Mohammed et al v. Bush et al

RESPONSE to Order of Court 206 directing respondents to file a notice

D.D.C.August 15, 2006

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Hicks (Rasul) v. Bush ) Case No. 02-CV-0299 (CKK) Al Odah v. United States ) Case No. 02-CV-0828 (CKK) Kurnaz v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-1135 (ESH) Khadr v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-1136 (JDB) El-Banna v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-1144 (RWR) Boumediene v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-1166 (RJL) Anam v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-1194 (HHK) Abdah v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-1254 (HHK) Hamdan v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-1519 (JR) Al-Qosi v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-1937 (PLF) Paracha v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-2022 (PLF) Al-Marri v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-2035 (GK) Zemiri v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-2046 (CKK) Deghayes v. Bush ) Case No. 04-CV-2215 (RMC) Abdullah v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0023 (RWR) Al-Mohammed v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0247 (HHK) El-Mashad v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0270 (JR) Al-Adahi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0280 (GK) Al-Joudi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0301 (GK) Al-Wazan v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0329 (PLF) Al-Anazi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0345 (JDB) Alhami v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0359 (GK) Case 1:05-cv-01347-UNA Document 17 Filed 08/15/2006 Page 1 of 9 Ameziane v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0392 (ESH) Batarfi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0409 (EGS) Sliti v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0429 (RJL) Kabir v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0431 (RJL) Qayed v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0454 (RMU) Al-Shihry v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0490 (PLF) Aziz v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0492 (JR) Al-Oshan v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0520 (RMU) Tumani v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0526 (RMU) Al-Oshan v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0533 (RJL) Mammar v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0573 (RJL) Al-Sharekh v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0583 (RJL) Magram v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0584 (CKK) Al Daini v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0634 (RWR) Errachidi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0640 (EGS) Adem v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0723 (RWR) Aboassy v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0748 (RMC) Imran v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0764 (CKK) Al Habashi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0765 (EGS) Al Hamamy v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0766 (RJL) Hamoodah v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0795 (RJL) Khiali-Gul v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0877 (JR) Nasrat v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0880 (ESH) Case 1:05-cv-01347-UNA Document 17 Filed 08/15/2006 Page 2 of 9 Muhibullah v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0884 (RMC) Mohammad v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0885 (GK) Wahab v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0886 (EGS) Chaman v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0887 (RWR) Gul v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0888 (CKK) Basardh v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0889 (ESH) Sohail v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0993 (RMU) Tohirjanovich v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-0994 (JDB) Sarajuddin v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1000 (PLF) Mohammed v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1002 (EGS) Mangut v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1008 (JDB) Hamad v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1009 (JDB) Khan v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1010 (RJL) Al-Hela v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1048 (RMU) Mousovi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1124 (RMC) Khalifh v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1189 (JR) Zalita v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1220 (RMU) Ahmed v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1234 (EGS) Aminullah v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1237 (ESH) Ghalib v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1238 (CKK) Bukhari v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1241 (RMC) Pirzai v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1242 (RCL) Peerzai v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1243 (RCL) Case 1:05-cv-01347-UNA Document 17 Filed 08/15/2006 Page 3 of 9 Mohammadi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1246 (RWR) Al Ginco v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1310 (RJL) Ullah v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1311 (RCL) Mohammed v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1347 (GK) Saib v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1353 (RMC) Hatim v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1429 (RMU) Al-Subaiy v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1453 (RMU) Dhiab v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1457 (GK) Sadkhan v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1487 (RMC) Faizullah v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1489 (RMU) Faraj v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1490 (PLF) Khan v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1491 (JR) Ahmad v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1492 (RCL) Al Wirghi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1497 (RCL) Kiyemba v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1509 (RMU) Idris v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1555 (JR) Attash v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1592 (RCL) Mamet v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1602 (ESH) Rabbani v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1607 (RMU) Zahir v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1623 (RWR) Ghanem v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1638 (CKK) Al-Badah v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1641 (CKK) Almerfedi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1645 (PLF) Case 1:05-cv-01347-UNA Document 17 Filed 08/15/2006 Page 4 of 9 Zaid v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1646 (JDB) Al-Bahooth v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1666 (ESH) Ali Ahmed v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1678 (GK) Kabir (Sadar Doe) v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1704 (JR) Al-Rubaish v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1714 (RWR) Sameur v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1806 (CKK) Al-Qahtani v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1971 (RMC) Alkhemisi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-1983 (RMU) Gamil v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2010 (JR) Al-Shabany v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2029 (JDB) Othman v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2088 (RWR) Al-Mudafari v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2185 (JR) Al-Mithali v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2186 (ESH) Alhag v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2199 (HHK) Nakheelan v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2201 (ESH) Al Subaie v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2216 (RCL) Ghazy v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2223 (RJL) Al-Shimrani v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2249 (RMC) Al Sharbi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2348 (EGS) Zadran v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2367 (RWR) Alsaaei v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2369 (RWR) Razakah v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2370 (EGS) Al Darbi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2371 (RCL) Case 1:05-cv-01347-UNA Document 17 Filed 08/15/2006 Page 5 of 9 Al-Ghizzawi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2378 (JDB) Awad v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2379 (JR) Al-Baidany v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2380 (CKK) Al Rammi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2381 (JDB) Said v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2384 (RWR) Al Halmandy v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2385 (RMU) Thabid v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2398 (ESH) Rimi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2427 (RJL) Al Salami v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2452 (PLF) Al Shareef v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2458 (RWR) Khan v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2466 (RCL) Hussein v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2467 (PLF) Al-Delebany v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2477 (RMU) Al-Harbi v. Bush ) Case No. 05-CV-2479 (HHK) Feghoul v. Bush ) Case No. 06-CV-0618 (RWR) Rumi v. Bush ) Case No. 06-CV-0619 (RJL) Case 1:05-cv-01347-UNA Document 17 Filed 08/15/2006 Page 6 of 9 1 Respondents can provide the Exhibit 1 table to the Court in Microsoft Word format, should the Court desire it. 2 The representation whether a petitioner had materials impounded is based upon a prior inventory of the bags of materials pertaining to detainees from whom materials were seized (though not the contents of the bags), as previously described to Magistrate Judge Kay and the Court. See Respondents’ July 28, 2006 Reply Memorandum in Support of July 7, 2006 Motion for Procedures Related to Review of Certain Detainee Materials at 5 n.3. 3 Respondents’ belief with respect to possible communications between counsel and petitioners is based upon respondents’ records for arranging counsel visits to Guantanamo and concerning entry of the Amended Protective Order, which, upon compliance with its terms, would permit counsel to engage in privileged communications with petitioners. In certain cases, indicated by asterisks on Exhibit 1, any attorney-client communications would have occurred only in connection with privileged communication channels made available through a duplicate case filed on behalf of a petitioner. For example, the presence of an asterisk may indicate that the Amended Protective Order was not entered in petitioner’s case, but the petitioner may nonetheless have had potential communications with counsel in a duplicate case in which the Amended Protective Order was entered and complied with. - 1 - RESPONDENTS’ RESPONSE TO COURT’S AUGUST 7, 2006 ORDER Respondents hereby respond to the August 7, 2006 Order of Calendar and Case Management Committee of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, directing respondents to identify any petitioner subject to respondents’ July 7, 2006 Motion For Procedures Related To Review Of Certain Detainee Materials who respondents believe in good faith had not communicated with counsel prior to June 18, 2006. Attached as Exhibit 11 is a table indicating whether each petitioner in the above-captioned cases in which respondents’ July 7, 2006 motion is pending had materials impounded,2 and, if so, whether such petitioners would have had potentially privileged communications with counsel through legal mail channels or in- person meetings prior to the impoundment of materials.3 While the Court’s August 7, 2006 Order called for this information in only 87 cases, typically in which a response to respondents’ July 7, 2006 motion was filed, respondents, for the Case 1:05-cv-01347-UNA Document 17 Filed 08/15/2006 Page 7 of 9 4 Respondents’ July 7, 2006 motion was filed in 183 cases and was subsequently withdrawn (or mooted by dismissal of the case) in 45 cases; thus, the motion remains pending in 138 cases. The motion was withdrawn in cases in which none of the petitioners had materials impounded; in which none of the petitioners would have had attorney-client materials, as indicated to respondents by the petitioners’ counsel; or in which respondents were unable to identify any petitioners as detainees currently detained at Guantanamo Bay. - 2 - Court’s convenience, are providing the information with respect to all cases in which respondents’ motion remains pending. Exhibit 1 contains the information pertaining to the 130 above-captioned cases, while similar information pertaining to 8 cases pending before Judge Walton was provided to him separately, pursuant to a briefing scheduled established in those cases.4 See, e.g., Almurbati v. Bush, 04-CV-1227 (RBW) (dkt. no. 159). Dated: August 15, 2006 Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DOUGLAS N. LETTER Terrorism Litigation Counsel /s/ Andrew I. Warden JOSEPH H. HUNT (D.C. Bar No. 431134) VINCENT M. GARVEY (D.C. Bar No. 127191) TERRY M. HENRY JAMES J. SCHWARTZ PREEYA M. NORONHA ROBERT J. KATERBERG NICHOLAS J. PATTERSON ANDREW I. WARDEN (IN Bar No. 23840-49) EDWARD H. WHITE MARC A. PEREZ Attorneys United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Room 7144 Washington, DC 20530 Tel: (202) 514-4107 Case 1:05-cv-01347-UNA Document 17 Filed 08/15/2006 Page 8 of 9 - 3 - Fax: (202) 616-8470 Attorneys for Respondents Case 1:05-cv-01347-UNA Document 17 Filed 08/15/2006 Page 9 of 9