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^ 1 0 I N TH E MATTERO F AvDyn e Aeroscrvices , LL C FA A DOCKE T NO . [T O B E ASSIGNED ] (Civi l Penall y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-20II-112 I ORDE RO F CHIE F ADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E

ESTABLISHIN G PROCEDURE S Thi. s proceedin g arise s fromacomplain t serve dOctobe r

25 , 2011 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federal Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dRespondent' s reques t for hearin g date dOctobe r

5 , 2011 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e wa s assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve dNovembe r

IS , 2011 . Th e Rule s of

Practic e fo

r thi s proceedin g are se

t fort h i n Par t 13 , Subpar

t G . of th e Feder

a l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . ij § 13.201-13.23 5 (2010)) . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r

o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s afte r servic e o f

th e com plain t ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha

t agenera l denial i s deeme dafailure to file a n answe r ( § 13.209(e)) ; tha

t failure to fil e a

n 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(0) ; an dtha

t apart y seekin g a

n extensio n of

tim e mus t

fil e awritte n motio n a t leas t seve n day s before th e documen t i s due , absen t

agreemen t

o f th e partie s or

goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a) , (b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i

n thi s matter , Complainan t an dRespondent , o n o r

beforeDecembe r 19 , 2011 , shal l fil e (I ) an y amendmen t o f th e complain t

o r answer ; (2 ) an agree do r separat e propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g propose ddate s {i.e. , specifi c dates , no t merel y number s o r

day s befor e th e hearing ) fo r (a ) filin g stipulations , alis t o f witnesses , asummar y o f thei r propose dtestimony , an dfo r (b ) exchangin g exhibit s an ddiscovery , i f any ; (3 ) astatemen t concernin g th e statu s o f settlemen t

efforts ; an d(4 ) apropose dhearin g sit e and . absen t agreemen t o f th e parties , ajuslificaVio n o f th e propose dsite . Set ' 14C.F.R . § 13.217 . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B (Oct . 1 , 2007 ) an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings . Complainan t

an dResponden t

shoul dcontinu e t o conside r th e possibilit y o f

settlemen t

an dcom - , promis e o f

thi s matter. " I

n connectio n wit h suc h discussions , th e partie s shoul dnot e tha t FA A Orde r 2150.3B , whic h establishe s standard s fo r th e Complainant' s conduc t an dsettlemen t

o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet / See . i n particular , chapte r

6 (Lega l Enforcemen t

Ac

lion s an dLega l Counse l Responsibilities) ; an deithe r (a ) Appendi x B (Tabl e o f Sanctions) , page s B-I—B S (Par t

On e ~ Abbreviation s an dDefinitions ) an dthos e portion s o f Par t Tw o - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl y t o particula r allegation s no t

involvin g hazardou s materials ; o r (h ) Appendi x C , whic h pertain s t o hazardou s material s cases . Upo n reques t o f Respondent , Complainan t

shal l provid e Responden t acop y o f

th e applicabl e reference dpiovisions .

' Funhe r amendnieni s ar

e no t aniicipaie dabsen t goo dcam e shown . Thoiigl

i i4C.F.R. § 13.2l4(ti)(l ) permit s amendment

s a i an y tim e mor e tha n 1 5 day s befor

e ahearing , lUilizaiio

n o f tha t provisio n woul dpreven t orderl y preparatio n fo r ahearin g an dcoul dpreven t an y hearin g a t all . because notic

e o f ahearin g mus t b e give n 6 0 day s i n advance . § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmen

t tha t migh t be file d1 5 day s prio r l o th e hearin g woul dentitl e th e othe r parl y u p t o 2 0 day s i n whic h t o repl y ( § 13.214(c)) , an

dcoul dgenerat e ane w roun do f schedule s ( § 13.217) . motions ( § 13.218) , an ddiscover y (t j 13.220) . necessitatin

g apostponemen

t o f th e hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , e i ceter aa dinfiniuim. • 5ecZ.iWrt7m'ccGr70</"w/i . FAADockelNo . CP89WP006l,DMSNo . FAA-2004-l8292,a i I I (Ma y 30 , 19R9) . availabl e a

t www.regulations.gov (concludin g tha i '"th e prosecutin

g agenc y attorne y mus t conside r seltle

men l an dtha t th e Rule s d o no t permi t th e Chie f Counse l t o exercis e polic

y control o r decisionmaking i

n thi s cas e o

r i n civi l penalt y case s generall

y so a s t o den y prosecutoria

l discretio n wit h respec t t o .settlemen

t an dcompromis e t

o the agenc y aitorne y a s define di n th e rules") . Su

e als o Exec . Orde

r No . 12,988,6 1 Fed . Reg . 4729 (Feb . 5 . 1996) . whic h refer s t o facilitatin

g th e jus t an defficien t resolution o

f civi l claims involvin

g th e Unite dState s Governmen

t an ddirect s Federa

l agencie s an

dthei r litigation counse

l to . "a s soo

n a s practicable afte

r ascertaining th

e natur e o f a disput e i n litigation , an

dthvoughou

i th e litigation, . . . evaluat

e settlemen

t possibilitie s an

dmak e reasonable effort

s ti t settle th e litigation. " Se

e al.so FA A Orde r 2150.3 B a t paragrap h 6-2 . ^ Accesse da t http://rgl.faa.gov b

y .selectin g "Orders/Notices, " the

n "Curren t Orders ; B y Number. " the

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r week s du e to postal screening , an dma y b e "irradiated, " whic h ma

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g fusedtogether . Accordingly , jxirtie s wli o serv e submission s o n th e Judg e b y regula r mai l shoul dals o fax , expres s carrier , o r personall y delive r thos e submissions . A certificat e o f service , reflectin g th e abov e captio n (includin g th e FDM S number) , th e titl e of

th e submission , an dth e dat e an dluanne r of service , shal l b e attache dto eac h individual submission . Compromis e ma

y b e effecte dwit

h o r withou t afindin g of

violatio n { § 13.16(n)) . Eac h party' s filin g shal l includ e atelephon e numbe r wher e th e part

y ca n b e reache db

y th e Judg e fo

r prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED .

Ronni e A . Yodc r

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