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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 08:1329 Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petition

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Joint Request to be Exempt from ADR

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JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, CSBN 44332

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Civil Division

EDWARD OLSEN, CSBN 214150

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6915

FAX: (415) 436-6927

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

MUHAMMAD RAGHIB HUSSAIN, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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PETER KEISLER, Acting Attorney General of )

the United States; MICHAEL CHERTOFF, )

Secretary of the Department of Homeland )

Security; EMILIO GONZALES, Director of )

United States Citizenship and Immigration )

Services; ROBERT MUELLER, Director of the )

Federal Bureau of Investigations; CHRISTINA )

POULOS, Director of the USCIS California )

Service Center, )

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Defendants. ) )

No. C 07-5444 SBA

PARTIES’ JOINT REQUEST TO BE

EXEMPT FROM FORMAL ADR

PROCESS

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

action is limited to plaintiff’s request that this Court compel defendants to adjudicate the

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application for naturalization. Defendants have already requested the FBI expedite the name check

so that the application may be processed as soon as possible. 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 Program and that they be excused from participating in the ADR phone

conference and any further formal ADR process.

Dated: January 25, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

__________/s/________________ 

EDWARD OLSEN

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

 /s/ 

Date: January 25, 2008 ROBERT L. VOLZ

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 1/31/08 ___________________________

SAUNDRA B. ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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