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- 1 1 1 9 NOTIC EO FTENTATIV EHEARIN GDATE S NOTIC EI S HEREB Y GIVE N tha t testimon y an devidenc e wil l b e hear dan dconsidere d o n Apri l 27 , 2012 , inclusive , i n Reno , Nevada . Partie s wil l b e advise do f th e specifi c plac e an dtim e o f

th e hearin g b y furthe r Order . Hearing s wil l commenc e a t 9:0 0 a.m . an d conclud e a t

4:3 0 p.m . eac hday . Th e partie s shoul dvacat e th e courthous e o n o r befor e 5:0 0 p.m . eac hday . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e docke t unti l th e Judg e receive s th e prope r pleading(s). ' Pleadings ' ma y b e fonvarde db y fax , expres s mail , courie r o r posta l servic e .

' "Th e publi c polic y o f

favorin g an dencouragin g settlemen t make s necessary th e inadmissibility o f settlemen t negotiation s i

n order t o tbsler frank discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy , e t al , (856F.2d652 , 26Fed . R . Evici . Serv . 1225 . 1988 . Se e als o Coakle y & William s Conslruction , Incoqiorale dv Structural Concret e Equipment , Incoiporalcd , 97 3 F.2d349 , 1992 ; 2 McComiic k o n Evid . §26 6 (6t hed.) : Rul e 6 8 o f

the Federal Rule s of

Civi l Procedure.) . Rule 40 8 of the Federal Rule s o f Evidenc e "...prohibit s th e admissio n o f statement s mad e i

n compromis e negotiations... " (In th e Matter o f Afric aAir

Corporation . FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rul e 408' s publi c polic y purpos e o f encouragin g frank settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i n FA A civi l penalty proceeding s a s i t i s i n Federal Trials . Hence , its guidanc e wil l b e followe di n thes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ Material s Hie

di n the FA A Hearin g Docket

(excep t fo r material s die di

n security cases ) ar e als o availabl e fo r viewin g a

t /utp.//www.reiiulatinns.gov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalty ' decisions , alon g wit hindexe s o f

th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s well a s other

material s relatin g t

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n the interne l at : hup://-\v\v^\'.fiw.^ovfahomfoffice_or^/heudquaners_nff]ccs/a}ic/po i aJhidicalion/afic400/civil_pcmillv/ : se e also : hlip://ecf}\^poacccss.gov/c>^i/l/iex(/icxi-idx':'c=ecfr&ipl^/ecfrbruwse/TilleN/Niab_02.{(}l . I n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federa l Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , the decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLaw , 9FTRAN-FA A dalaba.se) . For additiona l information , se e th e Web site .

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