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(Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-2011-068 3 • PROCEDURA LORDE R I norde r t o expedit e th e hearin g in thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t fort hhereinbelow' . Th

e Rule s o f

Practic e for

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

13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations^ . 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 settlemen t

an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ("1 4 C.F.R . ^13.1 6 fn)(n) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e .ludge . 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 , bu t ar e no t required , serv e discover y o n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e wit han y party , o r it s representativ e o n an ex part e basis . If

apart y ha s a'non-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e

' Material s file

di n th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (except fo r material s file

di n securit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewing a l hup://www.regulaiions.sov

- ^ Th e Administrator' s civil penalt y decisions , along wit

hindexe s o

f the decisions , th

e Rules of Practice , as wel l as othe r material s relating t

o civi l penalt y cases , ar e available o

n th e interne t at : biip:/A\n\'\%\faa.}i;ov/aboiii/oJ)icejyrg/headq2iarters_ojJ]ces/agc/pol_adiudwation/ngc400/civU_p^ ^ se e also : hnp://ecfr.gpoacccss.goWcgi/i/lexl/text'idx?c=ecfr^lpl=/ecfrhro\\\se/Title14/}4lah_0 2 ipl . I n addition , Thomso

n Reuters/West

Publishin g publishe s Federa

l Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , th

e decision s ar e available ihrougl

i LEXI S (TRAN S librar>') an

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A database) . Fo

r additiona l information , se

e th e We b site . ' Se e Lind aJoyce Goodman . FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 , 1989 . * "Th e public policy of

favorin g an dencouragin

g settlemen

t makes necessar

y (h e inadmissibilit

y o f senlemen t negotiation s i

n orde r t o foste r fran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy , e t al , (85 6 F . 2d652 . 26Fed . R

. Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle

y & Williams Construction , Iticorporate

dv Structura

l Concret e Equipment, Incorporated , 97 3 F.2 d349 , 1992 : 2 McCormic

k o n Evid . §26 6 (6t hed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul

e 40 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Ijudge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLcibowitza t (202 ) 366-213 9 (ha.Lcibowitz@dot.Gov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . WHEREFORF , 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 shal l b e Helena , MT. ; 2 . O n o r

befor e Marc h1 , 2012 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , bu t

no t limite dto , depositions , docutnen l production , response s l o productio nrequest 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 disput e t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio n in atimel y manner ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e a l ahearin g o n o r afte r Marc h1 , 2012 , subjec t t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dat e an dtim e for th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g in aseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o fil e Post-Hearin g brief s an d argument s pursuan t

t o aschedul e l o b e determine dal ih c iiearing . l^o r guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l file it s brie f fiftee n (15 ) day s afte r

receip t o f ih e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f fifteen(15 ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f b y Ih c Complainan t

shal l b e filedseve n (7 ) day s thereafter . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l no ^ b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte npteading(s) , consisten t wit hth e applicabl e rules , i s receive db y th e presidin g judge . Evidenc e "...prohibit s th e admissio n o f statement s made i

ncompromis e negotiations... " (Inth e Matter o f Afric aAir

Corporation , FA

A Order No . 99-5) . "Rul e 408' s publi c polic y purpos e o f encouragin g fran

k settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i nFA A civi l penalt

y proceeding s a s i

t i s i nFederal Trials . Hence , it s guidanc e wil l b e followe di nthes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ' 14 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e la w judg e shal l giv e eachpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f the date , time an dlocatio no f the hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y time before or

durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attorne y ma

y withdra w a complain t or part y ma y withdraw areques t

fo r ahearin g without

th e consent

o f th e administrativ e la

w judge . I f a nagenc y attorne y withdraw s th e complain t o r apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearin g an dth e answer , th e administrativ e la w judg e shal l dismis s th e proceeding s under thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I nth e Mane r

o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docket No . CF03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruar> ' 26 , 2005 ; citin g Kern ' Jame s Eldridge . F^A A Docket CP89GL0458 , "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Mane r

of Rober t Harri s FA

A Docket No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA-2002-14236. . Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 2004 andOctober

27 , 2004 . USAIR , Inc. . FA A Doci^e t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 , CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 , Orde r o f Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burto n S . Koiko , serve dApril 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . See "Order Dismissin g6 . 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

ofTransportation , Offic e o f Hearings , ma y b e delaye d du e t o screenin g conducte db y th e U.S . Posta l Servic e and/o r othe r securit y agencie s an dma y lak e u p t o fou r (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t no t required , t o file submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r email . Th e certificat e o f

servic e shal l refiec t

th e maiuic r

o f service .

U.S . Adtninistrativ e La w Judg e Altaclimen t

- Servic e Lis t

Complainant' s Appeal" . I

n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA000I . DM

S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus

t 15,2005 .FDM S No . FAA-2011-068 3 (Civi l Penalt y Action )

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