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

13 . Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations^ . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , 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

0 4 C.F.R . i

? 13.209('a)) . tha t

a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a nAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o fil e a n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme danadmissio no f eac hallegatio ninth e Complain t (§13.209(0) , ^^ ^ lhat

= 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 , 14CFR ^ 13.20 9 fe ) states : 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 tha t i s no t specificall y denie dinth e answe r ma y b e deeme danadmissio nof-lh 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 file a n 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 file

di nih e FA A Hearin g Docke t {excep t fo r material s file

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

t http://www.regulations.gov . " ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit

hindexe s o f

th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s well a s other

material s relalin g t o civi l penalt y cases , are availabl e o

nthe internet

at : h<tp://\v\\'w.faa.gov/ahout/ojfice_org/heai^iiarfers_ojjlces/agdpoijjdjudication/agc4()0/civi}_i)e mse e also : hitp://ecfr.gpuaccess.go\'/cgi/t/iexl/texl-icLx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Tiile}-4/l4tab_02.tpl . i n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federa l Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , the decision s ar e availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLa w 9FTRAN-FAA database) . For additiona l infonnaiion , se e the Web site .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(14C.F.R . i?13.1 6 Oi ) (D) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe 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 Jtidg e th e partie s may , bu t ar e no t required , serv e discover y o nth e undersigned . Tli e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e wit han y party," * o r it s representativ e o na ne x part e basis . If

apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e jtidge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . IraLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitzigdot.uov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Legal Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 1 (Patricia.Matthewsfgi.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 Anchorage , AK. ; 2 . O no r

befor e Jun e 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 camio i resolv e adiscover y disput e the y shal l submi t

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio ni

natimel 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 Jun e 1 , 201 2 , subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dal e an d tim e fo r th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g inaseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunity ' t o file Post-Hearin g brief s an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine da t th e hearing . Fo r

guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l file it s brie f

fifteen(15 ) day s afte r

receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f

fifteen(15 ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

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

^ Se e Lind aJoyce Goodman . FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 , 1989 . ' ' "Th e public polic

y o f favorin g an dencouragin

g settlemen

t niake s necessar

y th e inadmissibilit

y o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foste r frank discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators . Inc . v Dupuv , e t al , {85 6 F . 2 d652 , 26 Fed . R

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

y & William

s Construction , Incorporate dv Structura

l Concret e Equipment

, Incorporated , 97 3 F.2

d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormic

k o nEvid . §266 (6tl i ed.) ; 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 Evidence "...prohibit s th

e admissio no f statements mad

e i ncompromise 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 purpose o

f encouraging fran

k settlemen t discussion s i s as compellin g i nFA A civil penalt

y proceeding s as i

t is i nFedera l Trials . Hence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe dit i thes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ' 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 stales : "T^e administrative la w judg e shal

l giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notice o

f th e dale , tim e an dlocatio no f th e hearing. "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 n pleading(s) , consisten t

wit hth e applicabl e rules,' ' i s receive db y th e presidin g .judge . ^ 6 . 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 , 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 "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 refiee t

th e mamie r

o f service .

"Richar dC I 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 attorne 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 nagenc 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 ta

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 Lewis Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003 ' i 6379 , "Orde

r Terminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin

g Kerr y Jame s Eldridae . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin

g Proceeding" , servedJanuar y 16, 1991 , a t ! ; I nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EAQ001 . DM

S No . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders date dOctobe r 18 , 200 4 an dOctobe r 27 , 2004 . IJSAIR, Inc. , FA

A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GL0Q85 . CP90CE0II0 , CP90CE0114 . CP90CEQI34 . 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

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

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