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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 8:1446 Petition for Naturalization Hearing

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ADR Exemption Request

C07-4504 WHA 1

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS, SC SBN 9990

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Civil Division

ILA C. DEISS, NY SBN 3052909

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-7124

FAX: (415) 436-7169

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

OUSSAMA MANNAA,

SHIRLEY AZZGHAYER, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary, )

Department of Homeland Security; )

ROSEMARY MELVILLE, District Director, )

USCIS San Francisco District Office; )

EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, Director, USCIS; )

ALBERTO GONZALES, Attorney General, )

Department of Justice, )

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Defendants. )

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No. C 07-4504 WHA

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

mandamus action is limited to Plaintiff Mannaa’s request that this Court compel Defendants to

adjudicate the application for adjustment of status. Given the substance of the action and the lack

; ORDER THEREON

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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: November 15, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendants

Dated: November 15, 2007 /s/ 

KIP EVAN STEINBERG

Attorney for Plaintiffs

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 

WILLIAM ALSUP 

United States District Judge.

November 27, 2007.

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William Alsup

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