Al Odah v. USA

|\|0. 239 P. 1 THE men wm cou am cu craven mn- UN!TED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR TBE DISTRICI' OF COLUMBIA FAWZI ICHAI.JD ABDUI..LAH FAHAH AL ODAH, lt al. Petltionm's, v. Civil. Action No. 02-828 UNITED STATBS. ct aI.. Respondentl. \J\.J\JS.I\_/é\/\./\/\J\_/\JLI ORDER (Feb¢\=ll'y 12. 2009) T}:m Coutt hzldaclosed-¢esaion S'co!mI-Iea.rin¢inthz above-cnptionzdea.seon Februaxy 11, 2009. Forthereasons stated onthoreoo:d, i'tiz,d:is 12th day o£February, 2009, hereby annum mn on umw 12, zoos, r¢namm mn me » un arm irm- !mw¢=ia¢nun¢dmm¢zrm»uonf¢»r¢¢m¢norc¢mpx¢uo¢¢zuus¢armm Rsnnnsor.\dequlte substitutes (whethu identi£.edo."highprlority"orotherspoci.§cully idcnti.ded items) thnthave notbeen deoluliiedbythe Govunment; his further ORDEREDthaxonorbeforcFebm'u.ny 18,2009,Rolpcndenbshl1llubmitan Opposiiion w Petiticnm' Motion for Prodnmion of Complete Deo`lossi£ed Faetual Rzturnl or Adequate$ubstituteltlzntoontainsalegal an¢lyaissuppou'tin¢tlnc(iovemnmmx’¢ deci:ionnotto P»dwm m¢ynn¢n¢pw¢n¢rv¢w inmuyzs,zoos;nnnmun onnmnnzhnreuuonmmxupmdm¢vmconmuwwnem¢rmaom' REQA:§'EE@ oounsolmn.ymeetwitlzths atthel-'BlorDeparunentofDefonlowhom deoid.ingwhotherornotwd.eclnsxifythzitomx ofinfonnnn`onidoori£edin?otitionma’ Motlonln aned’orttorosolvetho p¢rtios' remaim'n¢diaputcs. On_or before Fnbrun'y 27, 2009, whnther or notmohamoeringhaaoocuned,'chepazdeoa!nlliileo..loint$tanul?.sponliztingthoimns. {dmti£ed inl’etidonetl’ Motion for Production of Complete Declasli§ed Facmll Returns or Adcquno Sub¢tlunzsthztrunainindisputo,mdpropouafmthcrbrie§nglchedule,if nooosnry;itisi`urthor ORDERED thzt"axculpatoryovidence”isde£n¢duallmuonably ¢vailableevidznoe inth»®vunmmt’spouudonmmy¢vidmw‘dmmndlwma!zddlymdumimthowidmce thattheGovocnmanti.ntondltotolyoninitloaae»in-chie£ in.cludinganyevidenooorinformatlon thatundercuuthzreliabiliw md/occrodibility ofthz Govexnmenr‘sevidoncc (i.¢., suchns ¢videnoetbatoa.\tsdoubt onupeakor'credibility, ovidooce th.aiundecm.inesthe xelicbilityofn wiwu¢'aidendicadonofonzmmore?eddonm,orwid:nndmindioaws¢nnommtk unmliable'becauseitiotb:productofabuu,tortm'o, ormentllorplq'li¢al inoapnoity)iifi! further ORDEREDthatRespondenta shalldisclouw Pe&tionm’ counul, pmsuantto sections I.D.I, I.E.I,mdI.E.Zoftbo Cuehhnngementmder,uamondod,alllvmemonts,inwhntevor farm (i:noludin¢ audio orvidzo), whethormnnulxtive or oot,thxthsve not pzoviouslyboon as»wwd.md¢vyv¢aaon¢r¢»nh¢¢¢namid¢nus¢au_ atingtochemrementsanribmodwthominthcFlotualRenmns.‘ kupondmmmnmdimwulmqnpmrymsommmrmmmrgovioulybem di»oloaodoonoerningtheseindividuals. Ifnosuchdocumenfsel¢ilt.llelpond¢ntsshallso reprelmttotho€ounmd?etitionm'oo\ouel,inwriting;itisfcxnher ORDEREDthatR:¢pondents sh¢lldisclo¢eto?e\itiomm’ oounsel,pxxrsuantw$ection' L£lofd:z€aummgmnemmdor,u¢mmdod,whethudaemmuof?eddonmordm demimuwhoueidmdiedm&opncedingpnag‘aphappmonahnof&mnvnmodamimcs whoieinnerviewn/inboxrogulionxwexoeithzrvideotopcdormdiotaped. Ifthcnam:ofmyof th»ubdividuahappeusmthMlin,Resp¢mdemshaHdthndildouth»vidaoupesm mdionpelw?eddonm‘eouuohmifmchwpummnvadabl¢.h$?°nd¢nv¢hmgplain whyth¢ymunavaila.ble. Ifnonz oftb»forogoing individuals :ppea:ontha:lint, Rosponduns shallloreprosenttotheCourtandPctitionors’counsel,inwziting;itisfurthot ORDEREDthl!ReIpoQdm!s lhalldhclosetol’edtionetl’ ¢:o\msel, pursuantto Seotions I.D.l m¢ILE.Z ofthoCaseManagernmtwdec,unmmded,thophotogmph collectionsor individudpwwpaph»nfumoedinthe?utudkmumtbnwmuqedbyinmnognonwhave detaineezi¢lmti.fy Fctitlonsra. I.fthopho\o¢raph¢olloctionsorindividual photographs munavailable,k:¢pondenuahausorepmesonrtothe€ommd?etidonm’counsel.inwridng,and nhallincludeanexplanntionutowhythcyazeunavailnhle;itisfmther l ClRbEREbthnRzspondenrsnha.lldisclosetoPeiitionarn‘ co\msol. pmtumto Soction¢ I.D.l mdI.B'.Z oftho CuoMmagmem Ozd:r, as amondod, thetelephone book ¢llegedlyfound 'Thetmn“?aon;dketum”referswkupondmu'facmdnmaxivemdthemohmmt: suppottingthzhctualonrative. A on Petitioner Al_Kaodarl'l pereon, provided the telephone book is in the custody ofth.e Unlted Sntes Government. Ifthe Unitecl states Govmnnent does not have possession of t.’ne telephone book.ke`lpondentslh.olllorepteeenttothe€omtlnd?etitloners' ootmsel,inwriting;itls wm . ORDEREDthatRecpon¢ientsshaIIdisoIoeetoPetitloner:' oounsel,pcu'sumcw sections 1.1).1,1.2.1,¢»¢11.£.2 ¢rm¢cu¢mmqm¢n:o¢d¢,um¢na¢a,zh¢r¢¢ulu of=np¢lypq,h andvoicemeuvenswnductedonPeddonerAlRebiahthnuemferoneedintheFmumRetmn, to theextenttheresults ofthose tests ueexeulpntory (whleh ineludelanyineonolusive End.inge`). lt`the United states Gove:nment doesnotbavethezesults ofpolygra.phor voice stresstests ocmductedonPetitionerAlRebiAh, Recpond:ntsnhnllsorepreaenttothe€ou:tend?etitioners’ eoun»a,mwnun¢; immune ORDEREDthAPeEGonmshMIpmvideRupondmHWithMiduxdiS'ingInfNmuion After reeeivingthis informm'on, Relpomdent: shall disclose the reponto Pethioners’ eounsel, provided it is exeulpn:ory as n.l.legedby Pe'dtlonets' 'wlmsel, pursuant to sections I.D.l and I.E.Z oftheCeaeMme¢ementOrder,asmen:Ied. lfthereportcannotbeloontedorisnot exeulpatoty,Re¢pondents shall eo repmentto the Courtmd?etitionen' oounsel, inwrlting; itis further ORDERED that Respondents shall disclose to Pet:ltionen‘ eo\ml¢l, pursuant to sections I.D.l end I.E.Z of the Cue Mnnagen:ent Order, o amended, the letter allegedly mentioning P¢aeowmxmdai~»mm¢rhnwudtm»mdinrh¢wmrogniomor_ _mar¢r¢rm¢¢lmm¢r=wmn n¢uuu.pmwd¢amnm»p¢ndmmwnawmy [4] eneneumee;e£neeeeeneeneezem¢memmmyfuw¢emmbeiene¢eemenu nem'ep. rfneepeedeeoaeeeeieceea:eeexyeemueueee-memeeueeeeemmg meleuer,neepeeaeeeeeheueeeepeeeeezwmeceuneesremieee¢e' ee»meel.ieweiun¢;ieie further ORDERED tha.tRespondents shall disclose to Petitlone:rs' co\ms¢l. pursuant to Section 132er¢hecuemseegemeezomee.eemeeaemheinfeemeseeneepeeaeeuamemweeiyee wmyf»w=m=dvw=d==sorwvh=-=ine=on=mi=¢v$=_ Whlchisrefereneedinthe¥l.ctual R.ettlrus,provldedthatkespondentsintendto lrguethata relationship withthst orgsnizationtends to support Petitione:s' detentions as enemy eombstsnts. I£Respondents do not intensive relyonPetitioners’ relationship with thatorganizationto support Petitioners' detentions, R.espondents shall so repsesentto the Cou.'rt and Petitioners' oounsel, in welae¢;i¢seamvee cannon wet Reepeeaem even a'ieeleee re Peuueeen' eeueee1, per-um ce seeueee I.D.l sndI.E..Z ofths Csae Managemen: Ox'der, ss smended, aeopyofthe original document refereeeedincvereermnecmeeubeie¢feuedienepeeee¢aeeerpehd'UmrAbau-Meim eJ-sheeif, am le ensued _ p.eepeeaeeee even nee aieeleee new longsl-Sha:ifwuineustodystthetimethisletterwssobtainedfx~omhim, sswellaswhenthe doeumentwuobvinedi'omhlm,pmvidsdthstsuohinfozmadonisndeetedinone ormose documents already in the possession of the United States Govemmt. Ifsuch information is not encompassed within one os' more documents already in the possession of the United Ststes Gevemmen¢, Reepeeaeeu sheneerepeeeeezzechecemeedrenaeeeee' eeuneel, inweieeg, n isfl\tther ORDERED that Rslpondents shall disclose to Petitionet¢’ ¢ouneel. purlua.nt to Sec’dons I.D.l, I.E.l, md I.E.Z ofthe Case Menngement Ordet, ll lmended, tho surrounding Petitioner Al Rabinh'¢ statements mode during his interrogations on june 19, 2003. ma hay 17, zoos, which mo include newman of_ma _ m conn mo n»\a-m-¢b¢y.n¢¢ mahoney »qum for dependent am Rnbilh’s inten'ogntors; it is further ORDERED that Respondexns shall diseloee to Petitioners' eounsel, pursuant to sections 1.1).1 md r.m arm cm Mmagm¢m o¢a¢¢, n manage w hmdwnung umw mm iomPennonerAlRabiahthnmmfamudintheFectudkeonmandmynlnedhnndwddng expert reports, provided such exemplm or reports ere eltct\lpatory (which includes inconclusive Hndinge). Ifthe exemplars md/oa'reportsoannotbe loentedorazenot exeulpetoxy,keepondents lhall sorepr:eeenttothe Cou:tend?etitioner¢’ oounsel.inwriting; itisflmher ORDERED that Relpondents shall file ».Stntue Report on or before Fehu.'ua:y 18, 2009, whiehshe.llsetfordxtheda:teebywhiehkespondents antieipetebeingableto (l)ueezteinthe existence o£ (2) colleet, end (3) disclose the discovery items ldentiied ebove; it is farther ORDERED that Petitionen’ Motion for Addid.onal Diseovety is GR.ANTED-N~PART n to the discovery items identi£ed nbove, HB.I..D-II~I-ABEYANCE as to Petitionerl’ request for depositions ofAl Rabi\h’e inten'optors, and DENIED-IZN-PART as to the remainder of the motion; md it is further ORDERED that R.eepondent.\ have c continuing obligation to produce exculpatory information to Petidonen’ cou.n.tel, regardless of whether the Court hu denied Petitionen' Motion forAddiiional Dlecovery ute enyparticular itemoritems; it il further [6] ORDERED that R.espondents shell produce on or before Februn'y 18, 2009, the exmtlpetorylnformstionthntwss orderedtohsvebeendi¢elosedto Petitioners' cmmselonor before Ienuary 30, 2009, and tile s notice ofeomplisnce with the Court, or Ble s Motion for en Extensionof’l`imethatproposes edntefou: suchoomplianee. Respondents wouldbewelladvised to review the pardon ofCouzt°s January 7, 2009 Soheclulin¢ Ordcr relating to motions forextensions priorto §ling:uchnmotion; itlsi\.tl'ther ORDERED that Petitioners shall provide Rcspondcnts with s copy ofthe documentthnt wuobtoined&omeneleotconicsys'oemealled"SIPRNet"thntwu dileuseedontlaerecord. W`xthintendayra!terreeeivingtltstdecument, Reepondentsshallprovldethe€ourturithan eacplanationutowhythatdoc\nnentwasnotloeaiedinthe€iovernment‘s searoh£ore:r.cztlpatozy documents in this oase, and whether potentially exculpatory documents m likely to be found by searching that ryetem; it is further ORDERED thst, £orthemasonsststedontherecord,l!espondent:shs.llesslgnnew common inn em. simon ¢ue=,th¢ mdibiliiyoroommm ¢o\m»=lmd¢h¢r¢mvauiyof their representations as o£Ecers of the Court are essential ’lhe Cotn't previously ordered Respondentr’ counsel to produce an Gpposition to Petitionezn' Motlon for Production of Coznplete Deolsssi£ed Facuml Retmns or Adequte Substitutes in three separate orders, sndnot oolyhssReepondents’ counsel felledtoproduceanOppositiontodat¢-.,hehas pnovidedno explanation ibt his non-compliance with the Court’s Orders. Su Min. Order deted .Isn 26, 2009; [453] order n 1-s am 30, 2009). summary counsel m np¢¢t=aly name m deadlines setbythir Courtandfailedw comply withits scheduling Oxder. 'l`heCourthu lost coniidenoel.nRespondenv‘ eur:entootmscl,andthe€omtdoesnotviewhisrepresentationsa.s [7] Ii`this lodge cannot rely on him to comply wlihthe Court‘e orders,thenthis Iud¢e eannotrelyonenyofhisrepresentstions. Asthis Orderrecileets. representations will needtobe ma n w umw m easement ma .wam¢~.-. mmh¢ comm mdered. This Iudce ha no eonidencethstllesponrlent.s‘ current eounselwillfully complywiththose ordere; itis further ORDERED that P¢titionera are granted leave to file a motion related to military defense counsel andtheclllsi&edret\nnsforl’etitioners.hl RnbiahenrlAlKandll'l.providedthat Petiti.oner¢‘ attempts to resolve this issue urith Respondents prior to seeking Court intervention remain unsucceasful. 50 ORDERED. Dete: Februery l2, 2009 ll{ COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY United Ststes Diatrict lodge