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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1651 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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28 *Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)(1), Michael B. Mukasey is substituted for his predecessor,

Alberto Gonzales, as the United States Attorney General.

ADR CERTIFICATION

No. C 07-5269 MEJ

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS (SC 9990)

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) 436-7169

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

NATHANIEL SEAN BOWDEN,

JUNELLE HARRIS,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ROBIN L. BARRETT, Field Office

Director, USCIS San Francisco District

Office; EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, Director,

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; 

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary,

Department of Homeland Security;

ROBERT S. MUELLER, Director, Federal

Bureau of Investigation; MICHAEL B.

MUKASEY,* U.S. Attorney General,

Defendants. 

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No. C 07-5269 MEJ

JOINT REQUEST TO BE EXEMPT FROM

FORMAL ADR PROCESS; PROPOSED

ORDER

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

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

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

ADR CERTIFICATION

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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 Plaintiffs’ request that this Court compel Defendants to

adjudicate an 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: January 3, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

MELANIE L. PROCTOR1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendants

Dated: January 3, 2008 /s/ 

ROBERT B. JOBE

Law Office of Robert B. Jobe

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

January 23, 2008

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Maria-Elena James

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