UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________________ MOHAMMED AL-ADAHI, et al., : : Petitioners, : : v. : Civil Action No. 05-280 (GK) : BARACK H. OBAMA, et al., : : Respondents. : ______________________________:

ORDER

A Merits Hearing was held in this case on January 4-5, 2010

for Petitioner Al-Nadhi. Upon consideration of the representations

of the parties, and the entire record herein, it is hereby

ORDERED, that the parties shall file supplemental briefs no

later than January 20th, 2010. The supplemental briefs shall

address the transcript of Judge Hogan’s oral ruling in Petitioner

Al-Madhwani’s [ISN 839] case [Case No. 1:04-cv-01194], the parties’

positions on the legal requirement governing the issue of

petitioners’ intent and knowledge, and the impact of the recent

decision by the Court of Appeals in Al-Bihani v. Obama, No. 09-5051

(D.C. Cir. Jan. 5, 2010); and it is further ORDERED, that the Government may file a response to

Petitioners’ Motion for Leave to File a Supplemental Brief

Concerning the Effect of Cleared Status [Dkt. No. 527], which shall

be due no later than January 20, 2010.

/s/ January 5, 2010 Gladys Kessler United States District Judge

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