2004.01.22 - PEGC Extra
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1) US SUPREME COURT DOCKETS & STATUS:

Rumsfeld v. Padilla has been docketed in the Supreme Court.

THE CONFERENCE ON THE GOVERNMENT'S MOTION TO EXPEDITE CONSIDERATION OF THE
PETITION FOR CERTIORARI IS TOMORROW: JANUARY 23, 2004.

I checked the rules and it appears the Legal Times' reporter got the date wrong
in Al Odah / Rasul -- February 18th seems to be correct per USSC Rule 30.


RUMSFELD v. PADILLA, No. 03-1027 - Status: PENDING CONFERENCE
* Motion to expedite DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 23, 2004.

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/03-1027.htm


HAMDI v. RUMSFELD, No. 03-6696 - Status: GRANTED
* Petitioners' merits brief due by February 23, 2004.

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/03-6696.htm


AL ODAH v. UNITED STATES, No. 03-343 - Status: GRANTED
* Respondents' merits brief due by February 18, 2004.

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/03-343.htm


RASUL v. BUSH, No. 03-334 - Status: GRANTED
* Respondents' merits brief due by February 18, 2004.

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/03-334.htm



2) The 2nd Circuit's dockets have been removed from PACER. The current docket
for Padilla v. Rumsfeld is available at:

http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:81/isysnative/RDpcRG9ja2V0c1xOZXdcMDMwMjIzNS50eHQ=/0302235.txt



Regards,

Charly


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Charles Gittings
Oakland, California

cbgittings@sbcglobal.net

+1-510-923-1688

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