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S OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C m \/,P B 2" ^ A ^

r S IN TH E MATTE RO F EMPIR E FLIGH T ACADEM Y FA A DOCKE T NO . [T O B E ASSIGNED ]

(Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011-029 0 ORDE RO FCHIE FADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E

ESTABLISHIN G PROCEDURE S Thi s proceedin g arise s from acomplain t serve dApri l 8 , 2011 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dRespondent' s reques t for hearin g date dMarc h 29 , 2011 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e was assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve d Apri l 22 , 2011 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t

fort h i n Par t 13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Feder

al Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.23 5 (2010)) . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r

o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s after servic e o f

th e com plain t ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha t

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e 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 dan admissio n o f eac h allegatio n i n th e complain t ( § 13.209(f)) ; an dtha t

apart y seekin g an extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n at leas t seve n day s befor e th e documen t i s due , absen t

agreemen t

o f th e partie s o r

goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a) , (b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , Complainan t an dRespondent , o n o r

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### . ^^'i i 23,2011 , shal l file (1 ) an y amendmen t o f Ihj^, ^ propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g ber s o r day s befor e th e hearing ) for (a ) filing ^fl^wer; ' (2 ) an agree do r separat e I K ^'J^,e. , specifi c dates , no t m^el y n\im

H , * lis t o f witnesses , astmunar y o f thei r propose dtestimony , an dfo r (b ) exchangingi^liP w ipi^iscovery , i f any ; (3 ) asWtetoent

con cernin g th e statu s o f

settlemen t

efforts ; and||| i |^^W<id1il0iuin g sit e and , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , ajustificatio n o f th e propose d41^1 ^ ^^^ii^.feF ^ § 13.217 . fal^ij^eis governin g thes e jproceedings , IB® ' possibilit y o f

settldiien t

an dcom l^\ . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B (Oct . 1,^ Complainan t

an dResponden t

shoul dcontijSfipfeW | promis e o f

thi s matter.' ^ I n connectio n witi||HH||^Rtti' ^ partie s sfaOttl dlidt e <ba

t FA A Orde r 2150.3B , whic h establishe s standard s fi^rti^^Oi^^l^^ant's conduc t an ds^lanen t

o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet. ^ Se§ , it|^[^tilar , diapte r 6 (Lega l Enfdifeahen t

Ac

tion s an dLega l Counse l Responsibilities) ; eesll'#ipft#.A^p<mdi x B (Tabl e o f S#cti6ns) , page s B-1—B 8 (Part

On e - Abbreviation s an dDe!9i9|l»i^j.yid l Ihos e portion s o f Par t T# o - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl y t o particular sB^i^^l^-^p ^ itnrolvin g hazardou s nial^als ; o r (b ) Appendi x C , whic h pertain s t o hazardo v r:4m?i»>b'? , • ! g . Upo n reques t

o f R«|^jident , Complainan t

shal l provid e Responden t acop y d f

^Ig^^^l e reference dprovisi§iis .

' Fuithe r amendment

s ar e not anticipate dabseq t amendment

s at an y tim e mor e llia n 1 5 day s befor

e a tion fo r ahearin g an dcoul dpreven t an y hearin g a t a i § I3.2^1(a) . A

n amendmen

t tha t migh t b e filed1 5 wluc h to Fq)l y ( § 13.214(c)) , an

dcouldgenerat

e ai (§43.220) ^ necessitatin

g apos^nranen t

of the ^ See Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA A Docke t No . 1989) , availabl e a t

www.regulations.gov (cqncl i men t an dtha t th e Rule s d

o not permit the Chie f Co i in civil penalt

y case s generall

y s o a s t o den y proseci the agency attorne

y a s define di n the rules") . See O

i whic h refers t o facilitating th

e jus t an defficien t an ddirect s Federa

l agencie s an

dthei r litigatio n co

i dilut e i n litigation , an

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e als o FA A Orde r 2150.36 ' ' Accesseda

t http://rgl.faa.go v b y selecting "2150.3 B 10/01/200

7 FA A Complianc e an

dEnfo n ^ 14.C.F.R . §;l3^i|p(J^P(amit s

"^visio n wouldfir^ll^^rdla'l y preparamust b e givenj50'i(^ ^ ij^{u}vance. ^'^ti e th e 6t^i^^^i^l o :K

) day s in , motion s ( § 13^^ , ib ddiscover y 

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addres s o f

th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , b y regular

mai l ma y b e delaye du p t o four week s du e t o posta l screening , an dma y b e "irradiated, " whic h ma y resul t i n page s bein g fuse dtogether . Accordingly , partie s wh o serv e submission s o n th e Judg e b y regula r mai l shoul dals o fax , expres s carrier , o r personall y delive r thos e submissions . A certificat e o f service , reflectin g th e abov e caption , th e titl e o f th e submis

sion , an dth e dat e an dmanne r o f service , shal l b e attache dt o eac h individua l submission . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwith o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . Eac h party' s filing shal l includ e atelephon e numbe r wher e th e part y ca n b e reache db y th e Judg e for prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED .

Ronni e A . Yode r Chie f Administrativ e Law .r-!/r^f. T "mt"g'^-l\>i!tr ' "Wl f

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Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AG9|43 i Wilbu r Wrigh t Building

Gregory S . Winton , Respondent' s Counse l " ^ ^*'''''V'*i'%3i , :.i

M Th e Aviatio n La w Firm On e Researc h Court, Suit e 45 0 Rockville M D 2085 0 TEL : 301-294-855 0 FAX : 301-294-252 5 FDM S No.„%;^^011-029 0 (Civi l Pensif

y ^Altion )

Zachar y M . Berman , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , AEA- 7 Eastern Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 1 Aviatio n Plaza , Roo m56 1 Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 TEL : 718-553-325 8 FAX : 718-533-569 9 

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Th e Honorabl e Ronni e A . Yoder , Chie f Administrativ e La w Judg e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Hearings , M-20 , Roo mE l 2-32 0 120 0 New Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-214 2 FAX : 202-366-753 6

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