### SERVE D JUN E 22 , 201 0 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I N TH E MATTE RO F FEDERA LEXPRESS , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10GL000 4 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DM S No . FA A 2010-053 9 

### 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 . 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 a n Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o file an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da n 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 a n 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 , HCFRt i 13.209(6 ) states : A perso n filing an 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 no t specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme dan admissio n o f th e trut ho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o file an answer .

' 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e 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 andlocation o

f the hearing. " Furthe r amendment s of

the pleading s wil

l not b e anticipatedabsen

t goodcaus e shown . While 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 , utilization of

tha t provision wouldpreven

t orderl y preparation fo

r ahearin g an

dcouldpreven

t an y hearing a

t all , sinc e notic e o f ahearin g mus t

b e give n 6 0 day s i

n advance . 14 C.F.R . § 13.221(a) . A n amendmen

t whic hmigh t b e file d 1 5 day s prior

to the hearing woul

dentitl e the othe

r part y u p to 2 0 day s i

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

dcouldgenerat

e ane w roun do f schedule s (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.217) , motion s (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.218) , anddiscover

y (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.220) , necessitating apostponemen t of the hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , e t ceteraa dinfinitum .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 may b e effecte dwit h o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . $13.1 6 fn)rn) . 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 differen t

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 discover y o n th e undersigned . 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 Chicago , IL. ; 2 . O n o r

befor e Septembe r

1 , 2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , but

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

th e partie s canno t

resolv e a discovery disput e the y shal l submi t th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio n i n atimel y maimer ; 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 ahearing o n th e merit s o n o r after Septembe r

1,2010'* , subjec t

t o th e availability o f

courtroomfacilities . 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 dat th e hearing . Fo r guidance , th e followdn 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 rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t shal l b e filedseve n (7 ) day s thereafter . 5 . SETTLE D CASE S WIL LNO T B E REMOVE D FRO M TH E HEARIN G DOCKE T UNTI LTH E PROPE RWRITTE N PLEADING(S) , CONSISTEN T WIT H TH E APPLICABL E RULES, ^ I S RECEIVE D B Y TH E PRESIDIN G JUDGE. ^

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

r datedMa 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 o

f th e datc,"tiiTi

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

fo r ahearing withou

t the consen

t of the administrativ e 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 ahearin g an

dthe answer , th e administrativ e la w judg e shal

l dismis s th e 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

y Jame s Eldridee . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Canceling Hearing an

dTerminating Proceeding" , servedJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Matte r of Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

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MAI L FACILIT Y AN D MA Y TAK E U P T O FOU R WEEK S T O ARRIV E B Y REGULA RMAIL . I N ADDITION , SUBMISSION S MAY B E "IRRADIATED " A T TH E FACILITY , WHIC H AFFECT S TH E QUALIT Y O FTH E SUBMISSION . TH E PARTIE S AR E ENCOURAGED , BU T NO T REQUIRED , T O FA X O REXPRES S CARRIE RPLEADING S AND/O ROTHE RSUBMISSIONS . TH E CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E SHAL L REFLEC T TH E MANNE RO F SERVICE . AL L PLEADING S SHAL LINCLUD E TELEPHON E NUMBER S WHER E TH E PARTIE S CA N B E REACHED .

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18 , 200 4 an dOctobe r

27 , 2004 . USAIR , Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airiines . Inc. , FA A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 , CP90CEQ114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrativ e La w Judg e Burto n S . Koiko , 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

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