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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA

HOLY LAND FOUNDATION FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT

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Plaintiff, v.

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JOHN ASHCROFT, in his

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Civil Action No. 02-442 (GK) ° '

official capacity as ) Attorney General of the ) United States, et al. ) ) Defendants. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff, Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development ("HLF"),

the

largest

Muslim

charitable

foundation

in

the

country, brings this action challenging its designation as a terrorist organization and the resulting blocking of its assets as arbitrary, capricious and unconstitutional. On December 4, 2001, the Office of Foreign Asset Control ("OFAC") of the United States Department of Treasury designated HLF as a specially designated terrorist ("SDT"), as a specially designated global terrorist

("SDGT"), and blocked all of its

assets pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. ("IEEPA"), and Executive Orders 13224 and 12947.

Notice: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Federal Reporter or U.S.App.D.C. Reports. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of any formal errors in order that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press.

States Court of Appeal* FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

Argued April 22, 2003

Decided June 20, 2003 No. 02-5307

HOLY LAND FOUNDATION FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT, APPELLANT v. JOHN D. ASHCROFT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL., APPELLEES

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 02cv00442)

John D. Cline argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was John W. Boyd. Douglas Letter, Terrorism Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, H. Bills of costs must be filed within 14 days after entry of judgment. The court looks with disfavor upon motions to file bills of costs out of time.