UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MOHAMMED NAZIR BIN LEP,
Petitioner,
v. Civil Action No. 20-3344 (JDB)
JOSEPH R. BIDEN et al.,
Respondents.
ORDER
. Upon consideration of [62] Respondents’ Motion to Hold Petition in Abeyance Pending
Completion of Military Commission Proceedings, [64] Petitioner’s Cross-Motion for a Permanent
Injunction, and the entire record herein, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying
Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby
ORDERED that, in accordance with the Court’s May 20, 2021 Minute Order, Respondents
shall file an updated factual return to [40] the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by not later July
16, 2021; it is further
ORDERED that all other proceedings in this habeas action are STAYED through and
including September 1, 2021; and it is further
ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report by not later than August 31, 2021
stating whether petitioner has been arraigned on the charges against him and apprising the Court
of any other material developments in petitioner’s military commission proceedings. If
petitioner’s arraignment is continued or otherwise rescheduled before August 30, 2021, the parties
shall instead update the Court promptly upon any such change.
SO ORDERED.
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/s/
JOHN D. BATES
United States District Judge
Dated: June 25, 2021
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