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### AMENDEDPROCEDURALORDER In o rd e r t o ex pedite th e he a rin g in thi s matte r. th e parti es s ha ll co mpl y w ith th e Proce dur a l Sc hed ul e se t fo rth he r e inb e l ow 1 • 

### Th e Rul es o f Prac ti ce for thi s p roceed in g are se t forth in 14 C. F . R . Pa rt 13 , Subp art G , of th e Fe de ral Av iatio n Reg u lat io n s 2

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### Thos e rule s prov id e, int e r a li a . th a t th e R es pond e nt mu s t fil e a w ri tte n A n swe r o r m o ti o n w ithin thirt y (30) da ys a ft e r se r v ice of th e Co mpl a int (14 C.F.R. § 13.209(a)) . 

### that a ge ne ra l d e ni a l is dee me d a fa ilure t o fi l e a n A n swe r (§ 13.209(e)). th at fai lu r e to file an A n swe r w ith o ut goo d ca u se i s dee med a n adm iss i o n o f eac h a ll egatio n in the Co mpl a in t**(~** 

### 1 3. 209( t)). a nd that. ab se nt ag ree m e nt o f th e p a rti es. a p a r ty see kin g a n ex t e n s io n o f tim e mu s t fil e a w ritt e n mo ti o n no t less th a n s eve n ( 7 ) days befo re th e d ocume nt is du e . abse nt good ca u se s how n (§ 1 3.2 1 3(a) and ( b )) . M o r e spec ificall y . 14 CFR §**3.~09** (c) 

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_ 02 . tpl. In a dd iti o n . Th o m so n R e uter s/ Wes t Pu b li s hin g pu b li s h es Fe d e r a l Av ia ti o n Dec is i ons. Fin a l ly. th e decisions are ava il ab l e thro ug h LEX IS (TRANS l i bra r y) and Wes t Law 9FTRAN - FAA da taba s e. For additional info rmation. s ee th e Web s i te.of the co mpl a int. Any s tatem e nt o r a ll egation contained in the comp l aint th at i s not s pe cificall y d e ni e d in the a n swe r ma y be d ee m e d an a dmi ss ion of the truth of t h at a ll ega tion . A ge neral d e nial of the comp la int i s d ee med a failure to file a n answer. U nd e r FAA Order 2 1 50.38 and the Rul es g o ve rnin g the se proc eed in gs. th e Age n cy attorney and the Res po ndent are encouraged to co n s id e r th e po ss ibility o f sett lement and comprom i se o f thi s matter. 3 Comprom i se ma y be effected w ith or wit h out a findin g of v io l atio n ( 14 C.F.R. 913. 1 6 ( n ) ( I )) . NOTE: T hi s pre s idin g Judge does not re quire "Di scov ery" b e se rved on the Jud ge. Other Jud ges h ave different policies , but as lon g as thi s case i s ass ig n e d to the under s igned pre s idin g Judge th e partie s ma y, but are not require d to, s erve di s co ve r y on the unders i g ned . The jud ge will not di sc u ss th e case wit h any part y. or re pre se nt at ive o n an ex parte bas i s. Admi ni s tra tiv e matte rs ma y b e addres s ed to Staff Assistan t , P a t Mat th ews [ 202-366-512 1] (P atr ic i a.Matt hcws r d, Jot.i!ov). WHEREFORE, the partie s be and are h ereby ORDERED to adhere to the following procedural sc hedule : 1 . Venue s hall be Honolulu HI. ; 2. On or before May 9 , 20 14 , the partie s s h a ll conclud e a ll di sc o very in cluding , but not limite d to , depo s iti o n s . docum e nt producti o n , re s p o n ses to production r e qu es ts a nd / or interrogator ies. If the partie s cannot reso l ve a d i scove ry di s pute the y s hall s ubmit th e di s pute to the und ersigned for reso luti on in a timel y m a nn e r ; 3. The partie s sha ll b e pre p a red to pre se nt this case at a hearing on or after May 9, 20 14 4 , s ubject to the ava ilability of courtroom faci liti es . T h e s pecific dat e and tim e for t h e h ea ring wi ll b e forthcomi n g in a se parate Order. 4 . The partie s wi ll have th e opport unit y to file Po s t-H earin g brief s and arg um e nt s pur s u a nt to a sc hedule to be d e t e rmin e d at th e h ea ring. For gu id ance, the foll ow in g s chedul e i s ty picall y u se d: Co mplainant s hall file it s brief fifteen ( 15) d ays af ter r e ceipt of th e tran s cript ; Respondent s hall it s brief fift ee n ( 1 5) d ays ' " Th e publ ic po li cy of favor in g a nd e nco urag in g se ttl e men t m ak es necessa ry the in ad mi ss ibilit y of se ttl e ment n egot ia tion s in o rd er to fo s te r frank di sc uss ions". Fib er gla ss In s ul ator s. In c . v Dupu v, 856 F . 2 d 652, 653 (4 C ir . 1988): Wri g ht & G rah a m . Federal Pra c tice and Pr oced ure: Ev id e nce . §53 02 ( 1980). Ru le 408 ofthe Federa l Rule s o f Ev iden ce exc lu des from ev id e nc e a ll s tatement s made in the co urse of s ett l em e nt ne go ti ation s. 4 14 C. F. R. § 13.22 1 s tat es: " T h e ad mini s trative l aw judge s hall g i ve eac h part y at leas t 60 day s n o ti ce of th e da te. time and l oca tion of th e hearing." If th e part ies ca n agree o n t e ntati ve h ea rin g date s, th ey ar e e ncoura ged to pro v id e tho se dat es t o th e co urt a nd /o r M s. Matt h ews in o rd er to ge t th e dat es r eserved o n th e judge · s ca l e nd a r . 2thereafter; and any re buttal bri e f b y the Complainant sha ll be filed seven (7) da ys there a ft e r . 5. Settled cases w ill not be remov e d from the h ea ring dock e t until the proper w ritt en pleading( s) . con s i s te nt w ith th e app licabl e rul es . 5 i s rec e ive d by the pres iding jud ge. 6 6. The patti es are advised that s ubmi ss ions se nt to the s tr ee t address of th e U.S. Department of Tr a n s portation. Office of H ea ring s . m ay be delayed due t o sc re e ning conduct e d by th e U.S. Pos tal Service and/ or ot h er sec urit y age n c ie s and m ay take up to f o ur (4) weeks to b e deli ve red. Additiona ll y . s ubm iss ions may b e " irradiat e d '' . which af fect s th e qu a lit y of s ubmi ss ion s. The p a rtie s are encouraged , but not re quired, to fil e submissions b y pri vate deli ve r y se r v ice. fac s imil e . or email. The certific a te of serv ice s hall refl ec t the manner of se r v ic e. The p a rtie s are encouraged to provide email addresses t o ex pedite se r v ic e of pleading s . 7. All d oc uments are to b e s ubmitted to the und e r s igned as fo ll ows : HO N. Richard C. Goodw in U.S . Admini s trative Law Judge Office of Hearing s, M-20 U.S. Departm e nt of Tran s portation 1200 New J e r sey Avenue, S.E. (E 11- 3 1 0) W as hin g ton. D. C. 20590 Attn: Patricia Matthew s Admini s trati ve matt e r s s hould be directed to P a trici a Matthews. St af f Ass i s t a nt (202) 366 - 5 1 21 (PatriciaJvlatthc\\ · s ' ({i dot.g,O\} Al l o th e r matters sho uld be addressed in wr itin g/ e mail to Jud ge Goodw in (Richard.(iooth\ in / ti dot.!.!m} .

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... _."' l "' · ... ' ' • • Richard C. Goodwin U.S. Administrative Law Judge Attachment- Service Li st 5 14 C. F.R. § 13.2 15 state s: "A t any time b efo r e or durin g a hea rin g. an agenc y attorney may w ithdra w a co mplaint or party may withdraw a reque s t for a h ea ring without th e consent of th e ad mini s trative law j ud ge. If an agenc y atto rne y withdraws the co mpl a int or a party withdraws th e request for a hearing and the a n

s wer. the admini s tra tive l aw judge shall dismi ss the proceeding s under thi s subpart w ith prej udi ce. ·· 6 See: In th e Matter of L ew is Drak e & As s ociate s. FAA D ocke t No. CP03S00045, OM S. No. FAA -2003 - 1 6379. " Order Te rmin atin g Pro cee din g" . se rv ed Feb ruary 26.20 05: citin g Kerr y Ja m es E ldridge. F AA D

oc k e t CP89G L04 58. "O rd er Ca nc e lin g Hea rin g and Termin atin g Proc eed in g··. se r ved J a nu ar y 16 , 1991. at I. 3SERVICE LI ST ORIGINAL & ONE COPY Federal Av i a tion Adm ini strat io n 800 Indep e nd ence Ave nu e, S.W. Wa s hin g ton. D C 2 0591 A ttenti o n: H ea ring D ocke t C lerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- S uit e 2 W I 000 1
J ames Sharp . Vic e Pres id e nt Sharp 29 Corporat io n. ONE COPY

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### Co mplainant 's Co un sel Office of the R eg io nal Co un se l. We s te rnP ac ific Regio n. A WP-7 Federa l Aviation Admi n istrat i on P.O. Box 92007 Lo s Ange le s . CA 90009 - 2007 TEL: 3 10-7 25 -7110 FAX: 3 1 0-725 - 68 1 6 The H o nora bl e Richard C. Goodw in .



### Ad minis trat ive Law Judge Of fi ce of He a rin gs, M - 20 U .S. D epa rtm e nt o f Transportati o n 1 200 New J e rsey Ave nu e, S. E. (E I 1- 3 1 0) Wa s hin g to n, D C 2059 0 TEL: 202 - 366-5 1 2 1 Staff Assis t an t FAX: 202 - 366 - 7536 FDMS No. F AA - 20 1 3 -1 084 (C iv il Pe nalt y Actio n )

1 Se r v ic e was by U.S. Mail. For se rv ice in perso n o r by expedi t ed courie r, use th e fo ll owi ng address: Federal Av iat io n Admi ni s tration. 600 Independence Ave nu e. S. W. . Wilbur Wright Building- S uite 2W I 000. Washington . D

C 2059 1 ; Attention : He a rin g Doc k e t C lerk. AGC-430. 

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