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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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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

C 07-0533-CRB

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS, SCSBN 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

TAO DENG, )

and her husband JIAN LIU, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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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 T. GONZALEZ, Director )

of United States Citizenship and Immigration )

Services; ROBERT S. MULLER, Director )

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; )

CHRISTINA POULOS, Acting Director )

of the California Service Center, )

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Defendants. )

 

No. C 07-0533-CRB

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT; REQUEST THAT COURT

VACATE CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE; AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER

Date: August 3, 2007

Time: 8:30 a.m.

1. Jurisdiction and Service

The basis asserted by plaintiffs for this Court’s jurisdiction is 28 U.S.C. § 1331, 28 U.S.C. §

1361, and 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. The parties do not dispute that venue is proper in this district. 

No issues exist regarding personal jurisdiction or venue, and no parties remain to be served.

2. Facts

The plaintiffs are natives of China who each filed a Form I-485 application to adjust status to

lawful permanent resident with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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on or about February 18, 2005. The USCIS has not yet adjudicated the Form I-485 applications

because the required background checks, including the FBI name check, have not been completed. 

The plaintiffs filed an action on January 15, 2007, seeking an order from this Court directing

USCIS to adjudicate their Form I-485 applications.

3. Legal Issues

Whether this Court should dismiss the plaintiff’s action for failure to state a claim and for lack

of subject matter jurisdiction.

Assuming this Court has jurisdiction, whether the defendants are processing the plaintiffs’ I485 applications within a reasonable period of time.

4. Motions

The parties intend to file cross-motions for summary judgment to resolve this case.

5. Amendment of Pleadings

No parties, claims or defenses are expected to be added or dismissed.

6. Evidence Preservation

The parties do not have any evidence that falls within this category.

7. Disclosures

The parties believe that the initial disclosure requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 do not apply to

this case.

8. Discovery

The parties do not intend to take any discovery at this time.

9. Class Actions

N/A

10. Related Cases

The parties are not aware of any related case or cases.

11. Relief

The plaintiffs ask this Court to direct USCIS to adjudicate their Form I-485 application.

12. Settlement and ADR

The parties have filed their ADR certification and a Notice of Need for an ADR Phone

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Conference.

13. Consent to Magistrate Judge for All Purposes

One or more of the parties have declined magistrate judge jurisdiction.

14. Other References: 

The parties do not believe that this case is suitable for reference to binding arbitration, a

special master, or the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

15. Narrowing of Issues

The parties do not believe that the issues can be narrowed by agreement or by motion, and do

not have suggestions to expedite the presentation of evidence at trial (e.g., through summaries or

stipulated facts), and any request to bifurcate issues, claims or defenses.

16. Expedited Schedule

The parties believe this case can be resolved on motion(s). 

17. Scheduling

The parties propose the following schedule on the defendants’ motion to dismiss: 

Parties’ Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment: November 2, 2007

Parties’ Cross-Oppositions: November 16, 2007

Hearing: November 30, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

18. Trial

The parties do not anticipate the need for a trial in this case.

19. Disclosure of Non-Party Interested Entities or Persons:

The parties intend to file the “Certification of Interested Entities or Persons” required by Civil

Local Rule 3-16.

20. Such other matters as may facilitate the just, speedy and inexpensive disposition of

this matter

None.

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Dated: July 27, 2007 /s/

TRICIA WANG

Attorney for Plaintiffs

Dated: July 27, 2007 /s/

EDWARD A. OLSEN

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendants

ORDER

The Case Management Statement and Proposed Order are hereby adopted as the Case

Management Order for the case and the parties are hereby ordered to comply with this order. The

Court hereby vacates the case management conference, which was scheduled for August 3, 2007,

at 8:30 a.m.

Dated: August ___, 2007 _________________________________

CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Court Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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