### SERVED: MAY 29, 2012 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, DC

IN THE MATTER OF 

### JOSEPH MOESSER FAA DOCKETNO. [TO BE ASSIGNED] (Civil Penalty Action) FDMS NO. FAA-2011

- 1286


### CONTINUANCE OF HEARING Due to the unavailability ofwitnesses, the hearing set for 

### August 15, 16 and 17, 2012, inclusive, inthe 

### U.S. Tax Court, Courtroom 5223, Wallace F. Bennett Federal 'Building, 125 S. State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138, be and is hereby continued. The parties should consult to determine their availability duringNovember/December 2012, understanding courtroop1s cannotbereserved until approximately 60/90s prior to the hearing. Settled cases will not be removed from the docket until the Judge receives the proper pleading(s). 1 

### Pleadings2 

### may be forwarded by fax, express mail, courier or postal service3•

1 "Thepublic policy offavoring and encouraging settlement makes necessary the inadmissibility of settlement negotiations in order to foster frank discussions". (Fiberglass Insulators, Inc. v Dupuy, et al, (856 F. 2d 652, 26 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1225, 1988. See also Coakley & Williams Construction, Incorporated v Structural Concrete Equipment, Incorporated, 973 F.2d 349, 1992; 2 McCormick on Evid. §266 (6th ed.); Rule 68 oftheFederal Rules ofCivil Procedure.). Rule 408 ofthe Federal Rules of Evidence "

...prohibits the admission ofstatements made in compromise negotiations

..." (In the Matter of Africa Air Corporation, FAA OrderNo. 99-5). "Rule 408'spublic policypurpose ofencouraging frank settlement discussions is as compelling in FAA civil penalty proceedings as it is in Federal Trials. Hence, its guidance will be followed in these proceeds." (Id.) 2 Materials filed in the FAAHearing Docket (except for materials filed in security cases) are also available for viewing at http://www.regulations.gov. · 3 The Administrator's civil penalty decisions, along with indexes ofthe decisions, the Rules ofPractice, as well as other materials relating to civil penalty cases, are available onthe internet at: http:!lwww.[aa.gov/about/oQice org!headquarters oQices/agc/pol adjudication!agc400/civil penalty/; see also: http:// ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/ cgi/tltextltext-idx?c=ecft&tpl=I ecfrbrowse!Title14114tab 02.tpl. In addition, Thomson Reuters/West Publishing publishes Federal Aviation Decisions. Finally, the decisions are available through LEXIS (TRANS library) and WestLaw 9FTRAN-FAA database). For additional information, see the Web site. 

### 1

### SERVICE LIST ORIGINAL & ONE COPY Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1000 1 

### ONE COPY Gregory G. Skordas, Respondent's Counsel Skordas, Caston 

### & Hyde, LLC 341 South Main Street, Suite 303 Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2707 TEL: 801-531-7444 FAJ(: 801-531-8885 Jeffrey M. Harper, Complainant's Counsel Attorney, Office ofthe Regional Counsel Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 Federal Aviation Administration 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. Renton, WA98057 TEL: 425-227-2161 FAJ(: 425-227-1007 FDMS No. FAA-2011-1286 (CivilPenalty Action)

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin,AdministrativeLawJudge Office ofHearings, M-2<1 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-310) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-2139 Attorney-Advisor 202-366-5121 StaffAssistant FAJ(: 202-366-7536

1 Service was by U.S. Mail. For service inperson orby expedited courier, use the following address: Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1000, Washington, DC 20.591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430.