### SERVED: MAY 22,2012

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, DC

IN THE MATTER OF 

### JOSEPHMOESSER FAA DOCKETNO. [TO BE ASSIGNED] (Civil Penalty Action) FDMS NO. FAA-2011

- 1286


### HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that testimony and evidence will be heard and considered on

### August 15, 16 and 17,2012, inclusive, in the 

### U.S. Tax Court, Courtroom 5223, Wallace F. BennettFederal Building, 125 S. State Street, SaltLake City, UT 84138. Settled cases will 

### not be removed from the docket until the Judge receives the properpleading(s). 1 

### Pleadings2 

### maybeforwarded by fax, express mail, courier or postal service3•



### ----"ll'-'c ard C. Goodwin U.S. Administrative Law Judge Attachment

- Service List

1 "Thepublic policy offavoring andencouraging settlement makes necessarythe inadmissibility of settlement negotiations in order to foster frank discussions". (Fiberglass Insulators, Inc. v Dupuy, et al, (856 F. 2d 652, 26 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1225, 1988. See also Coakley & Williams Construction, Incorporated v Structural Concrete Equipment, Incorporated, 973 F.2d 349, 1992; 2 McCormick on Evid. §266 (6thed.); Rule 68 ofthe Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure.). Rule 408 ofthe Federal Rules of Evidence "

...prohibits the admission ofstatements made in compromise negotiations

..." (In the Matter of Africa Air Corporation; FAA OrderNo.**99~5).** "Rule408'spublic policypurpose ofencouraging frank settlement discussions is as compelling in FAA civil penalty proceedings as it is in FederalTrials. Hence, its guidance will be followed in these proceeds." (Id.) · 2 Materials filed in the FAA Hearing Docket (except for materials filed in security cases) are also available for viewing at http://www.regulations.gov. 3 The Administrator's civil penalty decisions, along with indexes ofthe decisions, the Rules ofPractice, as well as other materials relating to civil penalty cases, are available on the internet at: http:/ lwww.faa. gov/ about/ office org/headquarters offices/ age/pol adjudication/ agc400/civil penalty/; see also: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov!cgi/tltextltexMdx?c=ecft&tpl=lectrbrowse/Titlel4/ 14tab. 02.tpl. In addition, Thomson Reuters/West Publishing publishes Federal Aviation Decisions. Finally, the decisions are available through LEXIS (TRANS library) and WestLaw 9FTRAN-FAA database). For additional information, see the Web site. 

### 1

### SERVICE LIST ORIGINAL & 

### ONE COPY Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1000 1 

### ONE COPY Gregory G. ·skordas,

### Respondent's Counsel Skordas, Caston & Hyde, LLC 341 South Main Street, Suite 303 Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2707 TEL: 801-531-7444 FAX: 801-531-8885 Jeffrey M. Harper, 

### Complainant's Counsel Attorney, Office ofthe Regional Counsel Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 Federal Aviation Administration 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. Renton, W A 98057 TEL: 425-227-2161 FAX: 425-227-1007 FDMS No. FAA-2011-1286 (Civil Penalty Action)

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin, 

### AdministrativeLawJudge Office ofHearings,'M-20, U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.(E11-310) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-2139 Attorney-Advisor 202-366-5121 StaffAssistant FAX: 202-366-7536

1 SetVice was by U.S. Mail. For selVice in person orby expedited courier, use the following address: Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2Wl000, Washington, DC 20591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430.