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Nature of Suit Code: 462
Nature of Suit: Naturalization, Petition For Hearing of Denial
Cause of Action: 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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ADR CERTIFICATION

C 08-0332 SI

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

MELANIE L. PROCTOR (CSBN 228971)

Melanie.Proctor@usdoj.gov

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6730

FAX: (415) 436-7169

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

WEIMING JIANG,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the

Department of Homeland Security;

ROBERT S. MUELLER III, Director of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation,

Defendants.

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No. C 08-0332 SI

FORMAL REQUEST TO BE EXEMPT

FROM 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’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

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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.

ADR CERTIFICATION

C 08-0332 SI 2

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: April 7, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

 /s/

MELANIE L. PROCTOR1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: April 7, 2008 /s/ 

JUSTIN WANG

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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