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U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I NTH EMATTE RO F SAMUE LJOSEP H LATHA M FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10WP000 9 (Civi l Penalty Action ) FA A No . FAA-2010

- 0624 ' PROCEDURA LORDE R I n orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i nthi 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 fo r

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 nRegulations^ . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t file awritte nAnswe 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 dafailur e t o file a nAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o file 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 tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n no 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 , 1 4 CF R§ 13.20 9 (e ) states : A perso n filing a n answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

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

informatio nt o admit

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine di nth e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme da nadmissio 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 file an answer .

Material s filedin th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t for material s filedi

n securit y 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 withindexe 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://\vv^'yv.faa.gov/ahout/offwe_org/headquartersj)jfices/agc/poladjudiciUion/agc400/ci v se e also : hUp://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Titlel4/14tab02.tpl . I n addition , Thomso nReuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal 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 . 1Unde 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 settlemen t

an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter. ^ Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (n)(n) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s not requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do nth 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 mtty , bu t ar e no t required , serv e discovery o nth e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l not

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

aparty ha s anon-subst»ntiv 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(a).dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Legal Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . WHEREFORE , th e partie s bean 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 Lo s Angeles , CA. ; 2 . O n o r before Novembe r

29,2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , but

no t limite dto,idepositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r interrogatories . I f

th e partie s canno t

resolv e a discovery disput e the y shal l submi t th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC EI S HEREB Y GIVE Nth e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at ahearin g o n o r

after Novembe r

29,2010"* , subjec t

t o th e availability o f courtroomfacilities . 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 jdetermine da t 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 tran$cifpt ; 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 . "5r~Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfix)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. *

^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman. FA

A Docke t }^o . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30,1989 . * 1 4 C.F.R. § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ

e la w judge shal

l giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 60 days notic

e o f th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " 1 4 C . F. R . § 13.21 5 states : A

t an y tim e b^ore p r durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attorne y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t ifo r ahearin g withou t th e consen t o f th e administrativ

e la w 26 . 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 security agencie s an dma y tak e u p t o fou r (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s may b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e - ^ encouraged , bu t

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 .

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

- Servic e Lis t

judge . I f a n agency attorney withdraw s th e complain t o r apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearin g an

dthe answer , th e administrativ e la w judg e shall dismis s th e proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . * See : I n the Matte

r o f 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 ; I n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0Q01 . 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 . CP90CE0n0 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r of Administrative La

w Judg e Burto

n S . Kolko , servedApri

l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se

e "Orde r Dismissing Complainant' s Appeal" . I

n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

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