Free ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b)of discussion of ADR options - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-05092-EMC

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SCOTT N. SCHOOLS (SC 9990) United States Attorney JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143) Chief, Civil Division MELANIE L. PROCTOR (CSBN 228971) [email protected] Assistant United States Attorney 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 San Francisco, California 94102-3495 Telephone: (415) 436-6730 FAX: (415) 436-6927 Attorneys for Defendants

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)(1), Michael B. Mukasey is substituted for his predecessor, Alberto Gonzales, as the United States Attorney General.
ADR CERTIFICATION C 07-5092 EMC *Pursuant

) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. ) ) MICHAEL CHERTOFF, in his Official ) Capacity, Secretary, United States ) Department of Homeland Security; MICHAEL B. MUKASEY,* in his Official ) ) Capacity, Acting Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; DAVID N. STILL, in) ) his Official Capacity, District Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration ) ) Services; EMILIO GONZALEZ, in his ) Official Capacity, Director, Bureau of ) Citizenship and Immigration Services, ) Defendants. ) ) TAHSIN ALSHAHIN,

No. C 07-5092 EMC

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 , discussed the available dispute resolution options provided by the court and private entities, and considered whether this case might benefit from any of them.

Case 3:07-cv-05092-EMC

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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 decide Plaintiff's application for 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: December 21, 2007 Respectfully submitted, SCOTT N. SCHOOLS United States Attorney /s/ MELANIE L. PROCTOR1 Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendants Dated: December 21, 2007 /s/ NADIA FARAH Attorney for Plaintiff ORDER Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

EDWARD M. CHEN United States Magistrate Judge

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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