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BELBACHA v. BUSH

No. 07-5258.

520 F.3d 452 (2008)

Ahmed BELBACHA, Appellant v. George W. BUSH, President of the United States, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 14, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Remes argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Zachary Katznelson. James W. Beane, Jr. entered an appearance.

Catherine Y. Hancock, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. On the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Douglas N. Letter, Robert M. Loeb, and Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice. Jonathan F. Cohn, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered appearances.

Before: GINSBURG, RANDOLPH, and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

In 2005 Ahmed Belbacha, an Algerian national, petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus in order to challenge his detention at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In July 2007, with his petition still pending, he sought interim relief barring his transfer to Algeria on the ground that he is likely to be tortured...

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