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ESMAIL v. OBAMA

No. 10-5282.

639 F.3d 1075 (2011)

Yasein Khasem Mohammad ESMAIL, Detainee, Camp Delta, Appellant v. Barack OBAMA, President of the United States, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 8, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danielle S. Barbour argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were Alan A. Pemberton , Brian Foster and David H. Remes . Marc D. Falkoff and S. William Livingston entered appearances.

Anne Murphy , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were Douglas N. Letter and Robert M. Loeb , Attorneys.

Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Yasein Khasem Mohammad Esmail, a detainee at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was captured by Northern Alliance forces in December 2001 and transferred to American custody in January of the following year. In 2004, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The district court denied the petition, and Esmail now appeals. Because we agree with the district court...

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