The Center for National Security Studies v. The Department of Justice

• Original Complaint, filed December 6, 2001
• Amended Complaint, filed December 10, 2001
• Department of Justice Answer, filed January 11, 2002
• Department of Justice Motion for Summary Judgment and supporting documents
• Motion for Summary Judgment
• Memorandum in Support of Motion
• Statement of Facts
• James Reynolds Affidavit, Chief, Terrorism and Violent Crime Section, Criminal Division, DOJ
• Melanie Ann Pustay Affidavit, Deputy Director, Office of Information and Privacy, DOJ
• Raymond Holmes Affidavit, Acting Chief, Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts Operations Unit, INS
• Scott Hodes Affidavit, Acting Chief, Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts Operations Unit, FBI
• Information on detainees released by the Department of Justice in connection with its filing, January 11, 2002
• INS Special Interest List (page 1 of 118)
• List of federal complaints
• Plaintiff's Motion to Stay Proceedings on Defendant's Summary Judgment Motion Pending Discovery and supporting documents, January 22, 2002
• Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Discovery
• David L. Sobel Affidavit, Plaintiff's Co-Counsel, CNSS et. al. v. DOJ
• Elizabeth S. Westfall Affidavit, not available at this time
• Department of Justice's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Stay Proceedings on Defendant's Summary Judgment Motion Pending Discovery and supporting documents, February 5, 2002
• Preliminary Statement
• Supplemental Affidavit of James S. Reynolds, Chief, Terrorism and Violent Crime Section, Criminal Division, DOJ
• Defendant's Notice of Filing Amended and Supplemental Exhibits
• Amended INS Special Interest List (page 1 of 118)
• Amended list of federal complaints
• INS Detainee list publicly released prior to law suit, released November 27, 2001 and available on main Secret Arrests page
• List of federal complaints publicly released prior to law suit, released November 27, 2001 and available on main Secret Arrests page
• Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion to Stay Proceedings on Defendant's Summary Judgment Motion Pending Discovery, February 12, 2002.
• Plaintiff's Requests for Discovery, February 12, 2002
• Motion to Require Expedited Responses to Discovery
• Request for Admissions
• Interrogatories
• Request for Production of Documents
• Judge Kessler's Opinion on Plaintiffs' Motion for Discovery, February 21, 2002
• Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, March 18, 2002
• Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
• Memorandum in Support of Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
• Statement of Material Facts
• Response to Defendant's Statement of Material Facts
• Index of Exhibits
• Memorandum from Chief Immigration Judge Michael Creppy to all Judges authorizing blanket closure of deportation hearings
• Department of Justice's Reply to Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, April 15, 2002
• Defendant's Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment
• Defendant's Objections and Responses to Plaintiffs' Statement of Material Facts
• Dale L. Watson Affidavit, Executive Assistant Director for Counterterrorism and Coutnerintelligence, FBI
• Melanie Ann Pustay Affidavit, Deputy Director, Office of Information and Privacy, DOJ
• Supplemental Affidavit of Scott A. Hodes, Acting Chief, Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts Operations Unit, FBI
• Second Supplemental Affidavit of James S. Reynold, Chief, Terrorism and Violent Crime Section, Criminal Division, DOJ
• Supplemenatl Affidavit of Raymond Holmes, Acting Chief, Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts Operations Unit, INS
• Amicus Brief of the Washington Legal Foundation in Support of the Department of Justice, April 15, 2002
• Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of their Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Defendant's Mortion for Summary Judgment, April 30, 2002
• Index of Exhibits
• Oral Argument before Judge Gladys Kessler, May 29, 2002
• Assistant Attorney General Robert McCallum and Anne Weisman, for Defendants
• Kate Martin, Director of the Center for National Security Studies, for Plaintiffs
• At the invitation of the Court:
• Supplemental Memo filed by Plaintiffs, June 14, 2002
• Answers to Judge's Questions filed by Defendants, June 14, 2002
• Plaintiffs' Notice of Filing Additional Exhibits, June 20, 2002
• Plaintiffs' Second Notice of Filing Additional Exhibits, June 28, 2002
• JUDGE KESSLER'S DECISION, August 2, 2002
• Defendant's Motion to Stay Decision Pending Appeal, August 8, 2002
• Defendant's Motion to Stay Decision
• Defendant's Memorandum in Support of Motion to Stay Decision
• Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Stay Decision Pending Appeal, August 13, 2002
• Brief for Appellant, On Appeal for the United States District Court of the District of Columbia, September 20, 2002
• Brief for Appellees/Cross-Appellants in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Tuesday, October 15, 2002
• Amicus Brief of The Washington Post Company, et al., in support of Appellees/ Cross-Appellants, October 18, 2002
• Reply Brief for Appellant and Brief for Cross-Appellee, November 4, 2002
• Reply Brief for Cross-Appellants, November 8, 2002
• Letter to Court of Appeals Calling Attention to the release of new IG report on Post 9/11 detainees, June 4, 2003
• D.C. CIRCUIT APPEALS COURT DECISION, Opinion for the Court filed by Judge Sentelle and Dissent filed by Judge Tatel, June 17, 2003
• Plaintiffs' Cert Petition filed in the United States Supreme Court, September 29, 2003 (docket number 03-472)
• Government's Opposition to Cert, December 12, 2003
• Plaintiffs' reply to government's opposition, December 22, 2003
• Amicus Brief of The Washington Post Company, et al., in support of Plaintiffs