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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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Parties’ Request for ADR Exemption

C07-3607 EDL 1

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS, SC SBN 9990

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Civil Division

MELANIE L. PROCTOR, CSBN 228971

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6730

FAX: (415) 436-6927

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

VICTOR VOLOVNIKOV, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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Department of Homeland Security, MICHAEL )

CHERTOFF, Secretary; U.S. Attorney General, )

ALBERTO GONZALES; United States )

Citizenship and Immigration Services, )

EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, Director; United )

States Citizenship and Immigration Services, )

ALFONSO AGUILAR, Chief; United States )

Citizenship and Immigration Services, DAVID )

STILL, District Director, )

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Defendants. )

________________________________________)

No. C 07-3607 EDL

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 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

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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.

Dated: September 21, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

MELANIE L. PROCTOR

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: September 21, 2007 ________/s/____________________ MONICA KANE

Attorney 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.

Dated: ___________________________

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

October 19, 2007

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

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