SERVED : JUN E 10,201 1 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N 'RI;. ! :N T O F OFFIC E O FHEARING S • ;:M^Or[];\TiO N WASHINGTON , D C - • • • ^ OPtRA

i iON S i J : J A !i : O R IN TH E MATTERO F DRYTA C CORPORATIO N FA A DOCKE T NO . [T O B E ASSIGNED ]

(Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011-048 0 ORDE RO FCHIE FADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E

ESTABLISHIN G PROCEDURE S Thi s proceedin g arise s from acomplain t serve dMa y 13 , 2011 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federal Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dRespondent' s reques t for hearin g date dMa y 5 , 2011 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e wa s assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve dJun e 10 , 2011 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t

fort h i n Par t 13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Feder

al Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.23 5 (2010)) . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , that Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r

o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s after servic e o f

th e com plaint ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha t

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file a n answe r ( § 13.209(e)) ; that failure t o file an answe r

withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme dan admissio n o f eac h allegatio n i n th e complain t ( § 13.209(f)) ; an dtha t

apart y seekin g an extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n at leas t seve n day s befor e th e documen t i s due , absen t

agreemen t

o f th e partie s o r

goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a) , (b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , Complainan t an dRespondent , o n o r

before. s ^ Jul y 11 , 2011 , shal l file (1 ) any amendmen t o f th © eompIaiJiJ o r

answer; ' (2 ) a

n agree do r

sepa rat e propose dprocedura l schedules , including|8?e|J0]5e ddaite s (i.e. , specifi c dates , no t merel y ntimber s o r

day s befor e th e hearing ) for (a ) filia^ sttpidations , alis t o f witnesses , asummary o f thei r propose dtestimony , an dfor (b ) exchangii ^ exhibit s an ddiscovery , i f any ; (3 ) astatemen t concernin g th e statu s o f settlemen t

efforts ; aJad^4|a'pfopose dhearin g site and , absen t agreemen t o f th e parties , ajusrificatio n o f th e propose d4t|il^#? W CF.R . § 13.217 . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B (Oct . 1,»I0()? ) aii 4 tite;#ules governin g thes e proceedings , Complainan t

an dResponden t

shoul dcontinu e t o portslde r th e possibilit y o f

settlemen t

an dcom - :i:S' ' promis e o f

thi s matter . I n cormectio n witii^Ui^llsj^ksidns , th e partie s shoiil dnot e tha t FA A Orde r 2150.3B , whic h establishe s standard s fo r th e Complainant' s conduc t an dsettlemen t

o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet. ^ See , in|>a|tt<iular , chapte r 6 (Lega l Enforcemen t

Ac

tion s an dLega l Coimse l Responsibilities) ; an deiti^ ^ (a ) Appendi x B (Tabl e o f Sanctions) , page s B-1—B 8 (Par t

On e - Abbreviation s an dDefinitions ) ati dthos e portion s o f Par t Tw o - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl y t o particula r aUegat|Q];|§nQ t

involvin g hazardou s materials ; o r (b ) Appendi x C , whic h pertain s t o hazardou s mateaijSlS^eases . Upo n reques t o f Respondent , Complainan t

shal l provid e Responden t acop y o f

tb e ap|>Ucabl e reference dproviisions .

' Furthe r amendment

s ar e not anticipate dabsen t gQoiliOEKK|$,|N^

> Jl%OU ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(bXI) permits amendment

s a t an y tim e mor e tha n IS day s befor

e ahearing , utiltisatki

n of fli«t provisio n woul dpreven t otdea-l y preparatio n fo r aheariiig an

dcoul dpreven t an y hearin g a t a(l , b$pW^||tf!^Et|(^p

f jlhfllia S must

b e give n $ 0 day s inj^vance . § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmen

t tha t migh t b e file dI S d3c^0drWi»\kamii\lltom i enM e th e oiii&rpmfi ^ 20 da^k ' whic h t o repl y ( § 13.214(c)) , an

dcoul dgenerat e ane w n)UBd<^«;ll<!#le$( § 13.217) , motion s ( § 13.218) , anddiscover y ( § l3220),necessita^gapos\pontmentof1hehMaii^^iill^/^^t%^^i^ ^ ! ' ^ See Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA A Docke t No . C]^|Wpl^|^'b<i«S l No . FAA-2004-18292 , a t 1 1 (Jtda y 30 , 1989) , availabl e a t

www.regulations.gov (concludmg<«|m^^^j|^||^!y^| ^ attorney , tiM^^J<^|^(^jiettIe

men t an dtha t the Rule s d

o not permi t th e Chie f Counsef t o ^^^^liCHiC y contro l or decisibmni»jdi | in mi s cas e o r i n civil penalt

y case s generall

y s o a s t o den y prosecutoria

l dii^^(ffll'wit

h respec t t o settlemen

t am i c^^roniis e to di e agenc y attorne y a s define di n the rules") . Se

e als o Exec , jd^ort^o . 12,988,6 1 Fed . Reg . 47i?!> (fif K 5,1996) , whic h refer s to ^cilitatin g the jus t

an defficien t resolutio n of

iiilvl l t^^m s involvin g the UnitedStl|t9 $ Governmen t an ddirect s Federa

l agencie s an

dthei r litigation coimsel^Ol>il'f)^|t«;|^|Kticabl p afte r ascertabl^^iuilur e of

a disput e i n litigation , an

dthroughou

t th e litigation,.. . evi£hiat»;Sip^lQei0b t possibilitie s an

dmak e reti$onid)l

e effort s t o settle the litigation. " See als o FA A Orde r 2150.3 B a t pfstt^^inl . ' Accesse da t http://rgl.faa.go v b

y selecting "Orde«/N6;8|fti»(4 * ttien "Cunen t Orders ; 9 y Numbw, " the

n "2150.3 B 10/01/200

7 FA A Complianc e an

dEnforcemen

t Pw^aif l (Chang e 1 included). " - 2 -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 , b y regular

mai l may b e delaye du p t o four week s du e t o posta l screening , an dmay b e "irradiated, " whic h may resul t i n page s bein g fuse dtogether . Accordingly , partie s wh o serv e submission s o n th e Judg e b y regular mai l shoul dals o fax , expres s carrier , o r personall y delive r thos e submissions . A certificat e o f service , reflectin g th e above captio n (includin g th e FDM S number) , th e titl e o f

th e submission , Ein

dth e dat e an dmanne r

o f service , shal l b e attache dt o eac h individua l submission . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwith o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . Eac h party' s filing shal l includ e atelephon e numbe r wher e th e part y ca n b e reache db y th e Judg e fo r prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED .

Ronni e A . Yode r Chie f Administrativ e L a

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ONECOP V Ti mRader , Vice-President/Financ e Dryta c Corporation , Responden t 538 3 Gle n Alde n Driv e Richmond , V A 2323 1 TEL : 804-222-309 4 FAX : 804-226-233 0 Geral dA . Ellis , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , ASO- 7 Southern Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlant aG A 3032 0 TEL : 404-305-520 0 FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e Rormi e A . Yoder , Chie f Administrativ e Law Judg e U.S . Departmen t

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