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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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ADR Exemption Request

C07-1398 CW

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

OAKLAND DIVISION

HONG TAO, )

YE WANG, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary, )

Department of Homeland Security; )

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; )

EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, Director, )

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; )

ALBERTO GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, )

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Defendants. )

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No. C 07-1398 CW

ORDER GRANTING

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

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief is limited to plaintiff’s request that this Court

declare Defendants’ denial of immigration benefits arbitrary and capricious. Given the substance

of the action and the lack of any potential middle ground, ADR will only serve to multiply the

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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: May 29, 2007 /s/ 

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendants

Dated: May 25, 2007 /s/ 

ROBERT B. JOBE

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

5/30/07

Date: 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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