No. 25-6423

Ammar al Baluchi, aka Ali Abdul Aziz Ali v. Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2025-12-23
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review detainee-rights geneva-convention jurisdiction military-law mixed-medical-commission
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by denying jurisdiction over Petitioner's appeal and interpreting provisions of the Third Geneva Convention regarding Guantanamo Bay detainees

Question Presented (from Petition)

The Question Presented is: Whether the Court of Appeals erred by denying jurisdiction over Petitioner’s appeal. In particular, did the Court of Appeals err by interpreting provisions of the Third Geneva Convention, incorporated by Army Regulation 190 -8, to allow the United States discretion over the implementation of Mixed Medical Commission conclusions regarding sick and injured Guantanamo Bay detainees ?

Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-21
Waiver of Hegseth, Pete of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-21
Waiver of right of respondent Hegseth, Pete to respond filed.
2025-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 22, 2026)

Attorneys

Ammar al Baluchi
Alka PradhanDepartment of Defense, Petitioner
Alka PradhanDepartment of Defense, Petitioner
Alka PradhanDepartment of Defense, Petitioner
Hegseth, Pete
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent