OBAYDULLAH v. OBAMA

No. 11-5123.

688 F.3d 784 (2012)

OBAYDULLAH, Detainee, Guantanamo Bay and Sami Al Hajj, as next friend of Obaydullah, Appellants v. Barack OBAMA, President of the United States and Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense of the United States of America, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 3, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa R. Jaskol argued the cause for appellant Obaydullah. With her on the briefs were Ranjana Natarajan , Anne Richardson , Dan Stormer , Cindy Panuco , Jon B. Eisenberg , and Pardiss Kebriaei .

Benjamin M. Shultz , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, and Robert M. Loeb , Attorney.

Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.


PER CURIAM:*

Obaydullah, a detainee at the United States Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Obaydullah is an Afghan citizen who is approximately 29 years old. He grew up in the village of Milani in Afghanistan's Khost province...

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