Saleh

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO ENJOIN DUPLICATIVE ACTION

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs move for an order enjoining a subsequently-filed action brought by individuals who are putative class members in the present action. For the reasons set forth infra, the motion is denied.

II. Factual Background

Plaintiffs bring this action on behalf of themselves and others who have been detained in Iraqi prisons under the control of the United States. Plaintiffs seek to challenge, in the context of a class action, abuses which they contend have occurred in such prisons. Although a motion for certification has been filed in the present action, it is not fully briefed and has yet to be heard. Subsequent to the filing of the present action, five individuals brought a separate suit on their own behalf in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia challenging these same alleged abuses. This subsequently-filed action, which is not a proposed class action, is hereby referred to the “Ibrahim action,” and the plaintiffs in that action are referred to as the “Ibrahim plaintiffs.” There appears to be no dispute that the Ibrahim plaintiffs fit within the definition of the class proposed in the…