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FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
 

MOHAMMED AL-ADAHI, et al., 

Petitioners, 

v. CivilAetion No. 05-280 (GK) 

BARACK H. OBAMA, et al., 

Respondents. 

ORDER 

A Status Conference was held in this case on April I, 2009, 

which took place in a sealed courtroom due to the discussion of 

classified information. Upon consideration of Petitioner Hamdoun' s 

Motion for Discovery Under Section 1.E.2 Of the Case Management 

Order [Dkt. Nos. 297] ,1 the opposition, Reply, representations of 

the parties, and the entire record herein,2 it is hereby3 

1 The Court resolves the remainder of Petitioner Hamdoun's 

classified motion in this Order. Many of Petitioner's discovery 

requests have already been resolved in a classified Order [Dkt. No. 

318] issued on March 27, 2009, which was unclassified on March 31, 

2009 [Dkt. No. 320]. 

2 Any mention herein of "consolidated files" refers to the 

JTF-GTMOjOARDEC files. 

3 Unless otherwise specified, all matters in the Document 

Request are included in the Court's Order. 

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refer to 

ORDERED, that Document Request No. 20 is granted in part and 

denied in part. The Government must produce all documents that 

guesthouse that date to the period of 

time when it alleges the Petitioner stayed there; and it is further 

ORDERED, that Document Request No. 21 is denied, because it 

sweeps too broadly; and it is further 

ORDERED, that Document Request No. 22 is denied as moot, 

because the Government represented that it has satisfied this 

request in fulfilling its obligation to produce exculpatory 

information; and it is further 

ORDERED, that Document Request No. 23 is granted. The 

Government will confirm whether its representation is accurate. 

having been 

administered. However, if one was administered, the Government 

shall produce documents related to it; and it is further 

ORDERED, that Document Request No. 24 is denied, because the 

Petitioner withdraws the request; and it is further 

ORDERED, that Document Requests No. 25 and No. 26 are stayed. 

By April 10, 2009, Petitioner shall notify the Court as to whether 

he wants to pursue his requests for these documents. If so, the 

Petitioner's requests should be fashioned as narrowly as possible 

and should include particularized information; the Government shall 

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have five days to respond to the requests, if they are made; and it 

is further 

ORDERED, that Document Request No. 27 is granted; and it is 

further 

ORDERED, that Document Request No. 28 is denied, because it 

sweeps too broadly; and it is further 

ORDERED, that Document Requests No. 29, No. 30, and No. 31 are 

denied, in view of the fact that the Government certified that it 

has satisfied these requests in fulfilling its obligation to 

produce exculpatory information; and it is further 

ORDERED, that Document Request No. 32 is denied, because it 

sweeps too broadly. 

Kessler 

States District Judge 

April L, 2009 

Copies to: Attorneys of Record via ECF 

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