Mattson v. United States Federal Bureau of Investigation

Filing 9

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO BE EXEMPT FROM FORMAL ADR PROCESS re [doc #8] ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b)of discussion of ADR options filed by United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. Signed by Chief Judge Vaughn R Walker on 12/1/2008. (cgk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/1/2008)

Case 3:08-cv-04331-VRW

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Filed 11/24/2008

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1 J OSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, CSBN 44332 United States Attorney 2 J OANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143 Assistant United States Attorney 3 Chief, Civil Division ILA C. DEISS, NY SBN 3052909 4 Assistant United States Attorney 5 6 7 Attorneys for Defendant 8 9 10 11 12 J AMES ARTHUR MATTSON, 13 14 v. Plaintiff , UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. C 08-4331 VRW PARTIES' JOINT REQUEST TO BE EXEMPT FROM FORMAL ADR PR O C E S S 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 San Francisco, California 94102 Telephone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

15 UNITED STATES FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, 16 D ef en d a n t . 17 18

Each of the undersigned certifies that he or she has read either the handbook entitled "Dispute

19 Resolution Procedures in the Northern District of California," or the specified portions of the ADR 20 Unit's Internet site <www.adr.cand.uscourts.gov>, discussed the available dispute resolution 21 options provided by the court and private entities, and considered whether this case might benefit 22 from any of them. 23 Here, the parties agree that referral to a formal ADR process will not be beneficial because this

24 action is limited to Plaintiff's FOIA request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for responsive 25 records and all non-exempt portions thereof pertaining to himself. Given the substance of the 26 action and the lack of any potential middle ground, ADR will only serve to multiply the 27 proceedings and unnecessarily tax court resources. 28 ///
JOINT REQUEST FOR ADR EXEMPTION C 08-4331 VRW

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Case 3:08-cv-04331-VRW

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Filed 11/24/2008

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Accordingly, pursuant to ADR L.R. 3-3(c), the parties request the case be removed from the

2 ADR Multi-Option Program and that they be excused from participating in the ADR phone 3 conference and any further formal ADR process. 4 Dated: November 24, 2008 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Dated: November 22, 2008 12 13 14 O RD ER 15 Pursuant to stipulation and to ADR L. R. 3-3(c), the parties are hereby removed from the 16 ADR Multi-Option Program and are excused from participating in the ADR phone conference and 17 any further formal ADR process. 18 SO ORDERED. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
JOINT REQUEST FOR ADR EXEMPTION C 08-4331 VRW

Respectfully submitted, J OSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney

/s/ ILA C. DEISS Assistant United States Attorney Attorney for Defendant

/s/ BEN ROSENFELD DANIEL J. STOTTER Attorneys for Plaintiff

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