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{Civi l Penall y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011-068 1 PROCEDURA LORDE R Inorde 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 hhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e fo r

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

13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations" . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t file awritte nAnswe r

o r motio n withi nthirt y (30 ) day s afte r servic e o f

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . i

? 13.209(a)) . tha t

a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a n Answe r ( § 13.209(c)) , tha t

failur e t o file a n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da n admissio no f eac hallegatio ni n th e Complain t (§13.209(0) , iin dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g a n extensio no f limemus t

file awritte nmotio nno t les s tha nseve 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 , 14CFR ^ 13.209(e ) states : A perso ntilin g 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

infomiatio 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 n th e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y dcnfe di

n th e answe r

ma y b e deeme dan admissio no 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 Hie

di n ih e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t to r material s file

di n securit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewin g a

l lutn://www.regulations.^<>v . ' Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit

hindexe s o f

th e decisions , the Rule s o f Practice , a s well a s othe r

material s relatin g t

o civi l penalty cases , are availabl e o n the interne t

at : hnp://www/au.goWabou[/office_org/headqiiariers_oJJices/agc/po/_ntJjudiccnlun/agc400/ci v se e also : lutp://ecfr.gpoaccess.goWcgi/l/tL\xt/texi'ich?c^ecfri&tpl=/ecfrbro\\\se/Tii{e14/14iabJ)2.tpl . I n addition . Thomso nReiUers/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , th e decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLaw 9FTRAN-FA A database) . For additiona l infomiation , se e the Web site .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 in ) (I)) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do nth 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 , bu t ar e no t required , serv e discover y o n(h e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e wit han y party , o r it s representativ e o na ne x part e basis . If

apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y sboui dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . IraLeibowit z al (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.LeibowitzfoJdot.tzov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . 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 Lon g Beach , CA ; 2 . O no r

befor e Marc h2 , 2012 . th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , bu t no t limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r

interrogatories . I f

th e parlie s canno t

resolv e adiscover y disput e the y shal l submi t

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio ninatimel y manner ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t (hi s cas e a

t ahearin g o no r

afte r *Marc h 2 , 2012 % subjectt o th e availabilit y o f courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dal e an d. tim e fo r th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g inaseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file Post-Hearin g brief s an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine dat 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 afte r

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 .

- Se e Lind aJoyce Goodman . FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 , 1989 . ' ' "Th e public policy o

f favorin g an dencouragin

g settlemen

t makes necessar

y th e inadmissibilit

y o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foste r iran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuv . e t al , (85 6 F. 2 d652 . 26 Fed . R

. Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle

y & Williams Construction , Incorporatedv Structura

l Concret e Equipment, Incorporated . 97 3 F.2 d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormic

k o nEvid . §266 (6tl i ed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f th e Federa l Rules of Civi l Procedure.) . Rul

e 40 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Evidence "...prohibit s th

e admissio nof statements mad

e i ncompromise negotiations... " fi nth e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporation . FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rule 408' s public policy purpos e of encouraging fran

k settlemen t discussion s is as compellin g i nFA A civi l penalt y proceeding s a

s i t i s i nFedera l Trials . Hence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe di nthese proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 1 4 CT.R . § 13.22 1 stales : "Th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l give eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notice o

f th e date , tim e an dlocatio no f th e hearing. "5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth 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 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 , ma y 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 securit y agencie s an d ma y tak e u p t o fou r

(4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t

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 manne r

o f service .

'U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attaclitnen t

- Servic e Lis t

1 4 C.F.R . t ; 13.21 5 states : A

t an y tim e befor e o r durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y altonie y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdraw s request

fo r ahearing withou

t th e consen t o f (h e administrative la

w judge . I f a nagenc y attorne y withdraw s th

e complain t o r apart y withdraw s th

e request fo r ahearin g an dth e answer, th e administrative la

w Judg e shal l dismis s th

e proceeding s unde

r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I nth e Matte r o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde

r Tenninating Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citing Kerr

y Jame s Eldridge , FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTenninating Proceeding" , serve dJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t i ; I nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harti s FA A 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 Pocke t CP90NF0359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines , Inc. , FA

A Docket s CP90GLQ085 . CP90CE0

I 10. CP90CF0114 . CP90CE0I34 . Orde r o f Administrative La

w Judge Burto

nS . Koiko , serve

dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se

e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" , t

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

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