United States DC Circuit

In an appeal from a discovery order compelling disclosure of classified information relating to Guantanamo Bay detainees, the order is remanded, where the District Court did not explain why the information was material or consider unclassified alternatives.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/06/2009
• Published 03/06/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before:  GARLAND and BROWN, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• August E. Flentje, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellants.   With him on the briefs were Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General at the time the briefs were filed, Jonathan F. Cohn, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Douglas N. Letter, Terrorism Litigation Counsel, and Robert M. Loeb, Attorney.


• For Appellees:
  
• David H. Remes argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellees.