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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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Joint Case Management Conference Statement

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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 Respondents

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

QIN CHEN, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the )

Department of Homeland Security; )

EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, Director of the )

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; )

CHRISTINA POULOS, Acting Director of )

USCIS, California Service Center, and )

ROBERT S. MUELLER, Director )

of Federal Bureau of Investigations; ) 

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Respondents. ) )

No. C 07-2188 JSW

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE STATEMENT; and

ORDER

1. Jurisdiction and Service: All parties have been served. Plaintiff brought this complaint

under the mandamus statute and under the Administrative Procedure Act. Respondents will argue

that the Court lacks jurisdiction to compel Respondents to act in this case.

2. Facts: On May 3, 2005, Petitioner filed a Form I-485 application for adjustment of status to

Legal Permanent Resident with USCIS, based on her employment. On April 20, 2007, Petitioner 

filed this Complaint for a Writ in the Nature of Mandamus, alleging that Defendants are unlawfully

withholding or unreasonably delaying action on her application, and asking the Court to compel

USCIS to adjudicate her application for adjustment of status. Petitioner’s name check is still

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pending with the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Plaintiff alleges that USCIS has failed to

timely renew her Employment Authorization Documents over the past two years. 

3. Legal Issues: The principal legal issue the parties dispute is whether the Court has

jurisdiction to compel agency action in this case and if so, whether Respondents’ delay, as a matter

of law, is arbitrary and not in accordance with the law.

4. Motions: The parties intend to file cross-motions for summary judgment and will ask for a

hearing date at the case management conference.

5. Amendment of Pleadings: None.

6. Evidence Preservation: None.

7. Disclosures: The parties agree that this Court’s review will be confined to the administrative

record and therefore this proceeding is exempt from the initial disclosure requirements under Fed.

R. Civ. P. 26.

8. Discovery: There has been no discovery to date and the parties believe this matter can be

resolved without discovery.

9. Class Actions: Not applicable.

10. Related Cases: None.

11. Relief: Petitioner asks that the Court direct USCIS to adjudicate her adjustment of status

application and asks for an award of reasonable costs. 

12. Settlement and ADR: Due to the nature of this litigation the parties will ask to be exempt

from the formal ADR process.

 13. Consent to Magistrate Judge for All Purposes: The parties consent to magistrate judge

jurisdiction.

14. Other References: None.

15. Narrowing of Issues: None.

16. Expedited Schedule: The parties believe this matter can be solved through cross-motions

for summary judgment.

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17. Scheduling: The schedule for cross-motions for summary judgment is as follows: 

• Both parties’ Motions for Summary Judgment are due on November 1, 2007. 

• Both parties’ Oppositions are due on November 21, 2007. 

• Both parties’ Reply Briefs are due on November 30, 2007. 

The Motions are deemed submitted on November 30, 2007. The Court will let the parties know

if it needs further briefing, or would like to set a date for a hearing. 

18. Trial: The parties believe the matter can be resolved through motions. 

19. Disclosure of Non-party Interested Entities or Persons: None.

20. Such other matters as may facilitate the just, speedy and inexpensive disposition of this

matter: None.

Dated: July 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

EDWARD OLSEN

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: July 16, 2007 /s/ 

QIN CHEN

Pro Se

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

The Joint Case Management Statement and Proposed Order, with additions by the Court for

scheduling the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, are hereby adopted by the Court as

the Case Management Order for the case, and the parties are ordered to comply with this Order.

Dated: 

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

Copies: parties (Qin Chen by US Mail), WDB, Stats

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