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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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ADR CERTIFICATION

C 07-03558 SBA

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS (SC 9990)

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) 436-6927

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

MIAO XUE,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the

Department of Homeland Security; EMILIO

T. GONZALEZ, Director of the U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Services; 

ROSEMARY MELVILLE, District Director 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,

San Francisco District Office; 

ROBERT S. MUELLER, III, Director of 

Federal Bureau of Investigation,

Defendants. 

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No. C07-03558 SBA

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 mandamus action is limited to Plaintiff’s request that this Court compel Defendants to

adjudicate the application for adjustment of status. Given the substance of the action and the lack

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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 07-03558 SBA 2

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. PROCTOR1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: September 19, 2007 /s/ 

MIAO XUE

Pro Se

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 

SAUNDRA B. ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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