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OFFIC EO FHEARING S ' ' ^ ' WASfflNGTON , D.C . , , ; , > . o q I N TH EMATTE RO F NUTRAMEDIX , LL C FA A DOCKE T NO . CP08SO002 9 (Civi l Penalty Action ) DM S NO . FAA-2008-130 6 ADMINISTRATIV E LA WJUDGE' S ORDE R ESTABLISHIN GPROCEDURA LDATE S Thi s proceedin g wa s reassigne dt o m e b y an orde r o f th e Chie f Judg e issue dMa y 19 , 2009 . I t

wil l b e conducte di n accordanc e withth e Rule s o f Practic e se t

fort hi n Subpart

Go f Par t 1 3 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration' s Investigativ e an dEnforcemen t Procedure s 1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.235 . I t appear s tha t

ahearin g wil l b e necessary t o dispos e o f thi s proceeding , a s settlemen t discussion s hav e no t

bee n successful . Th e purpos e o f thi s orde r i s t o establis hprocedure s which , i f followed , wil l resul t

i n a hearin g an dadecisio n o n th e merits . First . Subjec t

t o th e availability o f

facilities , th e hearin g wil l b e hel d in Wes t Pal mBeach , Florid ao n Jun e 17,2010 . I f eithe r party object s t o thi s venu e o r date , pleas e notif

y m e b y motio n withi n th e nex t 3 0 days . Second . Revie w o f

th e material s submitte dt o Chie f Judg e Yode r suggest s tha t

i t may b e possibl e t o stipulat e man y o f th e facts , particularl y thos e bearin g o n th e issu e o f whethe r ashipmen t

i n violatio n o f

th e Hazardou s Material s Regulation s wa s made , reservin g fo r hearin g onl y (o r primarily ) th e issu e o f

th e amoun t

o f th e sanctio n that

shoul db e assessed . I reques t that counse l fo

r th e partie s attemp t

t o arriv e at

an dsubmi t

suc ha stipulation . Specifically , counse l for th e Complainan t

i s requeste dt oprepar e adraf t o f astipulatio n an dcommunicat e i t t o counse l fo

r th e Responden t

fo r commen t o n o r before Ma

y 4 , 2010 . Counse l fo

r th e Responden t

shoul dprovid e agood-fait hrespons e t o th e draf

t stipulatio n an d communicat e i t

t o th e FAA' s attorne y withi n tw o week s afte r receip t o f th e draft . Third . O n o r

before Jun e 3 , 2010 , eac hparty mus t sen dt o th e othe r part y alis t o f th e witnesse s whos e testimon y i t intend s t o presen t

a t th e hearing , togethe r

wit habrie f summary o f

th e subject-matte r

o n whic heac h suc hwitnes s wil l testify , an dalegibl e cop y o f an y documen t

i t intend s t o offe r i n evidence . (I n general , aXero x o r simila r cop y o f aphotograp hi s no t considere da"legibl e copy." ) A cop y o f th e submissio n shoul dals o b e sen t t o me . Eac hexhibi t

shal l b e pre-marke dfo

r identificatio n an dshoul d b e accompanie db y alis t

o f th e exhibit s identifie db y exhibi t numbe r an d description . Fourth . Dispositiv e motion s (e.g . motion s fo r summary judgment , judgmen t o n th e pleadings , etc. ) mus t b e file dno t

late r than May 18 , 2010 . Thi s allow s tim e for

arepl y t o suc hamotio n an dfo r consideratio n o f

th e pleading s before w e ar e al l overtake n b y th e nee dt o prepar e fo r an imminen t hearing . I encourag e th e partie s t o rene w thei r effort s t o achiev e asettlemen t o f thi s case . Bu t

i f asettlemen t

i s no t possible , th e mor e expensiv e an dtime

consumin g option , aforma l trial-typ e administrativ e hearing , mus t b e conducted . I f eithe r o f th e partie s ha s an y question s for me , pleas e relay the m throug hmy attorney-adviser , Mr . Ir aLeibowitz . Hi s telephon e numbe r i s 202-366-2139 . Th e telefax numbe r o f th e Offic e o f

Hearing s i s 202-366

- 7536 .



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