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OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D C IN TH E MATTE RO F DARB Y AVIATIO N FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10SO000 8 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2010-062 7 ORDE RO F CHIE F ADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E Thi s proceedin g arise s fro macomplain t serve dJul y 21,2010 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dth e Respondent' s reques t for hearing date d Jul y 16 , 2010. ' Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e was assigne dt o thi s proceed

in g b y Notic e serve dAugus t 20 , 2010 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t

fort h i n Part 13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.23 5 (2009)) . 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 3 0 day s after servic e o f th e complain t

( § 13.209(a)) ; tha t

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file a n answe r ( § 13.209(e)) ; tha t

failur e t o file a n answe r

withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme dan ad

missio n o f

eac h allegatio n i n th e complain t ( § 13.209(f)) , an dtha t

apart y seekin g an ex tensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n at

leas t seve n day s befor e th e documen t i s due ,

' Als o o n July 16 , 201 0 (five day s befor e servic e of

the complaint) , Respondent' s Counse l serve d arequest a n answe r t o th e fina l notic e of proposedcivil penalty . As notedherein , th e procedura l rule s re quir e aresponden

t t o "fil e a n answe r t o the complaint... " not

late r tha n 3 0 day s afte

r servic e of th e complaint. " 14 C.F.R . § 13.209(a) . ':T\ !Wfff^^f f

absen t agreemen t

o f th e partie s o r

goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a ) an d(b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , Complainan t an dth e Respondent , o n o r be

for e Septembe r

20,2010 , shal l file (1 ) an y amendmen t o f th e complain t

o r answer; ^ (2 ) a n agree do r

separat e propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g propose ddate s (i.e. , specifi c dates , no t

merel y number s o r

day s befor e th e hearing ) fo r (a ) filing stipulations , a lis t o f witnesses , asummar y o f thei r propose dtestimony , an dfo r (b ) exchangin g exhibit s an ddiscovery , i f

any ; (3 ) astatemen t

concernin g th e statu s o f settlemen t

efforts ; an d(4 ) a propose dhearin g sit e and , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , ajustificatio n o f th e propose d site . Se e 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.217 . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B (Oct . 1,2007 ) an dth e Rule s govemingtiies e proceed

ings , Complainan t

an dth e Responden t

shoul dcontinu e t o conside r th e possibilit y o f

set tlemen t an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter . I n connectio n wit h suc h discussions , th e partie s shoul dnot e tha t

FA A Orde r

2150.3B , whic h establishe s standard s fo r th e Complainant' s conduc t an dsettlemen t

o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet.' * See , i n particular , chapte r 6 (Lega l Enforcemen t

Action s an dLega l Counse l Responsibilities) ; an deithe r

^ Furthe r amendment

s ar e not anticipate dabsen t goo dcaus e shown . Thoug

h 14 C.F.R . § 13.214(bXl

) permits amendment

s a t an y tim e mor e tha n I S day s befor

e ahearing , utilization of

tha t provisio n woul dpreven t orderl y preparatio

n fo r ahearin g an dcoul dpreven t an y hearin g a t all , becaus e tK>t||^^^

f ahear

in g mus t be give n 6 0 day s i n advance . § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmen

t tha t migh t b e filed 1 5 day s prim

- t o th e hearin g wpul d entitle th e othe r part y u p to 20 day s i

n whic h to repl y ( § 13214(c)) , an

dcoul d^ea^^e. ane

w roun do f schedule s ( § 13.217) , motion s ( § 13.218) , an ddiscover y ( § 13.220) , necessitatin

g apdiqi&nen t

o f th e hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , e t ceteraa dirfmitum . ^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman , Vf>J < Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , DM S No . FAA-2004-l«292,a t 1 1 (Ma y 30,1989) , availabl e at

www.regulations.go v (concluding tha t "th e prosecutin g agency attorne y mus t conside r $ettlf;men t an dtha t the Rule s do no

t penni t th e Chie f Counse l to exercis e polic y cqix||^| ^ deci

sionmakin g I n thi s cas e o

r i n civi l penalt

y case s generall

y s o a s to den

y prosecutoria

l discretfo n mt h re spect to setdemen

t an dcompromis e t o th e agency attorne y a s define din th e rules") . See als o Ex^ . Orde r No . 12,988,6 1 Fed . Reg . 472 9 (Feb . 5,1996) , v*ic h ref«* s t o facilitating the jus t

an defffici^tm^lutid n of civi l claim s involving the UnitedState s Governmen t an dwhic h direct s Federa

l agencie s andtheir

litigatio n counse l to , "a s soo

n a s practicabl e afte

r ascertaining the natur

e o f adisput e i n litigation , andtbtiQtl^out

th e litigation,.. . evaluat

e settlemen

t possibilitie s an

dmak e reasonable efforts t o settl e th e litigation^?

- Se e als o FA A Order2150.3 B a

t paragrap h 6-2 . fcj * Accesseda

t http://rgl.faa.go v b

y selecting "Orders/Notices, " the n "Curren t Ord«8;^^«m

ber, " the n "2150.3 B 10/01/200

7 FA A Complianc e an

dEnforcemen

t Progra m(Chang e 1 inclucM^i " 

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### (a ) Appendi x B (Tabl e o f Sanctions) , page s B-1—B 8 (Part On e - Abbreviation s an dDe

finitions) an dthos e portion s o f Par t Tw o - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl y t o particular allegation s no t

involvin g hazardou s materials , o r (b ) Appendi x C , whic h per tain s t o hazardou s material s cases . Upo n reques t o f Respondent , Complainan t shal l pro vid e Responden t

acop y o f

th e applicabl e reference dprovisions . 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 , b y regula r

mai l ma y b e delaye du p t o four week s du e t o posta l screenin g an dma y b e "irradiated, " whic h ma y resul t i n page s bein g fiisedtogether . Ac

cordingly , partie s wh o serv e submission s o n th e Judg e b y regula r mai l shoul dals o fax , expres s carrier , o r

personall y delive r

thos e submissions . Th e certificat e o f servic e shoul d reflec t th e manne r

o f service . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwith o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . Eac h party' s filing shal l includ e atelephon e numbe r wher e th e part y ca n b e reache db y th e Judg e for

prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED .

Romii e A . Yode r

Chie f Administrativ e LaS ^ Ju

i Attachmen t

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Christophe r R . Stevenson , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic

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