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- 3 5 I NTH EMATTE RO F BRADLE Y WHEELE R FA A DOCKE T NO . CPIONM000 9 (Civi l Penalty Action ) DM S No . FAA-201 0 - 079 3 PROCEDURA LORDE R I n orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i nthi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth 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 Federa l Aviatio nRegulations^ . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , that th e Responden t

mus t file awritte nAnswe r

o r motio n withi nthirt y (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 file anAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) , that

failure t o file an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da nadmissio no f eac hallegatio ninth e Complain t ( § 13.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g anextensio no f tim e mus t file awritte n motio n not les s tha nseve 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 an answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

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

informatio nt o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine di nth e complain t that i s no t specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme da nadmissio no f th e trutho 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 .

' Material s filedi nth e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t for material s filedin security cases ) ar e als o availabl e fo r viexying at

http://www . regulations , gov . ^ 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://M^vw.faa.gov/ahout/o1fic e org/headquarler s offices/'agc/po l cidjvdicatioivagc40()'ciYi l penalty/ ; 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 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 , se e th e We b site . 1I . 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 possibility o f settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter. ^ Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwitho r vvithout 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 do nth 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 , bu t ar e no t required , serv e discovery o nth 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 na ne x part e basis . I f

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 at (202 ) 366-213 9 (lra.Leibovyitz@(|ot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Legal Assistant , PatMatthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews(^dot.gov) . Thi s matte r

wil l no t b e se t for hearin g prio r

t o January 1 , 2011 . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDERE D t o adheret o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Anchorage , AK. ; 2 . O n o r before Decembe r

31 , 2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l disco^»i^ y including , but

no t limite dto , depositions , documen t production , respoE^e s t o I productio n request s and/o r interrogatories . Ifth e partie s canno t resole; a discovery disput e the y shal l submi t th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfotrflsolutio n i natimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC EI S HEREB Y GIVE N th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t # s cas e at ahearin g o n o r

after January 1,2011^ , subjec t t o th e availability ofsobwrtroom fecilities. v j F 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunity t o file Post-Hearin g brief s and^fpiment s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine dat th e hearing . Fo r

guidaacs^||e i ' followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l file it s brie f

fi||bn( 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 rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

shal l b e filedseve n(7 ) I day s thereafter .

5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t

b e remove dfi-omth e hearin g docke t tmti l th e ]^p& : writte n pleading(s) , consisten t withth e applicabl e rules, ^ i s received%ff ^ presidin g judge. ^ .; « " ^

' Se e Lind aJove e Goodman. FA

A Docke t No | CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30,1989 . » * * 1 4 C.F;.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ

e la w judge shal

l giv e ead i part y a t least gO^di^'Snodc

e o f th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " ;' 4Th 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 may b e "irradiated" , whic haffectsjhe-quaiit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t

no t requiredrtoiil e suJjHHSs^ion s b y privat e delivery service , facsimile , o r

email . The/<5ertificat

e jgi'^seoi'rcfe'shaifleflec t

th e manne r

o f service . Lichar c U.S . Administrativ e Law'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

durin g ahearing , an agenc y attorne y may withdra w a complain t o r part y may withdra w areques t fo r ahearin g withou t

th e consen t

o f th e administrativ e law 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 law judg e shal l dismis s th e proceeding s unde r thi s subpart

wit hprejudice . ^ See : In 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 dFebruary 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 Robert 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 Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FAA Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0I34 . Orde r o f Administrativ e La w Judg e Burto nS . 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 Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA

2005-14,Augus t

15,2005 .•'•*:- W

FA A Docke t

No , CP10NM00 9 (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 Buildin g - Suit e 2W1OOO '

ON ECOP Y Bradl y D . Wheeler , Responden t 11 5 Lillian Driv e Sitka , A K 9983 5 HowardL . Martin , Jr. , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Alaskan Regio n Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 22 2 W^ . 7* ^ Avenu e #1 4 Anchorage , A L99513-758 7 TEL : 907-271-527 1 FAX ; 907-271-280 0 TTi 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 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mE12-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 u TEL : 202-366-213 9 Attorney-Adviso r - , 202-366-512 1 Lega l Assistan t * « FAX : 202-366-753 6 i«8l^ ;

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