SERVE D MA Y 14 , 201 0 U. S DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N ''"'^ ^ ^''-JJiSWH W OFFIC EO FHEARING S ' WASHINGTON , D.C . U ' • ] A • i n ES f TH EMATTE RO F JOSMA N BLYTHE , Responden t FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10SO000 5 (Civi l Penalty Proceeding ) DM S NO . FAA-2010-031 8 ADMINISTRATIV ELA WJUDGE' S PREHEARIN G ORDE RESTABLISHIN GPROCEDURE S Thi s cas e ha s bee n assigne dt o m e for th e conduc t

o f th e hearin g an d othe r procedura l step s a s prescribe db y th e Department' s Rule s o f Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalty Cases . Th e full tex t o f th e Rule s o f

Practic e i s foun di n 1 4 C.F.R . § § 13-201-13.23 5 (2008). ' I n orde r t o expedit e th e consideration an ddispositio n o f

th e issues , th e followin g principle s an dprocedure s wil l b e followed : 1 . Appearances . Eac hpart y i s require dt o sen dm e a s promptl y a s possible , anotic e o f

appearanc e o f

th e perso n o r

person s wh o wil l represen t that party durin g thi s proceeding . Th e notic e shoul dinclud e th e representative' s name , mailin g address , telephon e number , telefax number , an de-mai l address . Th e appearance s shoul db e kep t current . 2 . Filing . Al l document s tha t th e rule s requir e t o b e file dwithFA A Docket s shoul db e sen t

to :

' Th e Rule s o f

Practice , a s wel l a s othe r material s relatin g t o civi l penalty cases , ar e availabl e o n th e Interne t at http://faa.gov/about/ofFic e org/headquarter s ofFices/agc/po l adjudication/AGC400/Civi l Penalty/ .Federa l 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 2W l 00 0 A cop y o f eac hdocumen t

shoul dals o b e sen t

t o m e an dt o th e perso n representin g th e othe r

part y t o th e case . 3 . Mail . Althoug hth e Procedura l Rule s provid e fo r servic e o f

paper s b y mail , th e punctuality o f th e U.S . Posta l Service' s delivery t o office s i n th e Departmen t

i s uncertain . Whe n yo u sen dan y documen t (eithe r on e require d o r permitte dt o b e provide ddirectl y t o th e administrativ e law judg e o r acop y o f adocumen t

require dt o b e file dwithFA A Dockets ) t o me , yo u shoul dus e aprivat e delivery service , e-mai l o r telefax . M y contac t

informatio n is : Hon . Isaa c D . Benkin , Administrativ e La w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave. , S.E . Washington , D.C . 2059 0 E-mail : david.benkin@dot.go v Telefax : (202 ) 366-753 6 4 . Answer . Unde r

th e Procedura l Rules , th e Responden t i s require d t o fil e awritte n answe r

t o th e complain t

o r amotio n addresse dt o th e sufficienc y o f

th e complain t

withi n 3 0 day s o f

th e dat e th e complain t

i s served . Th e answe r

mus t b e i n writin g an dmus t

addres s separatel y eac h allegatio n o f

th e complaint . Failur e t o file an answe r o r amotio n withi n th e time-limi t may b e caus e for

an orde r deemin g th e allegation s o f th e cornplain t a s tru e fo r purpose s o f

th e case . I f

an answe r

i s filedafter

th e deadlin e ha s expired , th e Responden t shoul daccompan y i t

withsuc h informatio n a s i t

believe s wil l establis htha t ther e wa s "goo dcause " for th e delay . 5 . Tim e an dplac e o f th e hearing . Subjec t

t o th e availability o f facilities , I pla n t o conduc t th e hearin g i n Wilmington , NorthCarolin ao n Jul y 1 , 2010 . I f

eithe r o f th e partie s wishe s t o chang e th e dat e o r plac e o f th e hearing , pleas e s o advis e m e withi n th e nex t 3 0 days .6 . Extension s o f time . I f yo u pla n t o see k

an extensio n o f

th e deadlin e t o file adocumen t o r tak e an actio n o r

o f th e hearin g date , pleas e first contac t th e perso n representin g th e othe r party t o findou t

whethe r ther e wil l b e an objectio n t o th e request . Also , seek t o secur e agreemen t

o n an alternat e dat e an dtim e that i s acceptabl e t o al l parties . I normall y accep t a'* • representatio n tha t

ther e i s n o objectio n t o suc harequest . 7 . Dispositiv e motions . A motio n fo r judgmen t o n th e pleadings , a motio n for

summary judgmen t

o r an y othe r dispositiv e motio n wil l no t b e considere dunles s i t

i s filedmor e tha n 3 0 day s before th e schedule ddat e o f th e hearing . 8 . Discovery . Discovery shoul dbegi n promptl y after th e answe r

i s filed. I t shoul db e complete dwithi n 3 0 day s fi-omth e dat e th e answe r i s filed. Th e deadlin e fo

r completio n o f

discovery may b e extende donl y fo r goo dcaus e shown . I f

apart y object s t o on e o r

more discovery requests , i t may file amotio n fo

r aprotectiv e order , attachin g o r incorporatin g onl y th e discovery reques t

o r request s t o whic hi t

objects . I f

apart y i s dissatisfie d witharespons e t o discovery , i t may file amotio n t o compel , attachin g o r incorporatin g onl y th e discovery reques t t o whic hit s motio n relates . 9 . Exchang e o f

witnes s list s an dpropose dexhibits . No t late r tha n tw o week s before th e beginnin g o f th e hearing , Le^, o n o r

before Jun e 17 , 2010 , th e partie s ar e require dt o exchang e list s o f thei r witnesses , togethe r withabrie f

statemen t

o f th e subjec t

matte r o n whic heac hwitnes s wil l testify . I n th e cas e o f

an expert witness , aresum e o f

th e witness' s relevan t education , training , experience , an dothe r qualification s shal l b e furnished . I n addition , partie s are require dt o exchang e copie s o f document s the y inten d t o offe r i n evidence . A cop y o f

th e propose dexhibit s an dwitnes s lists shoul db e sen t

t o m e at th e sam e tim e i t

i s served . 10 . Settlement . I encourage th e partie s t o settl e th e cas e i f i t i s possibl e t o d o so . Th e partie s shoul ddiscus s th e possibility o f settlemen t

a s soo n a s possibl e after

th e answe r

i s filedan dagai n onc e discovery i s completed . I f

asettlemen t

i s reached , th e partie s shoul dnotif y m e a s soo n a s possible . I canno t

remov e th e cas e fr-o

mth e hearin g docket , however , unti l I hav e receive dawritte n withdrawa l o f th e complain t

execute db y th e Complainan t

o r awritte n withdrawa l o f

th e reques t

for ahearin g execute d b y th e Respondent .11 . Contact s withth e judge . I canno t an dwil l no t

discus s th e cas e wit hany party , o r

it s representative , o n an e x part e basis . I f apart y ha s non substantiv e matter s i t

wishe s t o discuss, pleas e contac t m y attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowitz . Hi s telephon e numbe r i s (202 ) 366-2139 . I T I S S O ORDERED .

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ON ECOP Y Josman Blythe , Responden t 62 9 StarboardRoad , N.W . Shallotte,N C 28470-183 5 Taneesh aD . Marshall , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Southern Regio n Federal Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlant aGA 3032 0 TEL : 404-305-520 0 FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e Isaa c D . Benkin , Administrativ e Law Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

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