Conversation so far:
Who created a lawsuit against the US?
al-Awlaki's father, Nasser al-Awlaki.
When did he open this lawsuit?
July 2010.
Why did he create the lawsuit?
to represent his son in a lawsuit that sought to remove Anwar from the targeted killing list.
why did he want to remove him from the list?
the United States is not at war in Yemen, and the government doesn't have a blank check to kill terrorism suspects wherever they are in the world.
What was the outcome of the lawsuit?
Judge John D.
Bates dismissed the lawsuit in an 83-page ruling.
When was it dismissed?
CANNOTANSWER.
What else can you tell me about the lawsuit?
the father did not have legal standing to bring the lawsuit, and that his claims were judicially unreviewable under the political question doctrine.

Question: what was the fathers name?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the father's name of Anwar al-Awlaki?