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Petitioners Abu Bakker Qassim and A'del Abdu Al-Hakim petitioned for wits of habeas corpus and alleged that they were wrongfully classified as enemy combatants and were held virtually incommunicado in military custody at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station without lawful basis, without charge, without access to counsel and without being afforded any fair process to challenge their detention.

Case Number: 1:2005cv00497
Filed: March 10, 2005
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Office: Washington, DC Office
Presiding Judge: James Robertson
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
Jury Demanded By: None

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Date Filed Document Text
July 18, 2008 Filing 69
STATUS REPORT by ABU BAKKER QASSIM. (Manning, Susan)
July 14, 2008 Filing 68
STATUS REPORT In Response To Court's July 3, 2008 Order by GEORGE W. BUSH, JR. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit)(Warden, Andrew)
July 11, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 67
ORDER that each of these cases is transferred to Judge Hogan for coordination and management as reflected in the July 1, 2008, resolution of the Executive Session. Signed by Judge James Robertson on July 11, 2008. (MT)
July 10, 2008 Filing 66
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Shayana Devendra Kadidal on behalf of ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM Substituting for attorney Barbara J. Olshansky (Kadidal, Shayana)
July 3, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 65
ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan IN RE: PETITIONERS SEEKING HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF IN RELATION TO PRIOR DETENTIONS AT GUANTANAMO BAY; status reports due by 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 14, 2008. (gt, )
February 13, 2008 Filing 64
N0TICE Of Report Regarding Preservation Filed by GEORGE BUSH, et al.(jeb, )
November 7, 2006 Filing 63
MANDATE of USCA (certified copy) It is hereby ordered that the appellees emergency motion to dismiss as moot be granted; It is further ordered that the appellees motion to maintain material in the appellants motion for release pending appeal and response under seal be granted; It is further ordered that the motion for release pending appeal be dismissed as moot; USCA#05-5477 (jsc)
April 26, 2006 Filing 62
MANDATE of USCA (certified copy)It is hereby ordered that No# 05-5213, 05-5240 and 05-5249 be dismissed as moot;In light of this ruling, which is on appeal No#05-5477, Qassim v. Bush, the parties agree that their challenges to the interim order are now moot; USCA#05-5213 (jsc)
March 27, 2006 Filing 61
Civil Statement from ABU BAKKER QASSIM and A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Fiat: "Leave to file granted" Judge Robertson".) (lc, )
January 30, 2006 Filing 60
NOTICE of Respondents' Objection to To Order Setting Conference Regarding Petitioners' Motion for an Order Amending Counsel Access Procedures by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, BRICE GYURISKO (Henry, Terry)
December 23, 2005 Filing 59
NOTICE OF APPEAL as to 58 Order on Motion to Vacate by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. Filing fee $ 255, receipt number 140942. (tg, )
December 22, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 58
ORDER granting in part and denying in part petitioners' motion to vacate the stay order 24 and denying petitioners' petition for a writ of habeas corpus 1 . Signed by Judge James Robertson on December 22, 2005. (MT)
December 16, 2005 Filing 56
MEMORANDUM by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Manning, Susan)
December 15, 2005 Filing 55
NOTICE of Filing (document submitted to CSO) by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM (Manning, Susan)
December 9, 2005 Filing 53
AFFIDAVIT re 24 MOTION to Vacate 23 Notice (Other) PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH CSO AND CLEARED FOR PUBLIC FILING December 9, 2005, Declaration of Neil McGaraghan by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (McGaraghan, Neil)
December 2, 2005 Filing 51
Memorandum in opposition to motion re 44 (Respondents' Opposition to Petitioners' Motion To Grant Them Access to Representatives of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights) filed by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, BRICE GYURISKO. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gilligan, James)
November 28, 2005 Filing 50
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM to re 24 MOTION to Vacate 23 Notice (Other) PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH CSO AND CLEARED FOR PUBLIC FILING filed by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Manning, Susan)
November 23, 2005 Filing 49
NOTICE of Filing (document submitted to CSO) by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM (Manning, Susan)
November 22, 2005 Filing 48
REPLY to opposition to motion re 42 filed by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Manning, Susan)
November 21, 2005 Filing 46
NOTICE of Filing (document submitted to CSO) by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM (Manning, Susan)
November 15, 2005 Filing 44
MOTION to grant Petitioners access to representatives of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Manning, Susan)
November 14, 2005 Filing 45
Memorandum in opposition to motion re 42 Order to Amend Access Procedures Pertaining to Non-Enemy Combatants filed by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, BRICE GYURISKO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A Hood Declaration)(nmw, )
November 10, 2005 Filing 43
NOTICE of Filing (document submitted to CSO) by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM (Manning, Susan)
November 4, 2005 Filing 42
MOTION for Order to Amend Access Procedures Pertaining to Non-Enemy Combatants by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Susan Baker Manning in Support of Motion)(Manning, Susan)
November 2, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 41
ORDER referring all motions pertaining to interpretation or construction of any protective order which has been entered in any of these cases to Magistrate Judge Alan Kay; referring to Magistrate Judge Kay all disputes pertaining to logistical issues, such as communications with or visits to clients and counsel. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler, Chair of Calendar and Case Management Committee, on 11/2/05.
October 7, 2005 Filing 39
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM to re 24 MOTION to Vacate 23 Notice (Other) PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH CSO AND CLEARED FOR PUBLIC FILING -- Second Supplemental Memorandum filed by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Attachments: # 1 September 19, 2005 Declaration of Sabin Willett)(Manning, Susan)
September 27, 2005 Filing 38
NOTICE of Filing (document submitted to CSO) by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM (Manning, Susan)
September 21, 2005 Filing 37
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM to re 24 MOTION to Vacate 23 Notice (Other) PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH CSO AND CLEARED FOR PUBLIC FILING filed by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Attachments: # 1 9/19/05 Declaration of Sabin Willett)(Manning, Susan)
September 20, 2005 Filing 36
NOTICE of Filing (2 documents submitted to CSO) by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM (Manning, Susan)
September 14, 2005 Filing 35
ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE of Filing (Declaration of P. Sabin Willett submitted to Court Security Officer) by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM (Manning, Susan) Modified on 9/14/2005 (lc, ).
August 19, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 34
MEMORANDUM ORDER setting hearing for 8/25/05 at 2:00 p.m. Signed by Judge James Robertson on 8/19/05. (Robertson, James)
August 12, 2005 Filing 33
Memorandum in opposition to motion re 32 to Strike Portion of Hood Declaration filed by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, BRICE GYURISKO. (Henry, Terry)
August 11, 2005 Filing 32
MOTION to Strike 27 Memorandum, Ex. 1 - Hood Declaration by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Manning, Susan)
August 10, 2005 Filing 29
NOTICE of Filing (certain pleadings) by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM (Manning, Susan)
August 8, 2005 Filing 28
MOTION Accept Filing of Classified Declaration of Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, BRICE GYURISKO. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Katerberg, Robert)
August 4, 2005 Filing 26
MEMORANDUM by ABU BAKKER QASSIM. (Attachments: # 1)(Manning, Susan)
July 29, 2005 Filing 25
Memorandum in opposition to motion re 24 to Vacate Stay Order and Issue Writ Directing Immediate Release of Petitioners filed by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, BRICE GYURISKO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Bumgarner Decl.)(Katerberg, Robert)
July 22, 2005 Filing 24
MOTION to Vacate 23 Notice (Other) PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH CSO AND CLEARED FOR PUBLIC FILING by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Petitioners' Emergency Motion# 2 Declaration of Sabin Willett# 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Manning, Susan)
July 11, 2005 Filing 22
NOTICE of Filing by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, BRICE GYURISKO (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(White, Edward)
June 17, 2005 Filing 21
NOTICE of Filing Petition for Mandamus by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM re 14 Order on Motion to Stay,, Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, Order on Motion for Leave to File,, Order on Motion for Hearing, (Attachments: # 1 Petition for Mandamus (U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit))(Manning, Susan)
June 14, 2005 Filing 20
NOTICE OF CROSS APPEAL as to 14 Order on Motion to Stay,, Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, Order on Motion for Leave to File,, Order on Motion for Hearing, by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. Filing fee $ 0.00. (lc, )
June 9, 2005 Filing 18
NOTICE OF APPEAL as to 14 Order on Motion to Stay,, Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, Order on Motion for Leave to File,, Order on Motion for Hearing, by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, BRICE GYURISKO. Filing fee $ 0.00, government appeal, fee not required. (lc, )
May 18, 2005 Filing 17
NOTICE Petitioners' Notice of Filing of Memorandum of Understanding by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Manning, Susan)
May 5, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 16
ORDER adopting protective order and denying petitioners' motion to "conform" the ruling in this case to those in other cases 15 . Signed by Judge James Robertson on May 5, 2005. (MT)
April 29, 2005 Filing 15
MOTION (1) Modification of Order Holding Motion for Protective Order in Abeyance, and (ii) Entry, Subject to Stay, or Order to Show Cause re 14 Order on Motion to Stay,, Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, Order on Motion for Leave to File,, Order on Motion for Hearing, by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Manning, Susan)
April 13, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 14
ORDER granting respondents' motion for a stay 2 , denying petitioners' motion for preliminary injunction 4 , holding in abeyance petitioners' motion for protective order 5 , granting petitioners' motion for leave to file 9 , and denying petitioners' motion for hearing 13 . The status conference set for May 16, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. has been taken off the calendar . Signed by Judge James Robertson on April 13, 2005. (MT)
April 7, 2005 Filing 13
MOTION for Hearing re 4 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Manning, Susan)
April 5, 2005 Filing 12
REPLY to opposition to motion re 5 filed by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Susan Baker Manning# 2 Exhibit A# 3 Exhibit B# 4 Exhibit C# 5 Exhibit D# 6 Exhibit E# 7 Exhibit F# 8 Exhibit G# 9 Exhibit H# 10 Exhibit I# 11 Exhibit J# 12 Exhibit K# 13 Exhibit L# 14 Exhibit M# 15 Text of Proposed Order)(Manning, Susan)
March 29, 2005 Filing 9
MOTION for Leave to File Surreply to Respondents' Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Related Appeals and for Continued Coordination by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Manning, Susan)
March 22, 2005 Filing 8
REPLY to opposition to motion re 2 to Stay Pending Related Appeals and for Continued Coordination filed by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, BRICE GYURISKO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit D)(Henry, Terry)
March 21, 2005 Filing 7
Memorandum in opposition to motion re 4 preliminary injunction filed by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, BRICE GYURISKO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. A# 2 Exhibit Ex. B# 3 Exhibit Ex. C# 4 Exhibit Ex. D)(Katerberg, Robert)
March 16, 2005 Filing 6
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM Second Declaration of Susan Bakker Manning in Support of Application for Preliminary Injunction filed by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Manning, Susan)
March 15, 2005 Filing 4
MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Susan Baker Manning in Support of Application# 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Manning, Susan)
March 14, 2005 Filing 3
Memorandum in opposition to motion re 2 MOTION to Stay Pending Related Appeals and For Continued Coordination filed by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Certificate of Service# 4 Text of Proposed Order)(nmw, )
March 10, 2005 Filing 1
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5.) filed by ABU BAKKER QASSIM, A'DEL ABDU AL-HAKIM. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Representation Without Compensation)(lc, )
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