### SERVE D SEPTEMBE R 6 , 201 1 RIMc i T C F \.Ji^lrtilUl' l U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N ^ - ' U ' i HA ] C i\ : OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C """ l 'I ? -~ \A ^ ^ 2 0 I N TH E MATTE RO F CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CPllSWOOO O (Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011

- 077 3 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 . Par t

13 , Subpar t

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 fil e 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 a n 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 dafailur e 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 the FA A Hearing Docke

t (except fo r material s filedi

n securit y cases ) ar e als o availabl e fo r viewing a t http://www . regulations , eov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , along wit

h indexe s of

th e decisions , the Rule s o f

Practice , a s wel l a s othe r material s relatin g to civil penalt y cases , ar e availabl e on the interne

t at : http://www.faa.gov/about/officeorg/headquartersofflces/agc/pol_adjudication/agc400/civil_penalty/ ; see also : http://ecfi:gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Titlel4/14tab_02.tpl . I n addition , Thomso

n ReutersAVest

Publishing publishe s Federa l Aviation Decisions . Finally , the decision s ar e available through LEXI S (TRANS library ) an dWestLa w 9FTRAN-FA

A database) . Fo

r additiona l information , se

e the We b site . 1settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter." ' Compromis e may b e effecte dwit h o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . $13.1 6 (n^^flY) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s notrequir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e differen t

policies , ba 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 iriay , bu t ar e nottequired , serv e discover y o n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l not

discus s th e cas e wit h an y party, ^ o r it s representative o n a n e x part e basis . I f

aparty ha s anon-substantiv e m^e r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z atJpO ^ 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz@dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@.dot.gov V 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 shal l b e Houston , TX. ; 2 . O n o r before Novembe r

4,2011 , th e j!{i|t|^jiiaj l conclud e al l discovery including , but

no t limite dto , depositio|||,ili^0 ^ production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r interrqga^ies.^^^I f

th e partie s canno t

resolv e a discovery disput e the y shal l submi t ithi^pi^i*#

e ^ th e undersigne dfo r

resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N th e paj^^l , Jj © pri^are dt o presen t

thi s cas e at ahearing o n o r

after Novembe r

4 , ^Oll* , jsubjw t

t o th e availability o f courtroo mfacilities . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunii^i^Jf i jPosl^earin g brief s an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e detern^iisd^atiJ ^ |tl^ ^ Fo r guidance , tl w followin g schedul e i s typicall y used|||^p^8||^sihal l file it s brie f fiftete (15 ) day s after receip t o f th e transcript;-R?||^||g^j^al l it s brie f fifteen (15 ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f ^tb^lpi^p^^^ t

shal l b e filedseve n (7 ) day s thereafter .

^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman. FA

ADocke t No . CPffi> l * "Th e publi c polic y o f

&voring an

dencouraging settlemen t negotiation s i

n orde r t o foste r frank discussions ^ (85 6 F . 2d652,2 6 Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1225,198 8 Incorporatedv Structura

l Concret e Equipment

In ( §26 6 (6t h ed.) ; Rule 6 8 of

the Federa

l Rule s of Ciyi l !| ; Evidenc e ". . .prohibit s di e admission o f statementsJ ^ AfricaAirCorporation , FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . •'I^<|| ^ settlemen t discussion s i s a s compelling in FA A ci>rt|^ i it s guidanc e will b e followe

di n thes e proceeds. " (t^i^ s * Sttei * 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "The administrativ e ^g^'-'-'^^'-"'^ ' the date , tim

e an dlocation of

the hearing. " .^,,.^^lay30,1989 . -'

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l Rule s o f l^ji^otiations... " (In tbe-JNtette r o f 'iptuipos e o f encoueagpJQ

g jEtan k a s i t i s in Federa

l Trials . Hence , iptrilpiiB h part

y a t leas t 6 0 day s 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 writte n pleading ( presidin g judge. ^ writte n pleading(s) , consisten t with th e applicabl e rules, ^ i s receive db y th e 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 , may 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 ma y b e "irradiated" , whic h affect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , but

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 .

lichardC . Goodwi r U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

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

n agency attorne

y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t

fo r ahearing withou

t the consen

t o f the administrativ e la

w judge . I f a n agency attorney 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 Terminatm

g Proceeding" , servedFebruar y 26,2005 ; citing Kerr

v 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 andOctobe

r 27,2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s World Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r of Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burton S . Kolko , servedApril 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Orde r Dismissing Complainant' s Appeal" . I

n The Matte

r of Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

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