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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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Parties’ Request to be Exempt from Formal ADR Process

C07-3345 TEH 1

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS, SC SBN 9990

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Civil Division

ILA C. DEISS, NY SBN 3052909

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-7124

FAX: (415) 436-7169

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

JOAQUIN A. RODRIGUEZ TORRES, )

CORNELIA M. STEUBE, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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GERARD HEINAUER, Director, U.S. )

Citizenship and Immigration Services, )

Nebraska Service Center; )

DR. EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, Director, U.S. )

Citizenship and Immigration Services; )

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the U.S. )

Department of Homeland Security; )

ROBERT MUELLER, Director, )

Federal Bureau of Investigations; )

ALBERTO GONZALES, Attorney General, )

U.S. Department of Justice, )

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Defendants. )

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No. C 07-3345 TEH

PARTIES’ JOINT REQUEST TO BE

EXEMPT FROM FORMAL ADR

PROCESS and [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

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defendants to adjudicate their applications for adjustment of status. 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: September 10, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendants

Dated: September 10, 2007 /s/ 

MARTIN J. LAWLER

Attorney for Plaintiffs

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 

THELTON E. HENDERSON

United States District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Thelton E. Henderson

09/12/07

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