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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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28 Case No. C 07-01739

SCHEDULING ORDER

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

*E-FILED 3/30/07* 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

LIWEI QI, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ALBERTO GONZALES, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-01739 RS

SCHEDULING ORDER

On March 27, 2007, plaintiffs Liwei Qi and Lei Xu, appearing through counsel, filed a

“Complaint for Mandamus (Adjustment of Status)” against defendant Alberto Gonzales, Attorney

General of the United States, and other government officials in their official capacities. Plaintiffs

allege defendants have failed to process their I-485 applications in a timely manner, apparently as a

result of delays in obtaining a completed background check clearance from the Federal Bureau of

Investigation. Plaintiffs allege that, as a result, defendants have violated the Administrative

Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C § 701 et. seq. Plaintiffs request that this Court enter an order compelling

defendants to act upon their applications. In view of defendants’ previously stated position in cases

like these that the Court lacks jurisdiction, and because the nature of this action is such that

resolution of the issues will not be facilitated by the ordinary case management procedures, 

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United States District Court

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SCHEDULING ORDER 2

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

(1) The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of the complaint and a copy of this Order

upon counsel for Defendants, the Office of the United States Attorney. The Clerk of the Court also

shall serve a copy of this Order upon Plaintiffs’ counsel.

(2) Defendants shall, within sixty (60) days after receiving service of the complaint, file

and serve any motion to dismiss they may wish to bring. Opposition and reply papers shall

thereafter be filed and served in conformance with the schedule provided by Civil Local Rule 7.

(3) Within twenty (20) days of the date of this order, the parties shall make their

determination regarding the issue of consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge and file the

appropriate form. In the event any party declines to consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate

Judge, this action will be reassigned to a District Judge for further proceedings; in such event,

defendants shall notice their motion to dismiss before such judge.

(4) The Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR deadlines dated

March 27, 2007, in this action is hereby VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 30, 2007

 

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

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28 Case No. C 07-01739

SCHEDULING ORDER

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT NOTICE OF THIS ORDER WAS ELECTRONICALLY

PROVIDED TO:

Tricia Wang, Esq.

Email: tricia@wangslaw.com 

Dated: March 30, 2007

 /s/ BAK 

Chambers of Magistrate Judge Richard Seeborg

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