Legal Opinion

KHAIRKHWA v. Obama

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided May 27, 2011No. Civil Action 08-1805PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Denying the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

Denying as Moot the Government’s Motion for the Court to Consider Ex Parte Information on the Merits

Overruling the Government’s Objection to the Petitioner’s Reliance on Materials Outside the Record

RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the court on the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Khairulla Said Wali Khairkhwa (ISN 579) (“the petitioner”), an Afghan national detained at the United States Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (“GTMO”). The government contends that the…

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