Mohamed v. Gates

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _____________________________ ) ISMAIL MOHAMED et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-1789 (RWR) ) ROBERT GATES, ) ) Respondent. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Guantánamo Bay detainee Ismail Mohamed has petitioned for habeas corpus relief. He moves for an order directing the government to allow him to review and retain his alleged statements contained in the respondent’s factual return, and to have access to those statements before he meets with his counsel on June 12, 2009. Because Mohamed’s motion legitimately seeks…