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Nature of Suit Code: 462
Nature of Suit: Naturalization, Petition For Hearing of Denial
Cause of Action: Review of denial of an application for naturalization

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JOINT MOTION RE: ADR

No. C 10-0321 MHP

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

MELANIE L. PROCTOR (CSBN 228971)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6730

FAX: (415) 436-7169

Melanie.Proctor@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Respondents

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

LEONARDO VELASQUEZ-GUZMAN,

Petitioner,

v.

ERIC HOLDER, Attorney General of the

United Stats, et al.,

Respondents. 

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No. C 10-0321 MHP

JOINT MOTION 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

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 compel Defendants to

adjudicate the application for 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

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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.

JOINT MOTION RE: ADR

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conference and any further formal ADR process.

Dated: April 15, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

 /s/ MELANIE L. PROCTOR1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Respondents

Dated: April 15, 2010 /s/ 

FRANK SPROULS

Attorney for Petitioner

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 

MARILYN HALL PATEL

United States District Judge

4/16/2010

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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