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Federal Aviation Administration ATTN: Hearing Docket·Clerk 

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### Avenue, S.W. Room 924A Washington, DC 20591 '. ' FAA

February 4, 2013 -t OMS

1},\VID H. GATES (1104) J%0-9100 (KU4) JJ0-3140 (804) !i 12·69115 nwhile. llGA.TES@COW1\NGATt:S,('UM 2463-033

Re: Federal Aviation Administrationv. Central Virginia Aviation, Inc. DocketNo. 2012EA210031 

### Dea.r Sir orMadam: Please 

### considerthis 

### I etter Central Virginia

### Aviation, lnc.'srequest lbr 

### ahroaring in the 

### above-referenced matter. Our Finn has 

### will be representing Mr. Harrop and 

### Central Virginia Aviation, Inc. in the 

### proceedings.**~001/004**

There is already ahearing scheduled 

### for December 3, 2013 

### in FAA v. Central 

### Virginia Aviation, Inc. Docket No. 2012EA210024. The allegations jn 

### this new matter arise from the same flight 

### as those in Docket

### No. 2012EA210024. I

### would ask the 

### hearing in the 

### above-referenced matter also he setfor hearing December 

### 3, 2013. Foryour convenience, Ihave 

### enclosed acopy of**th~.;** Scheduling 

### Order in Docket 

### No. 2012EA210024. 

### Thank you for 

### your assistance 

### with this matter. Should youhavc any 

### questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

cc: 

### 7:achary M. Berman, 

### Esq. Dennis F. Harrup, Ill


# CowAN-GATES
In any case.

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## SERVED: January 

## 23,2012 U.S. DEPARTMENT OP TRANSPORTATION 

### OfFICE 

### OF HEARINGS WASHINGTON, DC

In "!'he Matter Of: 

### CENTRAL VIRGINIA AVIATION. INC. Respondent ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket No, FAA-20 1 

### '2-1263

Case No. 2012EA210024

ORDER SETTING RULE 16 LITIGATION SCHRDULINGCONFERENCE, AND DIRECTING RULE 26(t) PLANNING ANO SUBMISSION 1) Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference: Pursuant to 14 C.F.R.**~** 13.205(a)(J) and (7) and Civ. R. 16, the patties shall appearby telephone on Thursday, Apri14, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time for a Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Con!erencc

.. During this Conference 

### the parties wBl discuss the issue!:> in the dispute, theirjointly submitted proposed scheduling/discovery plan (see paragraph 2 i11j;·a) and re:spon.d to any questions regarding disagreements not resolved in the proposed plan. During the Conference a final scheduling/discovery plan 

### will be mlcd upon. as well as any otherrelated matters pursJ.Lantto Rute lG(c). The Oftice ofHearings will initiate the Conference by telephone calL contacting each party at the party's telephone number ofrecord. Aparty may provide an 

### altermue 

### number by notifying the 

### Otfice of

### IIearings at least 24 hours prit'>r to the Conference.
2) Parties' Rule 26(t) Planning Meeting and. Submission oLProposed Discovery,.P..lan: Pursuantt() 14 C.F.R.**~** 13,217 and.Civ. R. 26(t),prior to convening with the Judge f()rthe Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conterence, the partjes shall privately C()nduct a Rule 26(f) planning meeth1g and pr_epare ajointly written proposed scheduling/ discovery plan. which must be completed and 

### filed with the 

### undersigned Judge on or 

### befol'e Thursday, March 28, 2013 (i.e.
seven (7) cah::mdar days before the Conference). The attorneys ofrecord and all unrepresented parties arejointly rcspon8ihie for nrrai'I.ging the

• I Rule 26(f) confenmce. and for attempting in good faith to agree on the proposed discovery plan.**~** 002/00402/27/2013 13:54 FAX 2024835142 FAA -!- OMS

The parties' Ruk 2C>(t) planning meeting shall induJc a good h1ith discussion aboutthe nature and basis ofeach party's claims, the possibility

# orresolving all or part ofthe case, the scope and type ofdiscovery (including electronic discovery) and the place orvenue for hearing. During this meeting.. the parties shall discuss matters identitied in 14 C.F.R.**~** 13.217 and Rule 26(t)(2) and (3)as part ofdeveloping their proposed scheduling/discovery plan. The 

### pruties· planning meeting should alst) 

### include disC\.ISsion about the sequence and timing offollow-up discovery, including whetherthat discovery should be conducted in phases to prepare for any filing ofpa11icular motions (e.g., limiting scope oftriaL dispositive motions. etc). The deadlines in the pm1ies· proposed scheduling/discovery plan should be n-tutunlly 

### agreeable, with a viewto achieving**c~tse** resolution with aminimum of**expen~e** attd delay. Any unresolved scheduling/discovery disputes should be clearly identified in theproposedplan, so thatthese disputes may be addressedby the Judge during the Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference.**~** 003/004



### In addition 

### to i11ing the proposed scheduling/discovery 

### plan by regular

### mail tiling with 

### the Federal Aviation Administration llearing Doc"ct Clerk, the parties shall file. a workirtg copy of the**scheduling/d.is~o"ery** plan with the uudcr$igned .Judge at the Office ofHearings by fu, express carrier, orpersonal delivery. The certificate ofservir.;c should retlect the manner of set·vice.
3) Cont1icLs with Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling**Conferen~e** Date: If

### aparty has an unavoidable conl1ict with the Scheduled Rule 16 Litigation**Sch~duling** Confen::nce set in paragraph l supru. and wishes to modify the date/tirnt: ofthe scheduled Conference, the party shall first conferwith opposing counsel about mutually agreeable alternate dates, and then contact Mr. Cody L. Smith, Attorney-Advisor at the Office of Hearings**(202~366~6941)** as soon as possible after the receipt ofthis Order. with at least three (3) mutually-agreedl rnoposed alternate**dates/time~** f()r the Judge,· · ·nsideration.



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### Mr. Zachary M. Berman, Esq. 

### Complainant 's Counsel Office ofthe Regional COLmsel Eastem Region 

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### Ms. Katherine G. 

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FDMS No. f A.A-20 12-1263 (Civil Penalty Action)

1 Service was by U.S. Mail. Fo•· service in person or by expl'!<.litcd coUI·le1·, use the following address: Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W.,**Wilb~1r** Wright BuildinG-Suite 2WIOOO, Washington, DC 20591; Auention: llearing DocketClcrk. AGC-430. Page 3 of3