UNITED STAT ES DIS TRICT COURT F OR THE DIS TRICT OF COLUM BIA

IN RE: GUANTANAM O BAY DETAINEE LITIG ATION Misc. No. 08-0442 (TFH)
Civil Act ion Nos.
02- cv- 0828 , 04- cv- 1136 , 04- cv- 1164 , 04- cv- 1194 , 04- cv- 1254 , 04- cv- 1937 , 04- cv- 2022 , 04- cv- 2046 , 04- cv- 2215 , 05- cv- 0023 , 05- cv- 0247 , 05- cv- 0270 , 05- cv- 0280 , 05- cv- 0329 , 05- cv- 0359 , 05- cv- 0392 , 05- cv- 0492 , 05- cv- 0520 , 05- cv- 0526 , 05- cv- 0569 , 05- cv- 0634 , 05- cv- 0748 , 05- cv- 0763 , 05- cv- 0764 , 05- cv- 0877 , 05- cv- 0883 , 05- cv- 0889 , 05- cv- 0892 , 05- cv- 0993 , 05- cv- 0994 , 05- cv- 0999 , 05- cv- 1048 , 05- cv- 1124 , 05- cv- 1189 , 05- cv- 1220 , 05- cv- 1244 , 05- cv- 1347 , 05- cv- 1353 , 05- cv- 1429 , 05- cv- 1457 , 05- cv- 1487 , 05- cv- 1490 , 05- cv- 1497 , 05- cv- 1504 , 05- cv- 1506 , 05- cv- 1555 , 05- cv- 1592 , 05- cv- 1601 , 05- cv- 1607 , 05- cv- 1623 , 05- cv- 1638 , 05- cv- 1645 , 05- cv- 1646 , 05- cv- 1678 , 05- cv- 1971 , 05- cv- 1983 , 05- cv- 2088 , 05- cv- 2104 , 05- cv- 2185 , 05- cv- 2186 , 05- cv- 2199 , 05- cv- 2249 , 05- cv- 2349 , 05- cv- 2367 , 05- cv- 2371 , 05- cv- 2378 , 05- cv- 2379 , 05- cv- 2380 , 05- cv- 2384 , 05- cv- 2385 , 05- cv- 2386 , 05- cv- 2387 , 05- cv- 2479 , 06- cv- 1668 , 06- cv- 1684 , 06- cv- 1690 , 06- cv- 1758 , 06- cv- 1761 , 06- cv- 1765 , 06- cv- 1766 , 06- cv- 1767 , 07- cv- 1710 , 07- cv- 2337 , 07- cv- 2338 , 08- cv- 0987 , 08- cv- 1101 , 08- cv- 1153 , 08- cv- 1207 , 08- cv- 1221 , 08- cv- 1224 , 08- cv- 1228 , 08- cv- 1230 , 08- cv- 1232 , 08- cv- 1233 , 08- cv- 1235 , 08- cv- 1236 , 08- cv- 1237 , 08- cv- 1238 , 08- cv- 1360 , 08- cv- 1440 , 08- cv- 1789 , 08- cv- 1805 , 08- cv- 1828 , 08- cv- 1923 , 08- cv- 2019 , 08- cv- 2083 , 09- cv- 0745
ORDER
P ending befor e the C our t is the gover nment’s M otion to C onfir m D esignation of
U nclassified F actua l Retur ns as “ P r otected. ” F or the r easons given in the M emor andum Opinion filed her ewith, the C our t ORDERS that the motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJ UDICE

. T he C our t fur ther
ORDERS that on or befor e July 29, 2009, for eac h petitioner in the above- captioned

case s, the gover nment is dir ecte d to either (i) publicly file a decla ssified or unclassified

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This order doe s not apply to petitions t hat ar e stay ed or to a ny petitioner who c onsented 1 to the motion.fac tual r etur n or (ii) file under seal with the petitioner ’s counsel and the appr opr iate M er its

Judge an unclassified fac tual r etur n highlig hting with a c olored mar ker the exact words or lines the g overnme nt seeks to be de emed pr otected, a s well as a me morandum explaining why eac h word or line should be protec ted. I f the g overnme nt chooses to file a highlig hted fa ctual re turn under se al, the par

ties must first meet and conf er pur suant to L ocal Rule of Civil Procedur e 7(m); if an a g ree ment cannot be rea ched, the g overnme nt must file with the appropriate Merits J udg e a motion to designate as protec ted ea ch hig hlighted por tion of the retur

n. Until J uly

29, 2009, the unclassified f

actua l returns a

re to re main protec ted, except that ea ch petitioner sha ll have ac cess to the unclassified f

actua l return pe rtaining to himself, and counse l may disclose the uncla ssified fac tual return to the pe titioner’s witnesses and e x perts who ha ve sig ned the Ac knowledg ment. I f the g overnme nt does not file an unpr otected or highlig hted fa ctual re turn for a petitioner by

J uly 29, 2009, that petitioner’s unc lassified fa ctual re turn will be trea ted as unprote cted, unless the
appropr iate Mer its J udg e rule s to the contrar y . I n case s in which the g overnme nt has not y et provided pe titioner’s counsel with an unc lassified fa ctual re turn, the g overnme nt shall comply with this order within 60 day s of the date on which the g overnme nt provides the uncla ssified
return. T he Court furthe r ORDERS that in case s involving petitioners who ha ve chose n or later

choose not to see k an unprote cted f

actua l return, the pr ess may file, on or a fter Septe mber 29, 2009, a motion before the appr opriate Me rits J udg e re questing an unprote cted f actua l return. The g overnme nt must

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then either

(i) publicly file a decla ssified or unclassified fac tual r etur n for the petitioner or (ii) file under seal with the appr opr iate M er its Judge an unclassified fac tual r etur n for the pe titioner

At this ti me, the pre ss may not file such a motion to acc ess the fa ctual re turns of 2 petitioners whose pe titions are stay ed. 2highlig hting with a c olored mar ker the exact words or lines the g overnme nt seeks to be de emed protec ted, as we ll as a memora ndum expl aining why

eac h word or line should be protec ted. I f the g overnme nt chooses to file a highlig hted fa ctual re turn under se al, the appr opriate Me rits
J udg e will deter

mine whether

to desig nate e ach hig hlighted por tion of the retur

n as protec ted. I n

case s in which the g overnme nt has not y et provided pe titioner’s counsel with an unc lassified fac tual return, the press may file such a

motion any

time after

120 day s have pa ssed since the date on whic h the g overnme nt provides the uncla ssified retur n. SO ORDERED

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June 1, 2009 / s/ T homas F

. H ogan U nited S tates D istr ict Judge

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