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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’ Request for ADR Exemption

C 07-2871 BZ

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS, SC SBN 9990

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Civil Division

EDWARD A. OLSEN, CSBN 214150

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6915

FAX: (415) 436-6927

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

AMIR ALI KHAN, )

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Plaintiff, )

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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 S. MUELLER, III, Director )

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; )

CHRISTINA POULOS, Director of the )

California Service Center; et al., )

)

Defendants. ) )

No. C 07-2871 BZ

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

action is limited to plaintiff’s request that this Court compel defendants to adjudicate the

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application for naturalization. Defendants have already requested the FBI expedite the name check

so that the application may be processed as soon as possible. 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.

Date: November 6, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

EDWARD A. OLSEN

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

 /s/ 

Date: November 6, 2007 SHAH PEERALLY

Attorneys 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.

Date: 

BERNARD ZIMMERMAN

United States Magistrate Judge

November 7, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHE

CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Bernard Zimmerman

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