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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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Parties’ Joint Request for Exemption

C07-5570 RMW 1

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, CSBN 44332

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 JOSE DIVISION

XIANG ZHU, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary, )

Department of Homeland Security, et al., )

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Defendants. )

________________________________________)

No. C 07-5570 RMW

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 of the action

and the lack of any potential middle ground, ADR will only serve to multiply the proceedings and

unnecessarily tax court resources. 

AND ORDER *E-FILED - 2/12/08*

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 I, Ila Deiss, hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any signatures 1

indicated by a “conformed” signature (/s/) within this efiled document.

Parties’ Joint Request for Exemption

C07-5570 RMW 2

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 7, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

ILA C. DEISS1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: February 7, 2008 /s/ 

GERI N. KAHN

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: 

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

2/12/08

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