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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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Defendants enter their appearance here for the sole purpose of filing this certification in 1

accordance with the Court’s scheduling order, which requires filing this document three days prior

to the date the answer is due. Defendants reserve the right to assert all available defenses in their

answer.

ADR CERTIFICATION

07-5439 SI

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143)

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 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6730

FAX: (415) 436-6927

Attorneys for Defendants1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

ADEELA HUSSAIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL CHERTOFF , Department of

Homeland Security; et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 07-5439 SI

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 adjudicate her application for

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28 I, Melanie L. Proctor, hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any 2

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

ADR CERTIFICATION

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naturalization. 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: January 10, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

 /S/

MELANIE L. PROCTOR2

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: January 8, 2008 /s/

GERI N. KAHN

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date:

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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