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Ammar al Baluchi, aka Ali Abdul Aziz Ali v. Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 23-5251 · judgment June 17, 2025
Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026
Question presented
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?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Alka Pradhan
Department of Defense
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 21 2026Waiver of right of respondent Hegseth, Pete to respond filed.
- Nov 13 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 22, 2026)