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(Civi l Penall y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2012-002 5 PROCEDURA LORDE R I norde r l o expedit e th e hearin g in thi s matter , th e partie s shal ! compl y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t fort hhereinbelo w . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort hi n 1 4 C.F.R . Pari 13 , Subpar t G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations" . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Ageuc y attorne y an dlU e Responden t

ar e encourage dt o conside r th e possibilit y o f settlemen t

an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter. ^ Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afindin g o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (n ) (0) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e .ludge . Othe r

Judge s hav e differen t

policies , bu t

a s lon g a s thi s cas e i s assigne dl o th e undersigne dpresidin g Judg e th e partie s may , bu t ar e no t 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 a'non-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e

' Material s filedi

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

n securit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewin g a t hlfp://wn-w.rei!ulalion.s.eov . ^ Th e AdminisiraVor' s civi l penalty decisions , alon g wit hindexe 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 to civi l penalty cases , ar e availabl e onth e interne t at : hlipy/ww\\\/aci.gov/aboiU/oJ]lce_org/head(fiwriersj[)JJlces/agcypo/_adJudicaiion/agC'tOO/civ i se e also : h{(p://ecfr.gpouccess.gov/cgi/i/texl/lexi-idx?c=ecfri&ipl=/ecfrbro\vsc/Tifle}4/Ntah_02.{pl . I n • addition , Thomso nReulers/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , th e decision s ar e availabl e throug hLEXI S {TRAN S library ) an dWestlaw QFTRAN-FAAdatabase) . Fo r additiona l information , se e th e Web site . ^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman . FA ADocke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde r

date dMa y 30 , 1989 . ^ "Th e publi c polic y o f

favorin g an dencouragin g settlemen t make s necessary th e inadmissibility o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foster fran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy , el al . (85 6 F . 2 d652 , 2 6 Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle y & William s Construction . Incorporate dv Structural Concret e Equipment , Incorporated , 97 3 F.2 d349 , 1992 ; 2 McComiic k on Evid . §26 6 (6t hed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f

th e Federa l Rule s o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul e 40 8 o f th e Federal Rule s o fjudge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . IraLeibowit z a l (202 ) 366-213 9 ([ra.Leibowitz@dot.£ov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (r-'atricia.Matthews@domov V WHh:RliFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e iiereb y ORDERB D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Lon g Beach , CA. : 2 . O n o r

beibr e Jun e I , 2012 , th e parlie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , bu t

no t limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o produclio n request s and/o r interrogatories . Ifth e partie s carmo t resolv e adiscover y disput e the y shal l submi t th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio ni

n atimel y maruier ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e a l ahearin g o n o r afte r Jun e 1 , 2012' , subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dal e an dtim e for th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g i n aseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o fil e Post-Hearin g brief s an d argument s pursuan t

t o aschedul e l o b e determine da l 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 . 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 npleading(s) , consisten t wit hth e applicabl e rules, ^ i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^

Evidenc e "...prohibit s th e admissio no f statement s mad e i

ncompromis e negotiations... " (Inth e Matter o f Afric aAir

Corporation , FA

A Order No . 99-5) . "Rul e 408' s publi c polic y purpos e o f encouragin g frank settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i nFA A civi l penalt

y proceeding s a s i

t i s i nFederal Trials . Hence , it s guidanc e will be followe di nthes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states ; "Th e administrativ e la w judg e shal l giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f the date , time an dlocatio nof the hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t any time befor

e o r durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attorne y ma

y withdraw a complain t o r part y ma y withdraw areques t

fo r ahearin g without

the consent

o f th e administrativ e la

w judge . I f a nagenc y attovney withdraw s th e complain t or apart y withdraw s th e reques t

fo r ahearin g an dth e answer , th e administrativ e la w judg e shall dismis s th e proceeding s under thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ' See : I nth e Matter

of Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docket No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin g Kerr

y Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docket CP89GL0458 , "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Maner

of Rober t Harri s FA

A Docket No . CP03EA0001 . DMS'NO . FAA-2002-14236. , Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 2004 andOctober

27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docket CP90NE0359 , Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 , CP90CE0114 . CP90CEQ134 . Order of Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burto nS . Koiko , serve dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Order Dismissin g6 . Th e parlie s ar e advise dtha t submission s sen t

t o (h 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 d du 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 dn^a 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 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 rcftcc l th e manne r o f service . 

# C __iiehafdc7 Goo dw i n

U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

Complainant' s Appeal" . I

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

A Docke t No . CP03EA00QI . DM

S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus

t 15,2005 .

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