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I N TH E MATTERO F O.W.L . FLY , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10SW001 9 (Civi l Penalty Action ) DMSNo . FAA-2010-121 4 PROCEDURA LORDE R In orde r t o expedit e th e hearing i n thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e Procedural Schedul e se t

fort hhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g are se t fort hi 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 , that th e Responden t

mus t file awritte n Answe r

o r motio n withi n thirty (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 dafailure t o file an Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failure 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 (§' l 3.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , aparty seekin g an extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n no t 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 , 14CFR $ 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 sufficient knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admit

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 that i s not specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme dan admissio n o f th e trutho f tha t allegation . A general denial o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailure t o file a n answer .

' Material s filedi n th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t fo r material s filedin security cases ) ar e als o availabl e fo r viewin g at

http://www . regulations.gov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalty 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 penalty cases , ar e availabl e o n th e interne t at : http://M>wwJaa.gov/ahout/officeorg/headqiiartersj}fflces/agc/pol_adjiidication/agc400/ci\'il_penalty'/ ; se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/TitleI4/14tab_02.tpl . I n 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 . 1

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Unde r FA A Order

2150.3 B an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Agenc y attorne y an dth e Responden t iar e encourage dt 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 dwitho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . $13.1 6 (nUD) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t require "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e different

policies , but

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 , iHi t ar e not required , serv e discovery o n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e withan y party , o r it s representative o n a n e x part e basis . I f

aparty ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowdt z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz@,dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Legal 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 Sa

n Antonio , TX. ; 2 . O n o r before Jun e 1 , 2011 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery including , bu t no t limite dto , depositions , documwi t production , responses t o productio n request s and/o r

interrogatories . I f

th e partie s canno t

resolv e adiscovei y 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 manner ; 3 . NOTIC EI S HEREB Y GIVE N th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at ahearin g o n o r

afte r Jun e 1 , 2011'* , subjec t

t o th e availability o f

courtroo m facilities . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunity 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 follovdn g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l fil e 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 dany rebuttal brie f b y th e Complainan t

shal l b e filedsev«i(7 ) day s thereafter . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t

b e remove dfix)mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t withth e ^plicabl e rules, ^ i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^

^ Se e Lipdf t Joyc e Goodman

. FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30,1989 . * 14 C.F.R

. § 13.22 1 states : "Th

e administrativ

e la w judg e shal l giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " ^ 1 4 C.F.R , § 13.21 5 states : A

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

n agenc y attorne y ma y vwthdira w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t fo r ahearin g withou t th e consen t o f th e administratiyek

w 2 •*, 1 '' aTh e partie s ar e advise dthat 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 dmay 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 quality o f submissions . Th e partie s are encouraged , bu t

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

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

th e manne r

o f service.

Goodw r U.S . Administrativ e LawTlidg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s the complain

t o r apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearing an

dth e answer, th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n th e Matte r o f 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 Cancelin g JJearin g an dTerminating Proceeding" , servedJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMSNo . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders date dOctobe r 18,2004 an

dOctobe r 27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Dockets CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrative La

w Judge Burto

n S . Kolko , serve

dApril 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se

e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I

n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EAQ001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

15 , 2005 .

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ON ECOP Y O.W.L . Fly , Inc. , Responden t c/o Georg e Treano r

Silva , Jr . 2843 6 Bon n Mountai n Sa n Antonio , T X 7826 0 TEL : 210-912-919 0 GeorgeE . Crow , Respondent' s Counse l Texa s Stat e Bar

No . 0515190 0 P.O . Bo x 3 0 Katy , T X 77492-003 0 TEL : 281-391-9275 Gregory S . Lander , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Safet

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