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(Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-20Il-ni 8 PROCEDURA LORDE R I n orde r t o e.xpedit 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 forthhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t forthin1 4 C.F.R . Par t 13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations" . Unde r FAA.Order2150.3 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 selllemen l an dcompromis e o f thi s matter.' ' Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afindin g o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . i;13.1 6 (n ) (])) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t 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 , 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 a n e x part e basis . If

apart y ha s anon-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 (e.\cep t fo r material s file

di n securit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewin g a

t hiip://w\vw.re^ulations.zov .

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th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s well a s othe r

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o civi l penalt

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at ; hUp://w\\>wJaa.gov/ahoul/oJ]lcejjrg/headquariersjD^iccs/agc/puljidjuJicaiiun/agc400/civilj)enali^^ ^ se e also : hiip://ecfr.gpooccess.goWcgi/l/texi/lexl-ick?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbro\vs(^Title}4/l4ii-ib_02.tpl . I n addition , Thomso nR

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Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , th e decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestlaw 9FTRAN-FAA database) . For additional information , se e thi ; We

b site . ^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA A Docket No . CP89WPQ061 . Order date dMa y 30 . 1989 . • * "Th e publi c polic y o f

favorin g an dencouragin g settlemen t make s necessary th e inadmissibility o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foste r fran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy , e t al , (856F . 2d652,26Fed . R . Evid.Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle y & William s Construction , Incorporate dv Structural Concret e Equipment , Incorporated , 97 3 F.2d349 , 1992 ; 2 McConnic k o nEvid . §26 6 (6t hed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f

th e Federal Rule s o f

Civi l Procedure) . Rule 40 8 o f th e Federal Rule s o fjudge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . In i Leibowit z a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitzfgidot.uov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e Judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-512 1 I f

Patricia.Matthewsfai,dot.Rov y WHEREFOIIE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDERIZ D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule ; 1 . Venu e shal l b e Honolulu , HI. ; 2 . - O no r

befor e Apri l 13 , 2012 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , bu t

no t limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio nrequest s and/o r interrogatories . If

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 dfor 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

t ahearin g o n o r

afte r Apri l 13 , 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 i n aseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o til e Post-Hearin g brief s an d argument s pursuan t

t o aschedul e t o b e detemiine dat th e hearing . Fo r guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l fil e it s brie f fiftee n (15 ) day s afte r

receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f fiftee n (15 ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

shal l b e tile dseve n (7 ) day s thereafter . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte npleading(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 Matte r 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 frank 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 n thes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 14 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e la w judg e shall giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f the date , time an dlocatio nof th e hearing. " 14 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t any time befor

e o r durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attorne y ma

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

fo r ahearin g without

the consent

o f the administrativ e la

w judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s th e complain t or apart y withdraw s the reques t

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

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n the Matte r

o f Lewi s Drake & Associates . FA A Docket No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 . "Orde r

Tenninatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 : citing . Kerr

y Jame s Eldridue , FA

A Docket CP89GL0458 , "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g an dTeniiinatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I nTh e Mane r

o f Rober t Harri s FA

A Docket No . CP03EA000I . DM S No . l-AA-2002-14236. . Order s date dOctobe r

18,200 4 an dOctober

27 , 2004 . USAIR . tnc . FA A Docket CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines , Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GLQ085 . CP90CE0 1 10 , CP90CEQI14 . CP90CE0I34 . Order o f Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burto nS . Koiko , serve dApril 8 , 1992 . p . 2 . Se e "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

o f Transpoilation , 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 tak 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 lll e submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r email . Th e certificat e o f

servic e shal l reflec t

th e manne r

o f ser\'ice :

Licnar dC . Goodwirl^-- ) U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Ser\'ic e Lis t

Complainant' s Appeal" . I

nTh e MaHe r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0Q0I . DM

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2005-14 . Augus

t 15.2005 .

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