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PROCEDURA LORDE R In orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y withth e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort hhereinbelow' . 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 . Part

13 , Subpart

G , of th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations^ . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t fil e awritte n Answe r

o r motio n withi n thirty (30 ) day s after servic e of

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a)) , tha t a general denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e an Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o fil e a

n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme dan admissio n o f eac hallegatio n i n th e Complain t (§J3.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

of th e parties , aparty seekin g a n extensio n of tim e mus t fil e awritte n motio n no t 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 , 1 4 CF R§ 13.209(e ) states : A perso n filin g an answe r shal l admit, deny , o r

stat e tha t th e perso n i s withou t sufficient knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admit

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h of 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 truthof that allegation . A genera l denia l of th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e an answer .

' Material s file di n th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t for material s file di n security cases ) ar e als o availabl e fo r viewin g at

http:/Avww.reeulations.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 penalt y cases , ar e availabl e o n th e interne t at : http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_adjudication/agc400/cmlj>enalty/ ; 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 . 1Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Agenc y attorne y andth e Responden t ar e encourage dt o conside r th e possibilit y o f settlemen t an dcompromis e of

thi s matter. ^ Compromis e may b e effecte dwitho r withou t afindin g of

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (n ) (D) . 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 discovery o n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l not

discus s th e cas e withan y party , o r it s representativ e o n a n e x part e basis . I

f aparty ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz@dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDEEIE D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Lo s Angeles , CA. ; 2 . O n o r befor e Marc h1 , 2011 , di e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery including , but not limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r

interrogatories . I

f th e partie s canno t

resolv e adiscovery disput e the y shal l submi t

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

after Marc h1 , 201 1 , subjec t

t o th e availability o f

courtroo m facilities . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o fil e Post-Hearin g brief s an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine dat th e hearing . Fo r

guidance , tiie followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l fil e it s brie f

fifteen (15 ) day s afte r receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f

fifteen (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 n pleading(s) , consisten t wit hth e applicabl e niles, ^ i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^

^ See LindaJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r datedMa y 30 , 1989 . * 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "The administrative la w judg e shal

l give eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o

f th e date , tim e an dlocation o

f the hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y tim e befor e o r during ahearing , a

n ageivc y 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 administrative la

w 2Th e partie s ar e advise dthat submission s sen t

t o th e stree t

addres s of

th e U.S . Departmen t

of Transportation , Offic e of 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 ma y b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e quality of submissions . Th e partie s are encouraged , but

not required , t o fil e submission s b y privat e delivery service , facsimile , or . email . Th e certificat e of §/^rvic e shal l reflec t

th e maijfie

r o f service . 

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judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s th e complain t o r aparty withdraw s th e reques t for ahearin g an dth e answer , th e administrativ e la w judg e shal l dismis s th e proceeding s unde r thi s subpart

wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n th e Matte r

o f Lewi s Drak e & Associates , FA A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin g Kerr v Jame s Eldridge . FA A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , at 1 ; I n Th e Matte r

o f Robert Harri s FA A Docke t

No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA-2002-14236. , Order s date dOctobe r

18,200 4 an dOctobe r

27 , 2004 . USAIR , Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 , Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. , FA A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrativ e La w Judg e Burto n S . Kolko , serve dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA A Docke t

No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus t

15 , 2005 .FA A Docke t No . CP l OEAO

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