### SERVE D SEPTEMBE R 6 , 201 1 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N .. . ;:;: : nDTATirVf ! OFFIC E O FHEARING S . .,:<f : ripCpiTjo k WASHINGTON , D C • - ^.. . • IN TH E MATTE RO F SKYWES T AIRLINES , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP l 1SWOOO O (Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011

- 077 9 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 wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort hhereinbelo w . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t forthi n 1 4 C.F.R . Par t

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 avmtte 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(3)) . 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 da n admissio n o f eac hallegatio n i n th e Complain t (§13.209(1)) , 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 , 1 4 CF R§ 13.209(e ) 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 hnumbere 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 da n 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 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 fo r material s filedi n securit y cases ) ar e als o availabl e for viewin g at

http://www.regulations , eov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit hindexe 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/office_org/headquartersqffices/agc/pol_adjudication/agc400/civil_penalty/ ; se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Titlel4/14tab_02 . tpl . In 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 . 1settlame^ t an dcompromis e o f

thi s withou t afinding o f

violatio n (14C^f. i NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e differen t

po i undersigne dpresidin g Judg e th e p j undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e part e basis . I f

apart y ha s anon-s i judge' s attorney-advisor, Mr . Ir a Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addtes i [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthe

WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e followin g procedura l schedule : x^ y 1 . Venu e shal l b e Sal t

Lak e City , 2 . O n o r befor e Novembe r

4,2^ 1 including , bu t

no t limite dto , productio n request s and/or , discover y disput e tiiey ^al l i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIV^ ; a t ahearin g o n o r

afte r Noveml courtroo mfacilities . 4 . Th e partie s vwl

l hav e th e p

j pursuan t t o aschedul e t o h e followin g schedul e i s typic^i ^ day s after receip t o f th e tfaeieafter ; an dan y rebutta l iday s thereafter .

^ Se e Lind afayce Opa^pt

mFA A DOC1MN| : ^ "Tl w pid^ipolic y offiivorm

g an d settlemoi t negotiations i

n orde r t o fost afiaide (856F.2j(i652,2 6 Fed . R. Evid . Serv . l^^, ! Incorp<ffiite#vStructitfa

l Concret e §26 6 (6d i ed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f di e Federa l Evideo(^'*'..;fsxdiibit

s th e admissl ^ bJ

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WFA A Ordo r No , settlenieittdkii^ion s i s as conqietlin g i n TA ^ it s guidanc e ivil l b e followedi

n diese * 1 4 CFJt f 13.22 1 states : "Th

e th e date , tii M an dlocatio n o f th e hearing . beeffe^edwitho T >very " t o b e setve|i^#if S li s cas e i s as$igaM^Mi i i , serv e disc&t^j^ ^ th e

f i t '*5 . Settle dcase s wil l not b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte n pleading ( presidin g judge. ' writte n pleading(s) , consisten t with th e applicabl e rules, ^ i s receive db y th e Th e partie s ar e advise dtha t 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 , but

no t required , t o file submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r

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

th e maime r

o f service .

ichar dC . Q0odwi 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 ahearing withou

t the consen

t of the administrativ e la

w judge . I f a n agency attorne

y withdraw s the complam

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

y Jame s Eldridge . 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 . 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 . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

15 , 2005 .

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