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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 8:1446 Petition for Naturalization Hearing

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JOINT REQUEST FOR ADR EXEMPTION

C06-7552 EMC

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS, SC SBN 9990

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

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

Telephone: (415) 436-6915

FAX: (415) 436-6927

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

MAYA CAMARA,

Petitioner,

v. 

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al.,

Respondents. 

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) Case No. 06-7552-EMC

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) JOINT REQUEST TO BE EXEMPT 

) FROM FORMAL ADR PROCESS 

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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 the Court adjudicate her application for naturalization,

and involves resolution of legal issues concerning the validity of Plaintiff’s marriage under

Philippine law. 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

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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.

JOINT REQUEST FOR ADR EXEMPTION

C06-7552 EMC 2

Multi-Option Program and that they be excused from participating in the ADR phone conference

and any further formal ADR process.

Dated: August 1, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /S/ MELANIE L. PROCTOR1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: August 1, 2007 /S/ 

MICHAEL J. GURFINKEL

Law Offices of Michael J. Gurfinkel

Attorneys for Petitioner

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ___________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

August 6, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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