U.S. District Court District of Columbia (Washington, DC) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:04-cv-00547-JDB SASSI et al v. BUSH et al Assigned to: Judge John D. Bates Referred to: Demand: $ Lead Docket: None Related Cases: 1:02-cv-00828-CKK Case in other court: None Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa Date Filed: 04/05/04 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 530 Habeas Corpus (General) Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant PETITIONER ----------------------- NIZAR SASSI, Detainee, Camp Delta represented by Todd M. Richman NIXON PEABODY LLP 401 Ninth Street, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 585-8000 Fax : (202)585-8080 Email: trichman@nixonpeabody.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED SASSI SASSI, represented by Todd M. Richman as Next Friend of Nizar Sassi (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED RIDOUANE KHALID, Detainee, represented by Todd M. Richman Camp Delta (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED MOHAMMED KHALID, represented by Todd M. Richman as Next Friend of Ridouance Khalid (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED OMAR KHADR, Detainee, Camp Delta represented by Todd M. Richman (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED FATMAH ELSAMNAH, represented by Todd M. Richman as Next Friend of Omar Khadr (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED V. RESPONDENT ----------------------- GEORGE WALKER BUSH, President of the United States and sued in his official and individual capacity DONALD RUMSFELD, Secretary, United States Department of Defense and sued in his official and individual capacity JAY HOOD, Army Brig. Gen., Commander, Joint Task Force-GTMO, Guantanamo Bay Naval Station and sued in his official and individual capacity NELSON CANNON, Army Col., Commander, Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay Naval Station and sued in his official and individual capacity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Filing Date # Docket Text 04/05/2004 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5.) , filed by FATMAH ELSAMNAH, OMAR KHADR, MOHAMMED KHALID, RIDOUANE KHALID, NIZAR SASSI, SASSI SASSI. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A- Affidavit of Sassi Sassi # 2 Exhibit B-Affidavit of Solicitor Jacques Debray # 3 Exhibit C-Affidavit of Mohammed Khalid # 4 Exhibit D-Affidavit of Paul-Albert Iweins # 5 Exhibit E- Affidavit of Fatmah Elsamnah # 6 Exhibit F-Affidavit of Nathan Whitling # 7 Exhibit G-Copy of Authorisation Signed by Sassi Sassi, 3/3/03 # 8 Exhibit H-Copy of Authorisation Signed by Mohammed Khalid, 1/12/04 # 9 Exhibit I-Copy of Authorisation Signed by Fatmah Elsamnah, 1/15/04)(Burgess, Joe) (Entered: 04/05/2004) 04/05/2004 SUMMONS Not Issued as to GEORGE WALKER BUSH ; NELSON CANNON ; JAY HOOD ; DONALD RUMSFELD (Burgess, Joe) (Entered: 04/05/2004) 04/05/2004 2 NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by FATMAH ELSAMNAH, OMAR KHADR, MOHAMMED KHALID, RIDOUANE KHALID, NIZAR SASSI, SASSI SASSI. Case related to Case No. CA 02-828. (Burgess, Joe) (Entered: 04/05/2004) 04/05/2004 3 MOTION to Expedite Case by FATMAH ELSAMNAH, OMAR KHADR, MOHAMMED KHALID, RIDOUANE KHALID, NIZAR SASSI, SASSI SASSI. (Burgess, Joe) (Entered: 04/05/2004) 04/07/2004 Case reassigned to Judge John D. Bates. Judge Colleen Kollar- Kotelly no longer assigned to the case. (cp, ) (Entered: 04/08/2004) 04/08/2004 4 ORDER granting 3 Motion to Expedite Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 04/08/04. Respondents shall respond to petition by not later than 04/13/04; Counsel for petitioners is directed to service on the Chief of Civil Division, US Attorney's Office for DC, Attorney General of US, the Solicitor General of US, and Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of DOD copies of petition for writ of habeas corpus adn motion for expedition consideration by not later than COB on 04/08/04 unless service has already been made on those respondents. (tb) (Entered: 04/09/2004) 04/08/2004 Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to petition due by 4/8/2004 (tb) (Entered: 04/09/2004) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACER Service Center 04/11/2004 16:40:47