Singh et al v. Chertoff et al

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ORDER granting request for exemption of ADR process. Signed by Judge Alsup on 9/8/08. (ts, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2008) Modified on 9/29/2008 (cjl, COURT STAFF).

Case 3:08-cv-02362-SI

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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 EDWARD A. OLSEN, CSBN 214150 4 Assistant United States Attorney 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 San Francisco, California 94102 Telephone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. C 08-2362 SI PARTIES' JOINT REQUEST TO BE EXEMPT FROM FORMAL ADR PR O C E S S

12 SUKHWINDER SINGH, DHARAM SINGH, 13 P l ai n ti ff s , 14 v. 15 MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary, 16 Department of Homeland Security; LYNNE SKEIRIK, Director, National Visa Center; U.S. 17 Consul General MICHAEL S. OWEN, U.S. Embassy New Delhi, India; CONDOLEEZZA 18 RICE, Secretary of State, 19 20 21 D ef en d a n t s .

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

22 Resolution Procedures in the Northern District of California," or the specified portions of the ADR 23 Unit's Internet site <www.adr.cand.uscourts.gov>, discussed the available dispute resolution 24 options provided by the court and private entities, and considered whether this case might benefit 25 from any of them. 26 Here, the parties agree that referral to a formal ADR process will not be beneficial in this

27 immigration case. Given the substance of the action and the lack of any potential middle ground, 28 ADR will only serve to multiply the proceedings and unnecessarily tax court resources. Joint Request for ADR Exemption C 08-2362 SI 1

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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 Date: September 2, 2008 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Date: September 2, 2008 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Date: 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Joint Request for ADR Exemption C 08-2362 SI 2 Respectfully submitted, J OSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney /s/ EDWARD A. OLSEN Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendants

/s/ ROBERT B. JOBE SARA COPPIN Attorneys for Plaintiffs O RD ER

Pursuant to stipulation and to ADR L. R. 3-3(c), the parties are hereby removed from the ADR Multi-Option Program and are excused from participating in the ADR phone conference and any further formal ADR process. SO ORDERED. 9/8/08 Wm. Alsup for.. SUSAN ILLSTON United States District Judge