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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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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 Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

GUIXIANG CHEN, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the )

Department of Homeland Security; )

EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, Director of )

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; )

DAVID N. STILL, San Francisco District )

Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration )

Services; )

ROBERT S. MUELLER, Director of )

Federal Bureau of Investigations, )

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Defendants. )

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No. C 07-2072 HRL

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 plaintiff’s request that this Court compel defendants to adjudicate the

*ORDER E-FILED: 7/6/2007* AND ORDER

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application for naturalization. Defendants have already requested the FBI expedite the name check

so that the application may be processed as soon as possible. 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: June 29, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: July 2, 2007 /s/ 

STANLEY CHAO

Attorney for Plaintiff

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: 

HOWARD R. LLOYD

United States Magistrate Judge

July 6, 2007

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