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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’ Joint Request to be Exempt from ADR

C07-5564 HRL 1

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, CSBN 44332

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

BIN LI, )

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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 of the )

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; )

ROBERT S. MUELLER, Director of )

Federal Bureau of Investigation, )

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Defendants. )

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No. C 07-5564 HRL

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 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

*E-FILED 2/13/2008* AND ORDER

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 I, Ila Deiss, hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any signatures 1

indicated by a “conformed” signature (/s/) within this efiled document.

Parties’ Joint Request to be Exempt from ADR

C07-5564 HRL 2

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/ 

ILA C. DEISS1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: January 25, 2008 /s/ 

JUSTIN FOK

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: ___________________________

HOWARD R. LLOYD

United States Magistrate Judge

February 13, 2008

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