United States DC Circuit

In a habeas petition challenging the lawfulness of petitioner's detention at the Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the district court's order staying the petition is reversed where the prolonged delay in adjudicating petitioner's petition was inconsistent with the Supreme Court's teaching in Boumediene v. Bush that a detainee at Guantanamo Bay was entitled to a prompt habeas corpus hearing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/23/2010
• Decided 06/18/2010
• Published 06/18/2010

Judges

• Before GINSBURG and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ranjana Natarajan argued the cause for appellant Obaydullah. With her on the briefs were Kristine A. Huskey, Anne Richardson, Dan Stormer, and Pardiss Kebriaei.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert M. Loeb, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Sydney Foster, Attorney. August E. Flentje, Attorney, entered an appearance.