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= 3 5 WASHINGTON , D C IN TH E MATTE RO F FEDERA LEXPRESS , INC . j j FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10NM000 6 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DM S No . FA A 2010-079 0 PROCEDURA LORDE R I n orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y withth e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort hhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort hi n 1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations^ . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t file awritte n Answe r

o r motio n withi n thirt y (30 ) day s after servic e o f

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a)) , tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailure t o file a n Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o file a

n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da n admissio n o f eac hallegatio n i n th e Complain t (§1>3.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g an extensio n o f tim e mus t file awritte n motio n no t les s tha n seve n (7 ) day s befor e th e documen t i s due , absen t goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a ) an d(b)) . Mor e specifically , 14CFR $ 13.209(e ) states : A perso n filing an answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t th e perso n i s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio n containe di n th e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme dan admissio n o f th e trut ho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o file a n answer .

' Material s filedi n tli e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t for material s filedi n security cases ) ar e als o availabl e for viewin g at

http://www . regulations , gov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit h indexe s o f

th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s wel l a s othe r

material s relatin g t o civi l penalt y cases , ar e availabl e o n th e interne t at : http://M^n^.faa.gov/abojit/office_org,'headqiiarter s offwe.s/agc/po l odjitdic^ ^ se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.g0v/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title l 4/14tab_02 . tpl . I n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federa l Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , th e decision s ar e availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLa w 9FTRAN-FA A database) . Fo r additiona l information , see th e We b site .Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Agenc y attorne y an dth e Responden t ar e encourage dt o conside r th e possibility o f settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter.' ' Compromis e may b e effecte dwitho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n C

M C.F.R . $13.1 6 (n ) (D) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s not requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e differen t

policies , but

a s lon g a s thi s cas e i s assigne dt o th e undersigne dpresidin g Judg e th e partie s may , bu t air e no t required , serv e discovery o n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l not

discus s th e cas e withan y party , o r it s representative o n an e x part e basis . I f

apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz@dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Legal Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . Thi s matte r

wil l not b e hear dprio r

t o Januar y 1 , 2011 . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDERE D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Seattle , WA. ; 2 . O n o r befor e Decembe r

31 , 2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery including , bu t

not limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o " productio n request s and/o r interrogatories . Ifth e partie s canno t resolv e a discovery dispute the y shal l submi t th e dispute t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at ahearin g o n o r

after January 1 , 2011'* , subjec t t o th e availability o f

courtroo m facilities . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file Post-Hearin g brief s an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine dat th e hearing . Fo r

guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l file it s brie f

fifteen (15 ) day s after receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f

fifteen (15 ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

shal l b e filedseve n (7 ) day s thereafter . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t

b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t wit hth e applicabl e rules, ' i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^

3 Se e LindaJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r datedMa y 30 , 1989 . • * 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "The administrative la w judg e shall give eac

hpart y a t leas t 60 day s notic e of th e date , tim e an dlocation of

the hearing. "Th e partie s ar e advise dtha t submission s sen t

t o th e stree t

addres s o f

th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , may b e delaye ddu e t o screenin g conducte db y th e U.S . Posta l Servic e and/o r othe r security agencie s an dma y tak e u p t o four (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic h affect s th e quality o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , but

not required , t o file submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r

email . Th e certificat e o f servic e shal l reflec t

th e manne r

o f service .

HHiar dOLXroodwi

n U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y tim e befor e o r during ahearing , a

n agency attorne

y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t

fo r ahearing withou

t the consen

t of the administrativ e la

w judge . I f a n agency attorney withdraw s the complain t or apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearing an

dthe answer , the administrativ e la w judg e shal

l dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n the Matte

r of Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde

r Terminating Proceeding" , servedFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citing Kerr

y Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Canceling Hearing an

dTerminating Proceeding" , servedJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; J n Th e Matte r of Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders datedOctobe

r 18,200 4 an

dOctobe r 27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Dockets CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0 } 10 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r of Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burton S . Kolko , servedApril 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Orde r Dismissing Complainant' s Appeal" . I

n Th e Matte r of Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

15,2005 .FA A Docke t No . CP10NM000 6 (Civi l Penalty Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L& ON E COP Y Hearin g Docke t Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g -Suit e 2W1000 '

ON E COP Y Davi dJ . Bronczek , Presiden t Federal Expres s Corporation , Responden t Delivery Cod e 7622 , Bld g G , 2"' ' Floo r 362 0 Hack s Cros s Roa d Buildin g B , 3' " Floo r Memphis , T N 3812 5 Cynthi aChandler-Snell , Respondent' s Counse l Federal Expres s Corporatio n Regulatory Division 362 0 Hack s Cros s Roa d Buildin g B , 3' " Floo r Memphis , T N 3812 5 TEL : 901-434-836 1 FAX : 901-434-828 3 Scot t R . Morris , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Northwes t

Mountai n Region , ANM- 7 160 1 Lin dAvenue , S.W . Renton,W A 9805 7 TEL : 425-227-141 7 FAX : 425-227-100 7 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e Law Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mE12

- 32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-213 9 Attorney-Adviso r 202-366-512 1 Lega l Assistan t FAX : 202-366-753 6

' Service wa

s by U.S . Mail . Fo

r servic e i n person o r b y expeditedcourier , us e the followin g address : Federa l Aviatio n Administration , 600 Independenc e Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building-Suit e 2W1000 , Washington , D

C 2059 1 Attention : Hearing Docke t Clerk, AGC-430 .