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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 07-4407 HRL 1

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS, SC SBN 9990

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Civil Division

MELANIE L. PROCTOR, CSBN 228971

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6730

FAX: (415) 436-6927

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ROMAN SURGUTCHIK and )

LYUDMILA SURGUTCHIK, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary; )

EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, Director, USCIS; )

GERARD HEINAUER, NSC Director, )

Department of Homeland Security; )

ROBERT S. MUELLER, Director, )

Federal Bureau of Investigations, )

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Defendants. ) )

No. C 07-4407 HRL

JOINT REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION

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 Plaintiffs’ request that this Court compel Defendants to adjudicate an

application for an immigration benefit. 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.

*E-filed 11/14/07* AND ORDER

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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 07-4407 HRL 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: November 13, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ MELANIE L. PROCTOR1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: November 13, 2007 /s/ 

CHRISTINA H. LEE

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 

HOWARD R. LLOYD

United States Magistrate Judge

11/14/07

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