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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 8:1446 Petition for Naturalization Hearing

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Parties’ Joint Request to be Exempt from ADR

C07-3925 JF 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 Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

HARSHA REDDY, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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ROBERT S. MULLER, III, Director, )

Federal Bureau of Investigation; )

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Department of )

Homeland Security; )

FRANCIS D. SICILIANO, Field Office Director, )

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; )

ROSEMARY MELVILLE, District Field )

Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration )

Services, )

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Defendants. )

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No. C 07-3925 JF

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

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

**E-filed 10/22/07**

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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: October 15, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: October 12, 2007 /s/ 

CAROLE M. MESROBIAN

BERNADETTE W. CONNOLLY

Attorneys 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: 

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

10/19/07

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