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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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Parties’ Joint Request for Exemption

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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 JOSE DIVISION

YIJIA WANG and )

her husband Hal Ngo, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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ALBERTO GONZALES, Attorney General )

of the United States; )

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the )

Department of Homeland Security; )

EMILIO GONZALEZ, Director of United States )

Citizenship and Immigration Services; )

ROBERT MUELLER, Director of the Federal )

Bureau of Investigations; )

ROBERT M. COWAN, Director of the Missouri )

Service Center/National Benefits Center; )

DAVID STILL, District Director of the USCIS )

San Francisco District Office, )

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Defendants. )

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No. C 07-1378 RMW

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

AND ORDER *E-FILED - 6/6/07*

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not be beneficial because this mandamus action is limited to plaintiff’s request that this Court

compel defendants to adjudicate the application 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: May 23, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendants

Dated: May 22, 2007 /s/ 

TRICIA WANG

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

6/6/07

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