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### WESTER N AVIATORS , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10NM00 3 (Civi l Penalty Action ) DMSNo . FAA-2010-031 4 

### 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 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 , o f th e Federal Aviatio n Regulations . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , that 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 dafailure t o file an Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , that

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

o f th e parties , aparty seekin g a n extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n no t les s tha n seve n (7 ) day s before 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 that th e perso n i s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admit

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . Any 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 may b e deeme da

n admissio n o f

th e trutho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailure t o file an answer . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 A an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Agenc y attorne y an dth e Responden t shoul dcontinu 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 dwit ho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . ^13.1 6 (n ) (1)) . 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 , bu t

a s lon g a s thi s cas e i s assigne dt o th e

' Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman. FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30, 1989 .undersigne dpresidin g Judg e th e partie s may , but are no t required , serv e discovery o n th e undersigned . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDERE D to adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Denver , CO. ; 2 . O n o r

before Jun e 1 , 2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery including , bu t not limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r interrogatories . If

th e partie s canno t

resolv e a discover y dispute the y shal l submi t th e dispute t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC EI S HEREB Y GIVE N th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at ahearing o n o r

after August! , 2010^ , subjec t

to th e availabilit y o f courtroo mfacilities . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file Post-Hearin g brief s an d argument 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 shal l file it s brie f fifteen (15 ) day s after

receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f fifteen (15 ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebuttal brie f b y th e Complainan t shal l b e filedseve n (7 ) day s thereafter . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfromth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t withth e applicabl e rules," ' i s receive db y th e presidin g judge . 6 . TH EPARTIE S AR EADVISE D THA T SUBMISSION S SEN T T O TH E STREE T ADDRES S O FTH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e la w judg e shal l giv e eac hparty at leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t any tim e before o r

durin g ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y ma

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

fo r ahearin g withou t

th e consen t

o f th e administrativ e la

w judge . If a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s th e complain t o r aparty withdraw s th e reques t fo r ahearin g an dth e answer , th e administrativ e law 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 Drake & Associates . FAA Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruary 26 , 2005 ; citin g Kerr y Jame s Eldridge . FAA Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde r

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

o f Rober t Harri s FAA 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 Docket CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FAA Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CC0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrativ e Law 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 Robert Hairis , FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA000I . DM S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus t

15,2005 .TRANSPORTATION , OFFIC E O FHEARINGS , MAY B EDELAYE D I N DELIVER Y DU ET O SCREENIN GCONDUCTE D A T TH ELOCA LU.S . POS T OFFIC EBUL K

MAI LFACILIT Y AN D MA Y TAK EU PT O FOU R WEEK S T O ARRIV EB Y REGULA RMAIL . I N ADDITION , SUBMISSION S MA Y B E"IRRADIATED " A T TH EFACILITY , WHIC H AFFECT S TH EQUALIT Y O FTH ESUBMISSION . TH EPARTIE S AR E ENCOURAGED , BU T NO T REQUIRED , T O FAX O REXPRES S CARRIE RPLEADING S AND/O ROTHE RSUBMISSIONS . TH E CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E SHAL LREFLEC T TH EMANNE RO F SERVICE . ALLPLEADING S SHAL LINCLUD E TELEPHON E NUMBER S WHER E TH E PARTIE S CA N B E REACHED .

C (Goodwin " U.S . Administrativ e Law Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis tFA A Docke t No . CP10NM000 3 (Civi l Penalty Action ) SERVIC ELIS T ORIGINA L& ON ECOP Y Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON E COP Y Richar dL . Fowler , Presiden t Western Aviators , Inc. , Responden t 253 3 Lanyo n Driv e Longmont , C O 8050 3 TEL : 303-776-273 3 FAX : 303-774-8435 Laur aE . Jennings , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

Chie f Counsel , AGC-3 0 Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 TEL : 202-267-345 2 FAX : 202-267-510 6 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e Law Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 New Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mEl2-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-213 9 Attorney-Adviso r 202-366-512 1 Lega l Assistan t FAX : 202-366-753 6

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