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thi s proceedin g ar e se t forthin1 4 C.F.R . Pai l 13 , Subpar t G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations" . Thos 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 Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . t ; 13.2()9(aYl . tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a nAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o fil e a n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme danadmissio no f eac hallegatio ninth e Complain t (§13.209{f)) r

an dthat , absen t

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o f th e parties , apart y seekin g a nextensio no f tim e mus t

fil e 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 , 14CFR S 13.209(e ) states : A perso nTilin g ananswe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t

th e perso ni s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio nt o admi t

o r 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 no f tK e trut ho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a n 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

' Material s file

di nth e FA A Hearin g Docke t (e.\cepi fo r material s tile

di nsecurit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewing a t h(ip://n'ww.regulations , j^ov. " Th e Administrator' s civil penalt y decisions , alon

g wit hindexe s o

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s wel l a s othe r material s relating t

o civi l penalt y cases , ar e available o

nth e inlerne l at : htip://ww\\\faa.gov/abou{/oJJice_org/headqmirfersjyffices/agcypol_adjitdicalion/agc400/civU_pcnalt}^ ^ se e also ; luip://ccfr.gpociccess.gov/cgi/l/(ext/ie\i-hix?c^ecfr&{pl^/ecfrbrowse/TiUeI4/l4^ I n addition , Thomso

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e decision s ar e available throug

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e th e We b site .settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter." * Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n(14C.F.R . $13.1 6 (n ) (1)) . INOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do nth e Judge . 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 wit han 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 aLeibowii z a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz(a)dot.gov V Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 1 (Patricia.Malthews@,doLgov V ' 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 Anchorage , AK.. ; 2 . O no r

befor e Apri l 16 , 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 . I f

th e partie s canno t

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

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio ninatimel y manner ; S . 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 Apri l 16 , 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 inaseparat 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 file 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 dan y rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

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

• ' Se e Lind aJoyce Goodman . FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 , 1989 . "Th e public 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" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy , e t a f (85 6 F . 2 d652 , 26 Fed . R

. Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle

y & Williams Construction . Incorporate dv Structura

l Concret e Equipment

, Incorporated , 97 3 F.2

d349 . 1992 : 2 McConnic

k o nEvid . §26 6 (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... " (h i tli e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporation . FA

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

e 408' s publi

c polic y purpos e o

f encouraging fran

k settlemen t discussion s is a

s compellin

g i nFA A civil penalt

y proceeding s a

s i t i s i nFedera l Trials . Hence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe di nthese 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 date , 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 qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t

no t required , t o fil e submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r

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

th e manne r

o f service .

U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

14 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 slates : A l an y tim e befor e o r durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y auome y ma y 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 apart y withdraw s th

e request fo r ahearin g an dth e answer, th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l dismis s th

e proceeding s unde

r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ Sec : I nth e Matte r o f Lewi s Drak

e & . Associates . FA

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

- 16379 , "Orde

r Tenninating Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin

g Kcrrt'Jame s Eldridge . FA A Docke t CP89GL0458 . "Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTenninating Proceeding" , serve dJanuar y 16, 1991 , a t I ; I nTh e Matte r o f Rotier t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CPQ3EA0Q0I. DM

S No . FAA-2002-14236. . Order s date dOctobe r 18 , 200 4 an dOctobe r 27 , 2004 . USAIR

, Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NEQ359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GLQ085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CEa i 14 . CP90CE0I34 . Orde

r o f Administrative La

w Judge Burto

nS . Koiko , serve

dApri l 8 , 1992, p . 2 . Se

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

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03F-A0001 . DM

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t 15.2005 .FDM S No . FAA-2011-128 8 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC ELIS T ORIGINA L& ON ECOP Y Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio 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 2W1000 '

ON ECOP Y Ji mWolgeniuth , Presiden t Ic e Cold , Inc. , Responden t 202 0 Belmon t Anchorage , A K

9951 7 Glen nH . Brown , Complainant' s Counse l Senio r Attorney , Offic e o f

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