Al-Qahtani v. Bush

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________ ) MOHAMMED AL-QAHTANI, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 05-1971 (RMC) ) DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) _________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner Mohammed al-Qahtani is a national of Saudi Arabia who has been held at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, for the past 18 years. In October 2010, Mr. al-Qahtani was granted a stay of his 2005 petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking release. His counsel have now moved for an examination by a…