Legal Opinion
Abdah v. Obama
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 18, 2010No. Civil Action 04-1254(HHK)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HENRY H. KENNEDY, JR., District Judge.
Yasein Khasem Mohammad Esmail (ISN 522), a Yemeni citizen, was taken into custody in Afghanistan in late 2001. The United States has held him at the naval base detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since May 2002. Contending that he is unlawfully detained, Esmail has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Respondents in this case, President Barack H. Obama and other high-level officials in the United States Government, argue that Esmail is lawfully detained and should remain in U.S. custody. The parties filed cross-motions…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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