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Parties Involved:
Elgizoli Ahmed
Plaintiff
Michael Chertoff
Defendant
Emilio Gonzalez
Defendant
Robert S. Mueller III
Defendant
Michael Mukasey
Defendant
Christina Poulos
Defendant

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ADR CERTIFICATION

C07-06278 SI 1

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

ELGIZOLI AHMED,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL MUKASEY, in his official

capacity as Attorney General of the United

States; MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary

of the Department of Homeland Security;

EMILIO GONZALEZ, Director of U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Services;

ROBERT S. MUELLER III, Director of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation;

CHRISTINA POULOS, Director of the

California Service Center,

Defendants.

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No. C 07-06278 SI

JOINT REQUEST TO BE EXEMPT FROM

FORMAL ADR PROCESS; PROPOSED

ORDER

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 render a decision on his application for

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naturalization. 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: March 11, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

 /s/

MELANIE L. PROCTOR

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: March 11, 2008 /s/ 

ERICH KEEFE

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ____________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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