SERVE D SEPTEMBE R 6 , 201 1 . . , , ,. . U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N ' ^ S^^p) ) !i^, k

OFFIC E O FHEARING S ' -'•'^'" ' ^ WASHINGTON , D C IN TH E MATTE RO F CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP l 1SWOOO O (Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011

- 077 6 PROCEDURA LORDE R I n orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y with th e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort h hereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort h i n 1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations'^ . 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 thirt y (30 ) day s after servic e o f

th e Complain t

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

failur e t o file an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme dan admissio n o f eac h allegatio n i n th e Complain t ( § 13.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g an extensio n o f tim e mus t file 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 , 14CFR $ 13.209(e ) states : A perso n filing a n answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

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

informatio n t o admi t

o r deny , eac h numbere 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 da n admissio n o f th e truth o f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o file a n answer . 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

' Material s filedi n th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t for material s filedi n securit y cases ) ar e als o availabl e for viewin g at

http://www . regulations , gov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit h indexe 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/aa.gov/about/officej3rg/headquartersj3fflces/agc/poljadjudication/agc400/civil_penalty/ ; se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgUt/textJtext-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbroMise/Titlel4/14tab_02.tpl . I n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes 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 . 1settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter . Compromis e may b e effecte dwith o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (nUD) . 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 different

policies , bu t

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 , but 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 with an 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 a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz(g),dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@.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 Novembe r

4,2011 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery including , but

not limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r interrogatories . I f

th e partie s caimo t

resolv e a discovery dispute 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 at ahearin g o n o r

after Novembe r

4,201 1 ^ , subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f courtroo mfacilities . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o ffle Post-Hearin g brief s an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine da t th e hearing . Fo r

guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t slml l file 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 filedseve n (7 ) day s thereafter .

3 Se e LindaJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r datedMa y 30,1989 . * "The publi c polic y o f

favorin g an dencouragiiig sst&emga

A taaltai s necessaiy the inadmissibilit y of settlemen t negotiation s i

n orde r t o foste r frank discussions" . (Fiboglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy , e t al , (85 6 F . 2d652,2 6 Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . See als o ^-f}0ip/ ^ William s ronstructiim . Incorporatedv Structura

l Concret e Equipment, IricorpOTated

, 97 3 ¥2 d349,1992 ; 2 McCormid c on Evid . §26 6 (6t hed.) ; Rule 6 8 o f

the Federa l Rule s o f Civil PFOce<b«e.)

- Rul e 40 8 o f

the Fedwa l Rule s o f Evidenc e "...prohibit s the admission o f statemoD^ )!CM#,fii<^0)xq]po9iis e negotiati(His... " (bitb e Matte r of Afric aAi r Corporation , FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rul e 408'sp^US ; polic y purpos e o f eocouragiii g frank settlemen t discussion s i s a s compelling i n FA A civil peili ^ proceeding s a s i t i s in Federa

l Trials . Hence , it s guidanc e will b e followe di n thes e proceeds. " (Id. ) , ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "The administrative la w judge-shall giv e eachpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f th e date , tim e an dlocation o

f the hearing. "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 with th e applicabl e rules, ^ i s receive db y th e presidin g judge . 6 . Th e partie s ar e advise dthat 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 , 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 h affect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t

not required , t o file submission s b y privat e delivery service , facsimile , o r

email . Th e certificat e o f servic e shal l reflec t

th e maime r

o f service .

lichar dC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

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 withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t

fo r ahearin g withou

t the consen

t of the administrative la

w judge . I f a n agency attorne

y withdraw s the complain

t o r apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearing an

dthe answer, the administrativ e la w judg e shal

l dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n the Matte

r of Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde

r Terminating Proceeding" , servedFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citing Kerr

v Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Canceling Hearm

g an dTerminating Proceeding" , servedJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders datedOctobe

r 18 , 200 4 an dOctobe r 27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s World Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Dockets CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r of Administrative La

w Judg e Burton S . Kolko , servedApril 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Orde r Dismissing Complainant' s Appeal" . I

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

A Docke t No . CP03EA000

LDMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

15,2005 .'Ni ^ FDM S NO . FAA-2011-077 6 (Civi l Penalty Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L& ON E COP Y i Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , 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 Vic e Presiden t

an dAssociat e Genera l Counse l Unite dAirline s an dContinenta l Airlines , Inc. , Responden t 11W . Wacke r

Drive- 1 e**

* Floo r Chicago , I L6060 1 TEL : 312-997-806 8 FAX : 312-997-806 8 TimDuff , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

Regiona l Counsel , ASW- 7 Southwes t Regio n Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 260 1 MeachamBlvd . Ft . Worth , T X 76193-000 7 TE L817-222-509 9 FA X 817-222-5945/509 2 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e La w Judg e U.S . Departmen t

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202

- 366-213 9 Lega l Assistan t

202- 3 66-512 1 FAX : 202-366-753 6

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