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Nature of Suit Code: 895
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act of 1974
Cause of Action: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act

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JOINT MOTION RE: ADR

C 09-5662 MEJ

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CABN 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 Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

THE SIERRA CLUB and

ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY

PROJECT,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY,

Defendant. 

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No. C 09-5662 MEJ

JOINT MOTION TO BE EXCUSED

FROM THE FORMAL ADR PROCESS

and 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 action is limited to Plaintiffs’ request that the Court order Defendant to provide Plaintiffs with

the information it seeks. Defendant is in the process of releasing sought documents to Plaintiffs.

Given the substance of the action and the lack of any potential middle ground, ADR will only serve

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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

C 09-5662 MEJ

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: February 24, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

MELANIE L. PROCTOR1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendant

Dated: February 24, 2010 /s/ 

DAVID A. BAHR

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

PROPOSED ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. The parties are hereby excused from the ADR process.

Dated:

 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

February 25, 2010

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