UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

) SHAFIQ RASUL, et al. ) ) Petitioners, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 02-CV-0299 (CKK) ) GEORGE WALKER BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) FAWZI KHALID ABDULLAH FAHAD ) AL ODAH, et al. ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 02-CV-0828 (CKK) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) MAMDOUH HABIB, et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 02-CV-1130 (CKK) ) GEORGE WALKER BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) , et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-CV-1135 (ESH) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) , et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-CV-1136 (JDB) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) MOAZZAM BEGG, et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-CV-1137 (RMC) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) MOURAD BENCHELLALI, et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-CV-1142 (RJL) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) )

) JAMIL EL-BENNA, et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-CV-1144 (RWR) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) FALEN GHEREBI, et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-CV-1164 (RBW) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) LAKHDAR BOUMEDIENE, et al.,) ) Petitioners, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-CV-1166 (RJL) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) SUHAIL ABDUL ANAM, et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-CV-1194 (HHK) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) )

) ISA ALI ABDULLA ALMURBATI, ) et al.,) ) Petitioners, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-CV-1227 (RBW) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) MAHMOAD ABDAH, et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-CV-1254 (HHK) ) GEORGE W. BUSH, ) President of the United States, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) )

ORDER

With respect to Respondents’ Motion for Joint Case Management Conference, Entry of

Coordination Order and Request for Expedition [#7], the Calendar and Case Management

Committee of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia hereby grants that motion in part and orders the following, pursuant to its authority under LCvR 40.5(e):

1. Senior Judge Joyce Hens Green will be designated to coordinate and manage all proceedings in these matters and to the extent necessary, rule on procedural and substantive issues that are common to the above-captioned cases.

2. A hearing before Judge Green will be held on Monday, August 23, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. in the sixth floor conference room. One lead counsel only for each petitioner in the above cases will be required to be present in person or by phone. Counsel must be available for the entire day and must have authority to resolve procedural and scheduling matters. Substantive matters may also be discussed for possible resolution at that time. No more than one counsel per petitioner will be permitted to attend. If counsel is only available by phone, he or she should immediately contact Sheldon Snook, Administrative Assistant to Chief Judge Thomas F. Hogan, at 202/354-3324 with the necessary contact information.

SO ORDERED.

/s/ Chair, Calendar and Case Management Committee

Date: August 17, 2004