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- 077 5 PROCEDURA LORDE 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 thirty (30 ) day s after servic e o f

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209ra^') . 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 dan 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 , apart y seekin g a n 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 tha t th e perso n i s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admit

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 no t specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme da n admissio n o f th e trut h o f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailure t o file an answer . Unde 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

' Material s filedi n th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t for material s filedi n security cases ) ar e als o availabl e fo r viewin g at

httpJ/wwvf. regulations , gov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g with indexe 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://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_acljudication/agc400/civil_penalty/ ; se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl-/ecfrbrowse/Titlel4/14tab_02 . tpl . In addition , Thomso n ReutersAVes t Publishin g publishe s Federa l 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 , se e th e We b site . 1settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

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Judge s hav e different

policies ^ ^ | a i lon g a s thi s cas e i s assigne dt o th e undersigne dpresidin g Judg e th e partie s fi»if,1|Bjit3aP B no t required , serv e discovery o n th e undersigned .

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discus s th e caseyii^m ^ party , o r it s representative o n a n e x part e basis . I f

apart y ha s anon-subst^t^ ^ i^|||iito^^uss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibo^^^i^^ ^ 3^213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz(aidot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dto w s judge's . Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews(^doig&v> . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e laeb y OiLDERED t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : / > t ' ; 1 . Venu e shal l b e Houston , TX. ; 2 . O n o r before Novembe r

4,2011 , including , bu t

not limite dto , d

i productio n request s and/o r in i discovery disput e the y shal l s i i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N a t ahearin g o n o r

after Novembra * 4 , courtroomfacilities . j^b^J l cpnclud e al l discovery Hic^^ t production , response s t o ||f||«>^artie s canno t

resolv e a undersigne dfor

resolutio n j^haU^H jwepare dt o presen t thi s cas e ^ m£4fict t o th e availabilit y o f Th e partie s wil l hav e th e oppprtiB^^ ^ pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e following schedul e i s typicall y »ts^ | day s after receip t o f th e transcri ] thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f j^iltop l day s thereafter . J^f^Hearin g brief s an dargument s Fo r guidance , th e ^bal l file it s brie f

fifteai (15 ) it s brie f fifteen (15 ) day s i t shal l b e filedseve n (7 )

^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman. FA

A Docke t No . Q l * "Th e publi c polic y o f &vorin g an dencouragltlg

f settlemen t negotiations i

n orde r t o foste r frank (85 6 F . 2 d652,2 6 Fed . R. Evid. Serv . 1225 , 19| ^ Incorporate dv Structura

l Concret e Equipmen

t §26 6 (6t h ed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f th e Federa l Rule s o f Q l Evidenc e "...prohibits th

e admissio n o f statem i Afric aAi r Corporation, FA

A Orde r No . 99'5) , settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i n FA A Q| : it s guidanc e wil l b e followe di n these p-oce^. " ' 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th

e administratlvei : th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " P^l ^ Ma y 30,1989 . Weasar y th e inadmissibilit

y o f Insulatms , Inc . v Dupuy, e

t al , 5 3 F|My349,1992 ; 2 McCormic k o n Evid. ,^|| ^ o f th e Federa l Rule s o f • ions... " (I

n th e Matte r o f purpos e o f eocourag ^ fiank ^ as i t i s i n Federa l Trials . Hence, [ gil|»-«ac h part y a t leas t 6 0 days notic

e o f5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r 6 writte n pleading(s) , consisten t with th e applicabl e rules , i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^ 6 . 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 four (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s may b e "irradiated" , whic h affect s th e quality o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t

no t required , t o file submission s b y privat e delivery service , facsimile , o r

email . Th e certificat e o f servic e shal l reflec t

th e manne r

o f service .

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1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y tim e befor e o r during ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y ma y withdra w a complain t or part y ma y withdra w areques t

fo r ahearing withou

t the consen

t o f the administrative la

w judge . I f a n agency attorne

y withdraw s the complain

t o r apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearing an

dthe answer, the administrativ e la w judg e shal

l dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit h prejudice . ' See : I n the Matte

r of 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 of Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . 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 World Airlines . Inc. . FA

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

w Judg e Burton S . Kolko , servedApril 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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