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### PROCEDURA L ORDE 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 wit h 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 . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150. 3 A an d th e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Agenc y attorne y an dth e Responden t shoul d continu e t 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 d wit h o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (n ) (D) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s not requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve d o n th e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e differen t

policies , bu t

a s lon g a s thi s cas e i s assigne d t o th e undersigne dpresidin g Judg e th e partie s may , but ar e not required , serv e discover y o n th e undersigned . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an d ar 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 Spokane , WA. ;

' 14 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e la

w judg e shall giv e eac

h part y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e of th e date , tim

e andlocation o

f th e hearing. " ^ Furthe r amendments o f

th e pleading s wil

l no t b e anticipated absen

t good caus e shown . Whil

e 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(b)(1 ) permit s amendments a t an y tim e mor e tha n 1 5 day s befor

e ahearing , utilizatio n o

f tha t provision would preven

t orderl y preparatio n fo

r ahearing an

d could preven

t an y hearin g a

t all , sinc e notic e of ahearing mus t

b e give n 6 0 day s i

n advance . 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.221(a) . A n amendmen

t whic h migh t b e filed 1 5 day s prior

t o the hearin g woul

d entitl e the othe

r part y u p to 2 0 day s i

n whic h to repl y (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(c)) , an

dcould generat

e ane w round of

schedule s (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.217) , motion s (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.218) , an

ddiscover y (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.220) , necessitatin g apostponemen t o f the hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , e t ceteraa d infinitum . ^ See Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r dated Ma y 30 , 1989 .s 

### O n or befor e Ma y 1 , 2010 , th e partie s shall conclud e all discover

y including , bu t no t limite dto , depositions , docimien t production , response s to productio n request s and/or

interrogatories . If

th e partie s cannot

resolv e a discover y disput e they shall submi

t th e disput e to th e undersigne dfo

r ^ resolutio n in atimely manner ; O n or befor e Ma y 1,2010 , th e partie s shall b e prepare dto presen t thes e case s a t ahearin g on th e merits'* , subject to th e availabilit

y o f courtroom facilities . The partie s will hav e th e opportunit y to file Post-Hearin g brief s an d argument s pursuan

t t o aschedul e to b e determine da t th e hearing . Fo

r guidance , lii e following schedul e i s typically used : Complainan t shall file it s brie f fifteen (15 ) day s afte

r receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden

t shall it s brief fifteen (15 ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brief by th e Complainan

t shal l b e filedseve

n (7 ) day s thereafter . Settle d case s wil l no t

b e removedfiromth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope

r written pleading(s) , consisten t wit h th e applicabl e rules, ^ i s receive dby th e presidin g judge. ^ TH E PARTIE S AR

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* 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e la w judg e shal

l giv e eac h part y a t leas t 60 day s notic e of the date , tim

e an d location of

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

n agenc 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 of th e administrativ e la

w judge . I f a n agency attorne

y withdraw s th e complain

t o r apart y withdraw s th

e reques t fo r ahearing an

d the answer , the administrativ e la w judg e shal

l dismis s th e proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit h prejudice . ^ 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 Terminating Proceeding" , served Februar y 26,2005 ; citing Kerr

y Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Cancelin g Hearing and Terminating Proceeding" , serve d Januar 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 Worl

d Airiines . Inc. . FA

A Dockets CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrative La

w Judg e Burton S . Kolko , served Apri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . See "Orde

r Dismissing Complainant' s Appeal" . I

n Th e Matte r of Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

15,2005 .CARRIE RPLEADING S AND/O ROTHE RSUBMISSIONS . TH E CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E SHAL L REFLEC T TH E MANNE RO F SERVICE . AL L PLEADING S SHAL L INCLUD E TELEPHON E NUMBER S WHER E TH E PARTIE S CA N B E REACHED .

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