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Parties Involved:
Michael Chertoff
Defendant
Weiming Jiang
Plaintiff
Robert S. Mueller
Defendant

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

C 08-0332 SI

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

MELANIE L. PROCTOR (CSBN 228971)

Melanie.Proctor@usdoj.gov

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6730

FAX: (415) 436-7169

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

WEIMING JIANG,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the

Department of Homeland Security;

ROBERT S. MUELLER III, Director of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation,

Defendants.

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No. C 08-0332 SI

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT; PROPOSED ORDER

Date: April 25, 2008

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Crtrm: 10, 19th Floor

1. Jurisdiction and Service: Plaintiff brought this Complaint under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331,

1361 and 2201, and 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act. All parties have been

served. Defendants argue that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.

2. Facts: On June 27, 2006, Plaintiff applied for naturalization. Plaintiff’s name check

is still pending with the Federal Bureau of Investigation; accordingly, he has not yet been

interviewed. On January 17, 2008, Plaintiff filed the instant Complaint. 

3. Legal Issues: Defendants argue that the Court lacks jurisdiction over the subject

matter of this action, and that Plaintiff has failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

Plaintiff asks the Court to determine whether the delay at issue is unreasonable.

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

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4. Motions: 

 a. Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment

On March 13, 2008, Plaintiff moved for summary judgment. On March 18, 2008,

Defendants requested the Court to hold Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in abeyance

pending a decision on their anticipated motion to dismiss. The Court has granted that request.

b. Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

On March 21, 2008, Defendants moved to dismiss the Complaint for lack of subject

matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff opposed the motion, and Defendants have replied to that opposition.

Argument will be heard on April 25, 2008. 

5. Amendment of Pleadings: None.

6. Evidence Preservation: None.

7. Disclosures: The parties agree that this Court’s review will be confined to the

administrative record and therefore this proceeding is exempt from the initial disclosure

requirements under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.

8. Discovery: There has been no discovery to date and the parties believe this matter

can be resolved without discovery. No experts will be designated.

9. Class Actions: Not applicable.

10. Related Cases: None.

11. Relief: Plaintiff asks that the Court compel Defendants to adjudicate his application

for naturalization, and asks for an award of attorneys’ fees. This case does not involve damages.

12. Settlement and ADR: The Court granted the parties’ Joint Request to Be Exempt

From Formal ADR on April 14, 2008. 

13. Consent to Magistrate Judge for All Purposes: The parties do not consent to assignment

of this case to a United States Magistrate Judge.

14. Other References: None.

15. Narrowing of Issues: None.

16. Expedited Schedule: The parties believe this matter can be solved through the motions.

17. Scheduling: If the Court denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, within thirty (30) days

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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.

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of that order, Defendants will file an opposition and cross motion to Plaintiff’s stayed motion for

summary judgment, and notice a hearing date in accordance with the local rules.

18. Trial: None.

19. Disclosure of Non-party Interested Entities or Persons: None.

20. Such other matters as may facilitate the just, speedy and inexpensive disposition of this

matter: None.

Dated: April 18, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

 /s/

MELANIE L. PROCTOR1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: April 18, 2008 /s/ 

JUSTIN WANG

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. The Joint Case Management Statement and

Proposed Order are hereby adopted by the Court as the Case Management Order for the case.

Date: 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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