Legal Opinion
Mammar Ameur v. Robert Gates
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2014No. 13-2011PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge AGEE wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge MOTZ joined.
AGEE, Circuit Judge:
In 2003, United States military personnel detained suspected terrorist Mammar Ameur at a military base in Afghanistan and, later, at a facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Although Ameur was determined to be an “enemy combatant,” he was eventually released to his native country of Algeria in 2008.
After being released, Ameur brought suit in district court against former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and other federal officials allegedly involved in his detention.…
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