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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FrLEo wrrn THE TARIQ MAHMoUD ALsAwAM, Cg;’(§"_'r CU ~°F IC Petitioner, DATE:

v. Civil Action No. 05-01244 (CKK) BARACK H. OBAMA, President of the United States, et al.,

Respondents.

0RDER (January 18, 201 1)

For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion,’ it is, this 18th day of Januazy, 201 1, hereby ORDERED that Petitioner’s [218] Motion for Disclosure is DENIED in its entirety; it is further ORDERED that the Govermnent’s [221 ] Motion to Conf`irrn is GRANTED-I`N~PART and DENlED-IN-PART, as follows: (a) The motion is GRANTED as it relates to the Category 1 Inforrnation; (b) The motion is GRANTED as it relates to the Category 2 Information', (c) The motion is GRANTED as it relates to the Category 3 Inforrnation, with the exception of the Category 3 Excluded Statements; (d) The motion is DENIED WI'I'HOUT PREJUDICE as it relates to the

Category 3 Excluded Statements; and

' The Court incorporates herein the defined terms in the accompanying Memorandum

Opinion.

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(e) The motion is otherwise DENIED as moot; it is further

ORDERED that the Category 1 Inforrnation, the Category 2 Information, and the Category 3 Information (with the exception of the Category 3 Excluded Statements), are deemed to be "protected infon'riat`ion," as that term is used in the [57] Protective Order in this acti0n; it is further

ORDERED that the parties shall promptly meet and confer in person regarding the proper designation of the Category 3 Excluded Statements; and it is further

ORDERED that, on or before February 21 , 2011, the Govemment shall either (a) file a notice with the Court indicating that an agreement has been reached between the parties as to the proper designation of the Category 3 Excluded Statements, or (b) file a second, and final, motion to confirm the protected status of such information addressing the concems identified in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion.

SO ORDERED.

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COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY United States District Judge

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