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Parties Involved:
Michael Chertoff
Respondent
Alberto Gonzales
Respondent
Emilio Gonzalez
Respondent
Ibrahim M. Ibrahim
Petitioner
Robert S. Mueller
Respondent
David N. Still
Respondent

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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

OAKLAND DIVISION

IBRAHIM M. IBRAHIM, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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ALBERTO GONZALES, United States )

Attorney General; )

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of )

the Department of Homeland Security; )

EMILIO GONZALEZ, Director of United States )

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); )

DAVID N. STILL, Director of USCIS )

San Francisco District Office; )

ROBERT S. MUELLER, Director of the )

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), )

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Defendants. ) )

No. C 07-2143 CW

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

mandamus action is limited to plaintiff’s request that this Court compel defendants to adjudicate

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the applications for adjustment of status. 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 2, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendants

Dated: June 30, 2007 /s/ 

YEVGENIY CHECHENIN

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 7/12/07 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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