Free Motion for Hearing - District Court of California - California

Case 3:08-cv-00464-BTM-JMA

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Filed 05/22/2008

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KAREN P. HEWITT United States Attorney SAMUEL W. BETTWY Assistant U.S. Attorney California State Bar No. 94918 United States Attorney's Office 880 Front Street, Room 6293 San Diego, California 92101-8893 Telephone: (619) 557-7119 Facsimile: (619) 557-5004 Attorneys for Respondents

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al., Respondents. vs. GURDEV SINGH, Petitioner, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 08cv0464 BTM (JMA) GOVERNMENT'S EX PARTE REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT

CTRM: 16 JUDGE: Hon. Barry Ted Moskowitz

In his Traverse, Petitioner, through counsel, makes certain assertions and concessions by omission which compel the Government to seek a hearing for further argument on the ultimate issue of which portions of Singh's detention are attributable to him and which are attributable to the Government in deciding whether to grant relief. Accordingly, the Government hereby seeks oral argument in this case. DATED: May 22, 2008 Respectfully submitted, KAREN P. HEWITT United States Attorney s/ Samuel W. Bettwy ______________________________ SAMUEL W. BETTWY Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Respondents