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(Civi l Penalt y Aciioii ) FDM S NO . FAA-20I 2 - 020 0 PROCEDURA LORDE R I norde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i nthi s matter , th e parlie s slial l compl y withth e Procedura l Schedul e se t forthhereinbelo w . Th e Rule s o f Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort hin1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulation s . Thos e rule s provide , inte r aha , tha t th e Responden t

mus t fil e awritte nAnswe r

o r motio n withi nthirt y (30 ) day s afte r servic e o f

th e Complain t

fJ 4 C.F.R . $ 13.209(a)) , tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e anAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o fil e an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da nadmissio no f eac hallegatio ni nth e Complain t (i j 13.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g anextensio no f tim e mus t

fil e awritte nmotio nno t les s tha nseve 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 , 14CF R§ 13.20 9 (e ) slates : A perso nfilin g ananswe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t

th e perso ni s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio nt o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine dinth e complain t ihat i s no t specificall y denie di nth e answe r ma y b e deeme danadmissio no f th e trut ho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a n answer . Unde r FA A Orde r

2I50.3 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

niti e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t fo r material s filedi

nsecurit y cases ) ar e als o availabl

e fo r viewin g a

t htii?.//www.refiiilotions.Rov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit

hindexe s of

th e decisions , th e Rule s of Practice , as well a s othe r

material s relatin g t

o civi l penalt

y cases , are availabl e ot

i the interne t

at : hflp://\v\v\\Kfaa.iio\'/iib<mi/ojficc_org/head(ii(cnlersji>ffites/agc/pi}l_(Hijiu{icM{iofi/(igc ^ se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.go\'/cgi/i/texi/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrhrowse/Tillel4/}4lab_02.tpl . I n addition , Thomso nReuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , th e decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) andWestLa w 9FTRAN-FA A database) . For additional information , se e the Web site . 1seltlemcn l an dcompromis e o f thi s matter. ' Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwitho r wilhou t afindin g o f

violatio n(1 4 C.F.R . j^l3.1 6 (n ) (D) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doc s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do nth 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 , bi u ar e no t required , serv e discover y o nth e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e withan y party,* * o r it s representativ e o na ne x part e basis

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f apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e jvidge' s auovncy-advisov , Mr . Ir aLcibowit / a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (lra.Lcibowitz@dot.gov) . Administfiiliv e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 1 (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . 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 Denver , CO ; 2 . O no r

befor e Jul y 1 , 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 n request s and/o r

interrogatories . If

th e partie s canno t

resolv e adiscover y disput e ihc y shal l submi t

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio ninatimel 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 no r

afte r Jul y 1 , 201 2 , subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

coutlroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dat e and

tim e for th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g inaseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o fil e Post-Hearin g briefs an dargument s pvirsuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine 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 file dseve n(7 ) day s thereafter . "

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^ Se e Lind aJoyce Goodman . FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 , 1989 . • * "'Th e publi c polic y o f favorin g an dencouraging settlemen

t makes necessar

y th e inadmissibilit

y o f setllemen l negolialion s i

norde r l o foste r fran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators . Inc . v Dupuy , e t al , (85 6 F . 2 d652 . 2 6 Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1223 . 1988 . Se e als o Coakle

y & Williams Construction , Incorporate

dv Structura

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

k o nEvid . §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 ih e Federa l Rules o f Evidence ". . .prohibits th

e admissio no f slalements mad

e i ncompromis e negotiations...' " (I nth e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporation . FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rul

e 408' s publi

c polic y purpo.si c o f encouragin

g fran k settlemen t discussion s i s a

s compellin

g i nFA A civil penall

y proceeding s a

s i t i s i nFedera l Trials . Hence , ii b guidance wil

l be followe

di nthes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 Slates : "Th e admini.sirativ

e la w judg e shal

l give eac hparl y a t leas t 6 0 day s notice o

f th e dale , lim e an dlocatio no f the hearing. "5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t inili l th e prope r

writte n ptcading(s) , consisten t

withth e applicabl e iiiles,* ' i s receive db y th e presidin g JLldgC.^ 6 . Th e partie s ar c advise dtha i submission s sen t l o th e stree t

addres s o f

ih 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 securit y agencie s an d ma y tak e u p t o fou r

(4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "iiradiated" , whic haffect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e parlie s ar e encouraged , bu t

no t required , t o fil 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

Ih e manne r

o f service . Th e partie s ar e encourage dt o provid e emai l addresse s l o expedit e servic e o f pleadings .

Richar dC . Goodwi n 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 durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y atlorne y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w arequest

fo r ahearin g withou t th e consen t o f th e administrative la

w judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s th

e complain t o r apart y withdraw s th

e request fo r ahearin g an dth e answer, th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l dismis s th

e proceeding s unde

r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I nth e Matte r o f Uwi s Drak

e & Associates , FA

A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379,'"Orde

r Terminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dFebruar y 26.2005 ; citine , Kerr

y Jame s Eldridge , FA

A Docke t CPS9GL0458 , "Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t I ; I nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CPQ3EA0001 . DM

S No . FAA-2002-14236. . Order s date dOctobe r 18,2004 an

dOciobc r 27 , 2004 . USAIR, Inc. . FA A Docke t CP9QNEU359 . Tran s Woil

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GL0fJ85 . CP90CE0

I 10 . CP9DCEn

i 14 . CP90CE0I34 , Orde

r o f Administrative La

w Judge Burto

nS . Koiko , serve

dApri l 8 . 1992 , p . 2 . Se

e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I

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

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus

t 15.2005 .

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