AWAD v. OBAMA

No. 09-5351.

608 F.3d 1 (2010)

Adham Mohammed Ali AWAD, Detainee, U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Appellant v. Barack OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Ewald argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant. Catherine Y. Lui entered an appearance.

August E. Flentje, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Robert M. Loeb, Attorney.

Before SENTELLE, Chief Judge, GARLAND, Circuit Judge, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Chief Judge:

Adham Mohammed Ali Awad, a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We find no reversible error in the district court's finding that Awad was "part of al Qaeda in December of 2001. Awad admits that he traveled to Afghanistan in mid-September 2001 for the purpose of engaging in armed conflict against U.S...

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