SERVE D SEPTEMBE R 6 , 201 1 ; RlI^EH T O F U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N ^ ; OPtlWlOi. :

OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C .' i i P - 1 A '- ^ 2 0 IN TH E MATTE RO F CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP l ISWOOO O (Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011

- 077 4 PROCEDURA LORDE R I n orde r t o expedit e th e hearing i n thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort hhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g are se t fort hi n 1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpart

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 dafailure t o file an Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o file an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da n admissio n o f eac hallegatio 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 hnumbere 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 not specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme da n admissio n o f th e trut ho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailure 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 th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t for material s filedi n securit y cases ) ar e als o availabl e fo r viewin g at

http://www . regulations , eov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g withindexe s o f th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s wel l a s othe r

material s relatin g t o civi l penalty cases , ar e availabl e o n th e interne t at : http://wwyv.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_adjudicatiori/agc400/civil_penalty/ ; se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Titlel4/14tab_02 . tpl . I n addition , Thomso n ReutersAVes t Publishin g publishe s Federa l Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , th e decision s ar e availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLa w 9FTRAN-FA A database) . Fo r additiona l information , see th e We b site . 1settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter . Compromis e may b e effecte dwitho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §iM6/n>(l)) . 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 different

policies , but

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 not 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 . I f

apart y ha s anon-substantiv e mitte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeiboyvite at^C^fiS^ ) 3^'*213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz@dot.gov y Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o tb e judge's . Legal Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@,dotgov y 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 befor e Novembe r

4,2011 , th e i^artie s ^iai l conclud e al l discover y including , bu t

no t limite dto , deposurti^&s , jdoqitn^i t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r intenY>gatip^e& I f

th e partie s canno t

resolv e a discover y disput e the y shal l submi t th e disput e to th e undersigne dfo r resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N tbepajrtie^shai l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at ahearin g o n o r

af l courtroomfacilities . at ahearin g o n o r

after Novembe r

4,201 1 , stree t

t o th e availability o f Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportumj^J p file Post'Hearin g brief s an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e detenmoei d^tt » hearing . Fo r guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Coxx^laiQiffis t shal l file it s teief fifteen (15 ) day s after receip t o f th e transcript ; Ri^o|KieB | shal l it s brie f fifteen (IS ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f b y "flieComf^Qinan

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

3 Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman. FA

A Docke t No . CP?p|||!(^l , Oi^datedMa y 30,1989 . * "Th e publi c polic y o f fevoring an dencouragin

g s^^eiM^inaka s necess ^ th e inadmissibilit

y o f settlemen t negotiations i

n orde r t o foste r frank discusStCIDs" . (]Fib(!(|;Ias

8 Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy, e t al , (85 6 F . 2 d652,2 6 Fed . R. Evid . Serv . 1225, ' "g * S«tfuria<v;^Lgj|j|jv ^ yillij^^ ^ r.f>^«^tc^^ , Incorporate dv Structura

l Concret e Equipmen

t ffly^ffiff(iBtp^;973 FJt

d349.1992 ; 2 McCcHinkd

E o n Evid. §26 6 (6t hed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f th e Federa l Rule s o f Ciig,g^o|!^(|p»,) . |R3iifi40

8 o f th e Federa l Rul w o f Evidenc e ". . .prohibit

s th e admissio n o f statenw ^ arii^^||B^|Ba^pp|ftj ^ Iiegotiati(»s... " (in tfa e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporation, FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "JElnlt'4^* « |wd^g^^c y purpos e o f oicoura^ g frank settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i n FA A civi l {iO^il^iHoceedtngs a s i

t i s i n Federa l Trials . Hence, it s guidanc e wil l b e followe di n these proceeds. " (3W.

) : . . ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th

e administiativ

e M w j^i ^ Sl ^ part

y a t leas t 6 0 days notic

e o f th e date, tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. "^

5 . Settle dcase s wil l not b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t with th 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 , 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 may b e "irradiated" , whic h affect s th e quality o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t

not 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 .

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 attorne

y 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 hprejudice . ^ See : I n the Matte

r o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

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

- 16379 , "Orde

r Terminating Proceeding" , servedFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citing Kerr

y Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Canceling Hearing andTerminating Proceeding" , servedJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders datedOctobe

r 18,200 4 an

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

A Dockets CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrative La

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

n Th e Matte r of Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

15 , 2005 .FDM S NO . FAA-2011-077 4 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L& ON E COP Y Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-430 , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON E COP Y Thoma s Newto n Boiling , Respondent' s Counse l Vic e Presiden t

an dAssociat e Genera l Coimse l Unite dAirline s an dContinenta l Airlines , Inc. , Responden t 7 7 W . Wacke r

Drive-16 * Floo r Chicago , X

L60601 TEL : 312-997-806 8 FAX : 312-997-806 8 Ti mDuff , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

Regiona l Counsel , ASW- 7 Southwes t Regio n , | | Federal Aviatio n Administratio n | | 260 1 MeachamBlvd . 1^ ^ Ft . Worth , T X 76193-000 7 | l TE L817-222-509 9 ft FAX 817-222-5945/509 2 i Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e La w Judg e ? | U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n I Offic e o f Hearings , M-20 , ; | 1200 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . ; t Washington , D.C . 2059 0 TEL : Attorney-Adviso r 202-366-213 9 i x Lega l Assistan t

202-366-512 1 FAX : 202-366-753 6

' Service was b

y U.S . Mail . For

servic e in person or

by esqiedtte

dcourier , us e th e foUowin

g address : Federa

l Aviation Administration , 60 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigji t Building—Suit

e 2W1000 , Washington , DC 20591 ; Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-430 .