Th e Court sh a ll n oti fy

the pa rt ie s if any c ha ng e s to the se date s o r t ime s b e c ome 1 n e c e s s ar y. The Court has dire cted Petitioner’s c ounsel to submit a revised Exhibi t L ist that includes 2 on ly tho se e xhibi ts that r e late to P e tit ion e r A l Ra bia h ( a s o pp os e d to a ll o f t

he Pe tit ion e rs in t

his case ). FOU AD MAHMOU D AL RABIAH, e t al

. , Pe tit ion e rs , v . UNI TED STATES, et al ., Re sp on de nts . UNITED STAT ES DIS TRICT COURT

F OR THE D ISTRIC T OF CO LU M BIA

Civil Action No. 02-828 ( CKK)

M ER ITS H EA RI NG

P RO CE DU RE S OR

DE R (Jul y 30, 2009) This Order

sets forth the pr ocedur es to be followe d in connec tion with P etitioner Al R a b i ah ’ s M e r i t s H e ar i n g . It i s , t h i s 3 0 thd ay o f J u l y, 2 0 0 9 , h e r e b y OR

DE RE D that counsel a

re dir e c te d to c are fu lly

re vie w this Or de r a

nd to c omp ly

wi th e a c h o f t

he fo llo wi ngite ms. 1. Schedul ing. Petitioner’s Merits Hea ring is scheduled f

or August 24, 2009, at 9:30 A.M., to continue on August 25, 2009, at 9:30 A.M. In connec tion with thi s hear ing, the rec ord 1 for the Court’ s consideration shall consist of all evidence identified in the par ties’ re spective Wit ness and Exhibit L ists. Mot ions for leave to amend the parties’ respe ctive Witness and Ex hibit L ists, R espondents’ Stateme nt of Fa cts, or the unde rlying F actua l Return and Tra verse , must be filed no later

than August 17, 2009. The pa rties ar e on notice that any evidenc e that has 2 not been identifie d in the Wit ness and Exhibit L ists and disclosed to opposing c ounsel on or2

befor e August 17, 2009, may be excluded fr om consideration by the Court. The two e x ceptions to the Aug ust 17, 2009 deadline shall be ( 1) docume nts offer ed solely for the r ebuttal of
argume nts ma de a t th e Me ri ts H e ari ngtha t c ou ld n ot r e a so na

bly have be e n a

nti c ipate d p ri or

to Aug ust 17, 2009, or (2) e x culpatory information, as to which Responde nts have a continuing obligation to dis close to Petitioner. 2. P e ti ti one r ’s P ar ti c ipa ti on. Petitioner’s counsel sha ll notify the Court on or bef

ore Au g us t 17 , 2 00 9, a s to wh e the r P e tit ion e r w ants to l ist e n to the un c la ssi fi e d o pe nin g state me nts at h i s M er i t s He ar i n g. 3. Cer tification Regarding E xculpatory Evidence. For the re asons set for

th in the Court’s J une 17, 2009 Or der, Responde nts shall file a Certification with the Court on or before Au g us t 17 , 2 00 9, statin g that th e y have c omp le te d th e ir

re vie w o f a ll r e a so na

bly ava ila ble information and disclosed a ll ex culpatory evidenc e pursua

nt to the Amended Case Manag ement Orde r, this Court’s Discovery Orde rs, and the Court’ s Order s dated June 16, 2009, and J une 17, 2009. 4. Exhi bit Book . On the morningof August 24, 2009, the parties shall pre sent the Court with a J oint Ex hibit Book that contains the e x hibits t he par ties anticipate pr esentingduring P et i t i o n er ’s M er i t s He ar i n g. 5 . I n ta k e Fo rm. Re sp on de nts sh a ll a sc e rt a in whe the r t he re e xists an “ int ake fo rm ”
c re a te d w he n th e Un ite d St a te s to ok c us tod y of Pe tit ion e r A l Ra

bia h. I f s uc h a

fo rm e xists , Respondents shall produce it to P etitioners’ c ounsel on or bef ore Aug ust 17, 2009, and the for m
mus t be inc lud e d in

the pa rt ie s’ Exhi bit

B oo k a s a

n e xhibi t. I f s uc h a

fo rm do e s n ot e xist, Respondents shall file a N otice indicatingthe same on or befor e August 17, 2009.3

6. List of Conteste d Issu es. The pa rties shall confe r with respe ct to the conteste d issues that they expect to present dur ing the Merits Hea ring , and shall submit a J oint L ist of Contested I ssues to the Court on or bef ore Aug ust 17, 2009. 7. G uant ana m o R e vie w P ane l. Respondents’ counse l shall file a Notice on August 14, 20 09 , in dic a tin g wh e the r t he Gu anta

namo R e vie w Pa

ne l ha s ma de any

de c isi on s r e late d to Petitioner, and conf

irming that the Convening Authority has not ref

err ed cha rg es ag ainst Al Rabiah to a military

commission. 8. Mer its Hearing P roce dures. (A) Opening Statem ents . T he pa rt ie s sh a ll b e g in w ithun c la ssi fi e d o pe nin g state me nts , with Respondents prese nting their unclassified ope ning statement first. The pa rties shall confe r prior to August 24, 2009, to determine whe ther ther e ar e any disag ree ments as to what inf or matio n ma

y be c on sid e re d unc la ssi fi e d, and to r e so lve the same . I f P e tit ion e r c ho os e s to listen to the unclassified openingstatements, Petitioner shall be re sponsible for tra nslators and Respondents shall be re sponsible for all other logistica l arra

ng ements. F ollowing unc lassified op e nin g state me nts , th e pa rt ie s sh a ll p re se nt c la ssi fi e d o pe nin g state me nts , w ithRe sp on de nts pr e se nti ngthe ir

c la ssi fi e d o pe nin g state me nt f ir st. (B) P rese ntation of

Evid ence . The Court shall re quire a n issue-by -issue evide ntiary prese ntation. Accor dingly , Respondents shall make a prese ntation on a conteste d issue rele vant to Petiti oner’ s detention. Petitioner shall then respond to Responde nts’ prese ntation throug h a prese ntation of evidenc e and a rgument. Finally , Respondents may respond to Petitioner’s prese ntation in rebuttal. The pa rties shall repe at this sequence for e ach c ontested issue ra ised by Respondents. Petitioner shall then be g iven the opportunity to present a

contested issue r eleva

nt4

t o h i s d e t e n t i o nt h a tw a s n o tar g u e d b y th e p art i e s i nth e f

o r e g o i n g s e qu e n c e , f

o l l o w e d b y a prese ntation by

Respondents, and Petitioner’s r ebuttal. The pa rties shall repe at this sequence for
eac h contested issue r aised by Petitioner. The Court expects that counsel f or Petitioner and Respondents will use elec tronic pre sentation devises to pre sent their docume ntary evidenc e to the Court. The par

ties should contact John C rame r, Off ice of Information Te chnolog y , to discuss the
e qu ipm e nt a

va ila ble to t he pa rt ie s. (C) C losin g Statem ents . The pa rties shall prese nt classified c losing stateme nts. Re sp on de nts sh a ll p re se nt t he ir c los ingargume nt f

ir st, fo llo we d b y

Pe tit ion e r. Re sp on de nts sh a ll be a llo we d to make a

re butta l c los ingargume nt. 9. Una nt ic ipa te d iss ue s. I f any unanticipated issues a

rise af ter the c lose of business on Aug ust 21, 2009, the parties shall first c onfer and attempt to re ach a

resolution. I f the issue
c ann ot b e re so lve d, the pr op on e nt o f t he iss ue sh a ll F AXto C hambe rs by no late r t ha n 7 :15 P.M
. on Aug ust 23, 2009, a succinc t statement of the issue a nd leg al authority , if applica ble. The opposing pa

rty shall FAXby

no later tha

n 7:45 A.M. on Aug ust 24, 2009, a contra ry position statement with leg al authority , if applica ble. SO ORDERED. Date: July

30, 2009 / s / CO LLEEN K OLLA R- K OTEL LY Un i t edS t at es Di s tri ct J u d ge