Al-Aulaqi v. Obama

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NASSER AL-AULAQI, on his own behalf and as next friend of Anwar Al-Aulaqi, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 10-1469 (JDB) BARACK H. OBAMA, in his official capacity as President of the United States; ROBERT M. GATES, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense; and LEON E. PANETTA, in his official capacity as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION On August 30, 2010, plaintiff Nasser Al-Aulaqi ("plaintiff") filed this action, claiming that the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director…