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Nature of Suit Code: 465
Nature of Suit: Other Immigration Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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ADR MOTION

No. C 08-1237 SI

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

MELANIE L. PROCTOR (CSBN 228971)

Melanie.Proctor@usdoj.gov

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6730

FAX: (415) 436-7169

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

FATIMA GHAZI, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

STATE, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 08-1237 SI

JOINT MOTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM

THE FORMAL ADR PROCESS;

PROPOSED ORDER

Each of the undersigned certifies that he or she has read either the handbook entitled

“Dispute Resolution Procedures in the Northern District of California,” or the specified portions of

the ADR Unit’s Internet site <www.adr.cand.uscourts.gov>, discussed the available dispute

resolution options provided by the court and private entities, and considered whether this case might

benefit from any of them. 

Here, the parties agree that referral to a formal ADR process will not be beneficial because

this mandamus action is limited to Plaintiffs’ request that this Court compel Defendants to

adjudicate Plaintiffs’ visa applications. Defendants assert that the Court lacks subject matter

jurisdiction. Given the substance of the action and the lack of any potential middle ground, ADR

will only serve to multiply the proceedings and unnecessarily tax court resources. Accordingly,

pursuant to ADR L.R. 3-3(c), the parties request the case be removed from the ADR Multi-Option

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I, Melanie L. Proctor, hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any

signatures indicated by a “conformed” signature (/s/) within this efiled document.

ADR MOTION

No. C 08-1237 SI 2

Program and that they be excused from participating in the ADR phone conference and any further

formal ADR process.

Dated: August 14, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

 /s/

MELANIE L. PROCTOR1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: August 13, 2008

 /s/

HAITHAM BALLOUT

STANELY D. RADTKE

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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