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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

YIXIAO SUN, Civil No. 07cv0009-LAB (POR)

Plaintiff, ORDER SCHEDULING PRE-ANSWER

EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION

v.

ALBERTO GONZALES, U.S. Attorney

General; MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of

the Department of Homeland Security; and

ROBERT MUELLER, III, Director, Federal

Bureau of Investigation,

Defendants.

The Court finds good cause to set a Pre-Answer Early Neutral Evaluation of your case. The

Pre-Answer Early Neutral Evaluation shall be held on August 27, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. in the

Chambers of the Honorable Louisa S. Porter, United States Magistrate Judge, First Floor, 940 Front

Street, San Diego, California 92101. 

Pursuant to Rule 16.1(c) of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the

Southern District of California, all counsel, all parties, and any other person(s) whose authority is

required to negotiate and enter into settlement shall appear in person at the conference, shall be

prepared to discuss the claims and defenses, and shall be legally and factually prepared to discuss

and resolve the case at the Pre-Answer Early Neutral Evaluation Conference. The parties must be

prepared to present demands and offers of settlement. Counsel for any non-English speaking parties

is responsible for arranging for the appearance of an interpreter at the conference. Failure of

required counsel and parties to appear in person will be cause for the imposition of sanctions. All

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conference discussions will be informal, off the record, privileged, and confidential.

It shall be the duty of Plaintiff’s counsel to serve a copy of this order on all Defendants.

Plaintiff's counsel shall also give notice of the Pre-Answer Early Neutral Evaluation Conference to

parties responding to the complaint after the date of this notice. 

Early Neutral Evaluation Conferences shall be rescheduled only upon a showing of good

cause and adequate notice to the Court. If counsel wish to reschedule this conference, they shall

contact the Court at least seven days prior to the conference. Absent exceptional circumstances, the

Court will not reschedule this conference with less than seven days notice. Only in extreme

circumstances will the Court reschedule this conference with less than 24 hours notice.

Questions regarding this case may be directed to Judge Porter’s law clerk, Emily T. Patajo, at

(619) 557-5383.

DATED: August 7, 2007

LOUISA S PORTER

United States Magistrate Judge

cc: The Honorable Larry Alan Burns

All parties

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