the
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. They both have habeas
corpus petitions pending before the Court. Petitioners bring this
action against Respondents in order to enjoin certain treatment
that they are undergoing as a result of the voluntary hunger
strikes they have undertaken to protest their lengthy detentions
without judicial scrutiny of the legality of such detentions.
The matter is before the Court on Petitioners’ Renewed
Emergency Motion for Injunction Against Further Torture of Mohammed
Bawazir (“Renewed Emergency Mot.”) [Dkt. No. 234].2 Upon
1
Former President George W. Bush was named as the original
lead respondent in this case. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 25(d), the Court automatically substitutes his successor,
President Barack H. Obama, as the new lead respondent.
2
On January 22, 2009, Petitioner Hamdoon requested [Dkt.
No. 258] to Join Petitioner Bawazir’s Motion, and the request was
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consideration of the Motion, Opposition, Reply, supplemental
filings, oral argument, and the entire record herein, and for the
reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion,
Petitioners’ Renewed Emergency Motion is denied.
February 10, 2009 /s/
Gladys Kessler
United States District Judge
Copies via ECF to all counsel of record
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granted. See Minute Order, Jan. 26, 2009.