UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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SAIFULLAH PARACHA, )
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Petitioner, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 04-2022 (PLF)
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JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., et al., )
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Respondents. )
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SAIFULLAH PARACHA, )
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Petitioner, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 21-2567 (PLF)
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JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., et al., )
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Respondents. )
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ORDER
Petitioner Saifullah Paracha, a Pakistani national, is a detainee at the United States
Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On January 23, 2020, this Court denied Mr. Paracha’s
first petition for habeas corpus. Paracha v. Trump, 453 F. Supp. 3d 168, 172-76, 198-228
(D.D.C. 2020), appeal docketed sub nom. Paracha v. Biden, No. 20-5039 (D.C. Cir.). On
October 2, 2021, Mr. Paracha filed a second petition for habeas corpus and other relief in a
separate civil action, and he subsequently filed three additional motions for discovery and a more
definite statement. Mr. Paracha’s two civil habeas actions now have been consolidated by the
Court, and his motions are fully briefed and ripe for decision. Upon careful consideration of the
parties’ filings, the relevant legal authorities, and the entire record in these consolidated cases, it
is hereby
ORDERED that the United States’ Motion to Dismiss Petition for “Other Relief”
(Counts III-VI), Civil Action No. 21-2567 [Dkt. No. 22], is GRANTED; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Paracha’s Petition for Habeas Corpus and Other
Relief, Civil Action No. 21-2567 [Dkt. No. 1], is DENIED; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Paracha’s Motion for Order to Show Cause re
Discovery, Civil Action No. 21-2567 [Dkt. No. 11], is DENIED; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Paracha’s Motion for More Definite Statement,
Civil Action No. 21-2567 [Dkt. No. 12], is DENIED; and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Paracha’s Renewed Motion for Discovery, Civil
Action No. 21-2567 [Dkt. No. 13], is DENIED.
An opinion explaining the Court’s reasoning will follow. This is a final
appealable order. See FED. R. APP. P. 4(a).
SO ORDERED.
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN
United States District Judge
DATE: June 6, 2022
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