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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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Motion to Dismiss

C06-7879 MMC 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

JUN GAO, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the )

Department of Homeland Security; )

EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, Director, )

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; )

CHRISTINA POULOS, Director, )

California Service Center, U.S.C.I.S.; )

ROBERT S. MUELLER, Director )

of Federal Bureau of Investigation, )

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Defendants. )

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No. C 06-7879 MMC

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 mandamus action is limited to Plaintiff’s request that this Court compel

Defendants to act more expeditiously and adjudicate the application for adjustment of status. 

USCIS has already requested that the FBI expedite the name check so that the application may be

; ORDER THEREON

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Request for Exemption

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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: May 2, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: May 2, 2007 /s/

JUSTIN WANG

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation and to ADR L. R. 3-3(c), the parties are hereby removed from the ADR

Multi-Option Program and are excused from participating in the ADR phone conference and any

further formal ADR process.

SO ORDERED.

Dated:

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

May 4, 2007

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