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- 3 0 I N TH E MATTERO F CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CPlOSWOO l 1 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DM S No . FAA-201 0 - 097 8 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 Proceduia l Schedul e se t

fort hhereinbelow V 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 . Par t

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 o f

th e Complain t

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

failure t o fil e a

n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da

n admissio n o f

eac hallegatio n i n th e Complain t (§,13.209(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 not 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§ 13.20 9 (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 admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f 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 dan admissio n o f th e truthof tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f 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 for 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://wwwjaa.gov/about/office_org/headqimrters_offices/agc/pol__adjudication/agc400/civilj>etialty/ ; 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 . 1/ .

Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Agenc y attorne y an dth 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 (nUl)) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s not requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e differen t

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 no t

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

apart y 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 a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz@dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-512 1 ] (Patricia.Matthew s @dot.gov) . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDERE D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Houston , TX. ; 2 . O n o r befor e Marc h1 , 2011 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery including , but not limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o prodactio n request s and/o r

interrogatories . If

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 atimfel

y , maimer ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t tiiis cas e a t ahearing o n o r

after Marc h1 , 2011'* , 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 briefs an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine da t th e hearing . Fo r

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

fiftcM i (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 dfromth e hearin g docke t imti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t wit hth e applicabl e tules, ^ i s receive db y di e presidin g judge. ^

^ Se e Lind aJovc e Goodman . FA A Docket No . CP89WP(X)61 , Orde

r date dMa 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 of the 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 agency attorne

y ma y wlbdta 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 26 . Th 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 dmay tak e u p t o four

(4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s may b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e quality of submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , but

not 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 reflec t

th e manne r

of service .

Richar dC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e Law Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

judge . I f an agenc y attorne y withdraw s th e complain t o r apart y 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

Termmatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin g Kerry 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 Rober t 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 . CPlOSWOOl 1 (Civi l Penalty Action ) SERVIC ELIS T ORIGINA L& ON ECOP Y Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washin^on , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-430 , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON E COP Y Thoma s Newto n Boiling , Respondent' s Counse l Managin g Attorney , Regulatory Affair s Continenta l Airlines , Inc. , Responden t 160 0 Smit hStreet , 15 * Floo r

HQSL G Houston , T X 7700 2 TEL : 713-324-513 1 FAX: 713-324-516 0 Ti mDuff , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

Regiona l Counsel , ASW- 7 Southwes t Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 260 1 MeachamBlvd . Ft . W(irth,T X 7613 7 TE L817-222-509 9 FA X 817-222-5945/509 2 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e Law Judg e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Building , Groun dFloor , Roo mEl2-32 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 0 TEL : Attorney-Adviso r 202

- 366-213 9 Legal Assistan t

202-366-512 1 FAX: 202-366-753 6

' Service was b

y U.S . Mail . Fo

r servic e i n person o r b y expeditedcourier , us e the following addiiai : Federa l Aviation Administration , 600 Independenc e Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit

e 2W1006 , Washingt(Hi, D C 20591 ; Attention : Hearing Docke t Clerk, AGC-430 .