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(Civi l Pciiiilt y Aclioii ) FDM S NO . FAA-201 2 - 020 1 PROCEDURA LORDE R I norde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i nthi s iiiallcr , ih e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t fort hhercinbclow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g arese l fort

hi n14C.F.R . Par t

13 , Subpar t

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

mus t fil e awritte nAnswe r

o r motio n withi nthirt y (30 ) day s afte r servic e o f

th e Complain t

(14C.F.R . t ; 13.209(uy) , tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e anAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) . tha t

failur e t o fil e an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme danadmissio no f eac hallegatio ni nth e Complain t (§13.209(0) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g anextensio no f lim e mus t

fil e awritte nmotio nno t les s tha nseve 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 . 14CF Rt ? 13.209(e ) states : A perso nfilin g ananswe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha i th e perso ni s wivhou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio nt o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine dinth e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie di

nth e answe r

ma y b e deeme danadmissio no 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 fil e an answer . 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 possibilit y o f

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i (excep t fo r materiul s niedi

nsecurit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewin g a t htlp://www.resulat!Oiis.sov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civil penall y decisions , along wit

hindexes o

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s wel l a s othe r material s relatin

g t o civi l penalt y cases , ar e available o

nth e interne t at : h{tp://\\^\'\\Kfcia.^ov/(iboi<i/njfscejng/hcmiquarters_ojficcs/a^c/pol_aiijmi^^^ ^ se e also : }uip://ecfr.gpoacccss.go\'/cgiA/lexi/iext-idx?c=ecfr&ip!-/ecfrbwwsefritle}4/l4tab_02.(pLI n addition . Thomso

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violatio n(14C.F.R . ;?13.1 6 (n ) (1)) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do nth e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e differen t

policies , bu t

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 ar e no t required , serv e discover y o n(h e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e withan y party,* * o r it s representativ e o nane x part e basis . I

f apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , ihc y shoul dcontac t th e Judge' s attoniey-advisor , Mr . IraLcibowit z a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (lra.Leibowil/:@dot.gov) . Adtiiinistrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Lega l Assistant , Pa t Matthew s 1202-366-5121 1 (Patricia.Mattliews@dot.t>ov) . WHEREFORE , th e partie s h 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 Rapi dCity , S.D. ; 2 . O no r befor e Jun e 1 , 2012 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , bu t no t limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r

interrogatories . If

th e partie s canno t

resolv e adiscover y disput e the y shal l submi t

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio ninatimel y matuier ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e a

t aiiearin g o no r

afte r Jun e 1 , 201 2 . subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dat e an d tim e for th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g inaseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o fil e Post-Hearin g briefs an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine da t th e hearing . Fo r

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

fiftee n(15 ) day s afte r

receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f

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

shal l b e file dseve n(7 ) day s thereafter .

• ^ Se e Lind aJoyce Goodman . FA

A Docke t No . CP89WI»006t, Orde

r date dMa y 30 . 1989 . "Th e publi c polic y o f favorin g an dencouraging settlemen

t makes necessar

y th e inadmissibilit

y o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foste r fran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators . Inc . v Dupuv , e t al , (85 6 F . 2 d652 , 2 6 Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle

y & Williams Construction , Incorporate

dv Structura

l Concret e Equipment, Incorporated , 97 3 F.2 d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormic

k o nEvid . §26 6 (6l hed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f Ih e Federa l Rules o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul

e 40 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Evidence "...prohibit s th

e admissio no f statements mad

e i ncompromis e negotiations... " (I nth e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporaiion . FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rul

e 408' s public polic

y purpose o

f encouraging fran

k settlemen t discussion s i

s as compellin

g i nFA A civil penalt

y proceeding s a

s i t i s i nFedera l Trials . Hence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe di nthes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 1 4 CF.R . § 13.22 ! slates : 'Th e administrative la w judg e shal

l giv e eac hparl y a t lea.s i 60 days notice o

f th e dale , tim e an dlocatio no f th e hearing. "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 rtiies,*' i s receive db y th e presidin g Judge.' ' 6 . 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 , ma y 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 securit y agencie s an d ma y tak e u p t o fou r

(4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t

no t required , t o fil e subtiiission s b y privat e dehver 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 . Th e partie s ar e encourage dt o provid e emai l addresse s l o expedit e servic e o f pleadings .

Richar dC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

1 4 CF.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y tim e befor e o r durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attorne y ma y withdra w a Gomptain l o r part y ma y wiilidra w arequest

fo r ahearing withou

t th e consen t o f th e administrative la

w judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s th

e complain t o r apart y withdraw s th

e request fo r ahearin g an dth e answer, th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l dismi.s s th

e proceeding s unde

r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I nth e Matte r o f Lewis Drak

e & Associates , FA

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

- 16379 . "Orde

r Terminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin

g Kerr v Jame s Eldridee . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , '"Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminating Proceeding" , serve dJanuar y 16 . 1991 , a t 1 ; I nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Hani s FA A Docke i No . CP03EA0001 . DM

S No . FAA-2002-14236. . Order s date dOctobe r 18,2004 an

dOctobe r 27 . 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Ducke i CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. , FA

A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrative La

w Judg e Burto nS . Kolko , serve

dApri l 8 , 1992 . p . 2 . Se

e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harris , FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

S No . FAA

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t 15.2005 .FDM S No . FAA-2012-02 0 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC ELIS T ORIGINA L& ON ECOP Y Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Cierk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON ECOP Y Michae l Jacob , Presiden t Badge r Helicopters , Inc. , Responden t 2456 4 Hw y 16/38 5 Custer , S D 5773 0 Agne s M . Rodriguez , Complainan f ' s Counse l Senio r Attorney , Offic e o f

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l Aviatio nAdministration , 600 Independence Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit

e 2W1000 , Washington, D C 20591 ; Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk . AGC-430 .