HAMAD v. GATES

Nos. 12-35395, 12-35489.

732 F.3d 990 (2013)

Adel Hassan HAMAD, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. Robert M. GATES, in his individual capacity; Donald H. Rumsfeld, in his individual capacity; Paul Wolfowitz, in his individual capacity; Gordon R. England, in his individual capacity; James M. McGarrah, in his individual capacity; Richard Bowman Myers, in his individual capacity; Peter Pace, in his individual capacity; Michael Glenn Mullen, in his individual capacity, aka Mike Mullen; James T. Hill, in his individual capacity; Bantz J. Craddock, in his individual capacity; Geoffrey D. Miller, in his individual capacity; Jay Hood, in his individual capacity; Harry B. Harris, Jr., in his individual capacity; Mark H. Buzby, in his individual capacity; Adolph McQueen, in his individual capacity; Nelson Cannon, in his individual capacity; Michael Bumgarner, in his individual capacity, aka Mike Bumgarner; Wade Dennis, in his individual capacity; Bruce Vargo, in his individual capacity; Estaban Rodriguez, in his individual capacity, aka Stephen Rodriguez, aka Steve Rodriguez; Daniel K. McNeill, in his individual capacity; Gregory J. Ihde, in his individual capacity; John Does 1-100, in their individual capacities; United States of America, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 7, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gwynne Skinner (argued), Williamette University College of Law, Salem, OR; Paul Hoffman (argued), Schonbrun De Simone Seplow Harris Hoffman & Harrison LLP, Venice, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Stuart F. Delery , Acting Assistant Attorney General; Jenny Durkan , United States Attorney; Robert M. Loeb and Sydney Foster (argued), Attorneys, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington D.C., for Defendant-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before: ARTHUR L. ALARCÓN, M. MARGARET McKEOWN, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

Adel Hassan Hamad was detained at Guantanamo Bay as an enemy combatant. He seeks damages for his detention and his treatment from former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and numerous other military and civilian officials. We conclude, however, that 28 U.S.C. § 2241(e)(2) deprived the district court of subject-matter jurisdiction over Hamad's claims.

I

Hamad, a citizen of Sudan, alleges that he was detained...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases