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### SERVE D MARC H 2 , 201 0 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I N TH E MATTE RO F 

### RAYMON D H . FESSLE R FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10WP000 2 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DM S No . FAA-2010-002 0 

### PROCEDURA L ORDE R I n orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter, ' th e partie s shal l compl y with th e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort h hereinbelow. ^ Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort h i n 1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpart

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

mus t file awritte n Answe 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 an Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o file an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da n admissio n o f eac h allegatio n i n th e Complain t ( § 13.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , aparty seekin g an extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n not les s tha n seve 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 , 14CFR $ 13.209(e ) states : A perso n filing an answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e that th e perso n i s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admi t

o r deny , eac h numbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio n containe di n th e complain t tha t i s not specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme dan admissio n o f th e truth o 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 .

' 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e la

w judg e shal

l give eac h part y a t leas t 60 day s notic e o

f th e date , tim e an dlocation of

the hearing. " ^ Furthe r amendments of

the pleading s wil

l not b e anticipatedabsen

t goodcaus e shown . Whil

e 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(b)(1 ) permit s amendments a t an y tim e mor e tha n 1 5 day s befor

e ahearing , utilization of

tha t provision wouldpreven

t orderl y preparation fo

r ahearing andcouldpreven t an y hearing a

t all , sinc e notic e of ahearing must

b e give n 60 day s i

n advance . 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.221(a) . A n amendmen

t whic h migh t b e file d 1 5 day s prior

t o the hearing wouldentitle the othe r part y u p to 2 0 day s i

n whic h to repl y (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(c)) , an

dcouldgenerat

e ane w roun

dof schedule s (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.217) , motion s (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.218) , an ddiscover y (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.220) , necessitating apostponemen t o f th e hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , e t ceteraa dinfinitum .Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 A an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Agenc y attorne y an dth e Responden t shoul dcontinu e t 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 h o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . $13.1 6 (n ) (1)) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s not requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th 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 , but ar e no t required , serv e discover y o n th e undersigned . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDERE D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e i s ye t

t o b e determined ; 2 . O n o r

after Ma y 1 , 2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , but

not limite dto , depositions , 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 adiscover y disput e the y shal l submi t th e dispute t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio n i n atimel y maimer ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at ahearin g o n o r

after Ma y 1 , 2 0 lO"*, subjec t

t o th e availability o f courtroo mfacilities . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file Post-Hearin g brief s an d argument s pursuan t

t o aschedul e t o b e determine dat 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 transcript ; 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 . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l not b e remove dfi-omth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t wit h th e applicabl e rules, ^ i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^

^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman . FAA Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde r date dMa

y 30 , 1989 . " * 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e law judg e shal l giv e eac h party at leas t 6 0 day s 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 : At an y tim e befor e o r

durin g ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y may withdra w a complain t o r part y may withdra w areques t fo r ahearin g withou t

th e consen t

o f th e administrativ e law judge . If a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s th e complain t o r aparty withdraw s th e reques t for ahearin g an dth e answer , th e administrativ e law judg e shal l dismis s th e proceeding s unde r thi s subpart

wit h prejudice . ^ See : I n th e Matte r

o f Lewi s Drak e & Associates . FA A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruary 26 , 2005 ; citin g Kerry Jame s Eldridge , FAA Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , at 1 ; I n Th e Matte r

o f Robert Harri s FAA Docke t

No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA-2002-14236. , Order sTH E PARTIE S AR E ADVISE D THA T SUBMISSION S SEN T T O TH E STREE T ADDRES S O FTH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATION , OFFIC E O FHEARINGS , MA Y B E DELAYE D I N DELIVER Y DU E T O SCREENIN G CONDUCTE D A T TH E LOCA] L U.S . POS T OFFIC E BUL K MAI LFACILIT Y AN D MA Y TAK E U P T O FOU RWEEK S T O ARRIV E B Y REGULA RMAIL . I N ADDITION , SUBMISSION S MAY B E "IRRADIATED " A T TH E FACILITY , WHIC H AFFECT S TH E QUALIT Y O FTH E SUBMISSION . TH E PARTIE S AR E ENCOURAGED , BU T NO T REQUIRED , T O FA X O R EXPRES S CARRIE RPLEADING S AND/O ROTHE RSUBMISSIONS . TH E CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E SHAL L REFLEC T TH E MANNE R O FSERVICE . AL L PLEADING S SHAL LINCLUD E TELEPHON E NUMBER S WHER E TH E PARTIE S CA N B E REACHED .

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dOctobe r 27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Dockets CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 , CP90CE0134 , Orde r of Administrative La

w Judg e Burton S . Koiko , servedApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se

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

n Th e Matte r of Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

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