District Court, District of Columbia September 19, 2005, CIV.A.04-1258 JDB (Abu Ali v. Gonzales)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BATES, District Judge.

On July 28, 2004, petitioners sought from this Court a writ of habeas corpus to obtain the release of Ahmed Abu Ali from incarceration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — which they claimed was acting as a surrogate custodian for the United States government — and to effectuate his return to this country.