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(Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-2012-002 2 PROCEDDRA LORDE R I norde r t o expedit e th e hearin g inthi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y withth e Procedura l Schedul e se t fort hhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t forthin1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpar t

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

mus t fil e awritte nAnswe r

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

th e CompIaint(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.2Q9(a)) . tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file a nAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o file an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da nadmissio no f eac hallegatio ninth e Complain t (§13.209(0) . an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g anextensio no f tim e mus 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 , I4CFR § 13.209(e ) states : A perso nfiling ananswe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t

th e perso ni s withou t sufficien t ki^owledg e o r

infomiatio nt o admi t

or.deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine dinth e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie dinth e answe r ma y b e deeme danadmissio nof-th e trut ho f tha t aliegafion . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o file an 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

' Maleriai s file

di nth e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t lo r material s file

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

t hl(p://www.regulations.^ov . " The 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 penalt

y cases , are availabl e o

nthe inleme t

at : htrp://www/aa.gov/abniU/oJpcej)f'g/headqiiariersjofficcs/agc/polj2djiidiccilion/a^c ^ se e also : hiip://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgU{/iexi/lexl-idx?c=ecfr<&ipl^/ecfrbro\\'se/Tiile14/i-flab_02.ipl . I n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes i Publishin g publishe s Federa l Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , the decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S librar>' ) andWestLaw 9FTRAN-FA A database) . For additional information , se e th e We

b site .settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter.^

- Cotiipromis e may b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n(14C.F.R . j?I3.16(n ) (1)) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do nth e Jtidge . 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 nth e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e withan y party , o r it s representativ e o na ne x part e basis . I f

apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z a t (202 ) 366-213 9 nra.Leibowitzi@dot.gQv) . 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 Portland , OR. ; 2 . O no r

befor e Ma y 4 , 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 . If

th e parlie s caniio t

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

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio ninatimel y manner ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at

ahearin g o no r

afte r Ma y 4 , 2012^ , subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dat e an d tim e fo r th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g i nasei^arat 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 da t th e hearing . Fo r

guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l fil e it s brie f

fiftee n(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 r^;butta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

shal l b e filedseve n(7 ) day s thereafter .

' Se e Lind aJoyce Goodn^an . FA

A Decke l No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 . 1989 . • * "Th e publi c polic y 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 frank discussions" . (Fiberulas s Insulators . Inc . v Dupuv . e t al , (85 6 F . 2 d652 , 2 6 Fed . R , Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle

y & William

s Construction . Incorporate

dv Structura

l Co(?cret e Equipment. Incorporated , 97 3 F.2 d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormic

k o nEvid . §266 (6t hed.) : Rul e 6 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul

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

e admissio no f statements mad

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

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rul

e 408' s publi

c polic y purpose o

f encouraging frank settlemen t discussion s is as compellin

g i nFA A civi l penalt y proceeding s a

s i ( is i nFedera l Trials . Hence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe di nthes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ' 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrative la

w judg e shal

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

f th e dale , 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 qtialil y o f submissions , 'fh 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 refiec t

th e manne r

o f service .

lichar dC . Goodwi n l.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 durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attorne y riiay withdra

w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w arequest

fo r ahearin g withou t th e consen t o f th e administrative la

w judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s th

e complain t o r apan y withdraw s th

e reques t fo r ahearing an

dth e answer, ih 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 Lewis Drak

e & Associates . FA

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

- 16379 , "Orde

r Terminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin

g Kerr y Jame s Eldridae . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dJanuar y 16, 1991 , a t I ; I nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA000I . DM

S No . FAA-2Q02-14236. . Order s date dOctobe r 18 , 200 4 an dOctobe r 27 . 2004 . tJSAIR . Inc. . FA

A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran

s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GLQ085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CEOI34 . Orde r o f Adminisiraiive La

w Judge Burto

nS . Kolko , serve

dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se

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

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA00aI . DM

S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus

t 15,2005 .FDMSNo . FAA-2012-002 2 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC ELIS T ORIGINA L& ON ECOP Y Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , SA V Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention . Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 ' ON ECOP Y Catherin e V . Dammel , RespofideiU'sCounse l DammelLaw , PLL C 120 0 FifthAvenue , Suit e 192 0 Seattle , W A 9810 1 TEL : 206-624-991 4 FAX : 206-624-982 7 Davi dF . Shayne , Complainani'sCounse l Attorney , Offic e o f

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e followin g address : Federa l Aviatio nAdministration , 600 Independence Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit

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