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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1651 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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Parties’ Request for ADR Exemption

C07-2205 PVT 1

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 JOSE DIVISION

ALIREZA GHAZIZAHEDI, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

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ROSEMARY MELVILLE, District Director, )

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, )

Citizenship and Immigration Services, San )

Francisco District; EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, )

Director of U.S. Department of Homeland )

Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services; )

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, U.S. Secretary of )

Homeland Security, )

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Respondents. )

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No. C 07-2205 PVT

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 petitioner’s request that this Court adjudicate or compel

respondents to adjudicate the application for naturalization. Respondents have already requested

the FBI expedite the name check so that the application may be processed as soon as possible. 

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Parties’ Request for ADR Exemption

C07-2205 PVT 2

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 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: July 31, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Respondents

Dated: July 31, 2007 /s/

ROBERT BAIZER

Attorney for Petitioner

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:

PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

8/3/07

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