In The Matter Of: 

## SERVED: June 5, 2013

U.S. DEPARTMENTOF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS WASHINGTON, DC

) ) Docket No. FAA-2012-1264 NORTHEASTERN ) AVIATION, CORP. ) ) Case No. 2012EA110030 Respondent )

CORRECTED ORDER SETTING LITIGATION DATES AND PROCEDURES OnMay 14, 2013 an Order Resetting Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference was filed. OnJune 4, 2013, the parties appeared bytelephone for a Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference, and discussed their calendar availability, hearing dates, and other litigationprocedural matters. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. §§ 13.205(a)(l), (6), (7), 13.217, 13.220, and Civ. R. 16, and afterreviewing all relevant caselaw, regulation, statutory authority, and being fully advised; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: A. The litigation dates and hearing dates are hereby set as follows: 1. June 20, 2013: Deadline for InitialDisclosures. The last date for the parties to serve each other with initial disclosures pursuant to Civ. R. 26(a)(1)(A). 2. July 3,2013: GeneralDiscovery Start Date. On orbefore July 3, 2013, the parties shall begin exchanging or serving additional general discovery requests pursuant to CR26- CR 36 and 14 C.F.R. §13.220(b) and (e). This includes, but is not limited to: notices ofdeposition; subpoenas duces tecum; propounding interrogatories; requests for production ofdocuments; the disclosure ofexpert testimony pursuant to CR 26(a)(2), etc. 3. Service oflnterrogatories. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. §13.220(k)(l), a party shall not serve more thanthirty (30) interrogatories to each other, and each subpart ofan interrogatory shall be counted as a separate interrogatory. 4. Objectionsto, and Motions Regarding, Interrogatories. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 13.220(k), any objection(s) to interrogatories shall be filed within ten (10) daysafterreceipt ofthe interrogatories. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 13.220(m) and Paragraph D herein, any motions to compel for deficient interrogatoryresponse(s) shall be filed within ten (10) days after receipt ofthe objection or deficient answer. 5. August 23,2013: Deadline for Completing GeneralDiscovery. The last date for bothparties to finish responding and serving answers to all additional general discovery requests pursuant to CR26- CR 36 and 14 C.F.R. §13.220(b) and (e). This includes, but is not limitedto, the taking ofdepositions and serving responses to all Requests for Discovery. 6. August 30,2013: SupplementalDiscovery Request Deadline. The lastdate for bothparties to complete exchange ofall supplemental discovery requests based onthe general discovery exchange, including but not limited to the notices of supplemental depositions, and other requests. 7. September 13, 2013: Deadline for bothparties to finish taking supplemental depositions, and responding to and serving answers to all supplemental discovery requests pursuant to CR 26- CR 36 and 14 C.F.R. 

### §13.220(i). 8. October 18,2013: Deadlines forFilingDispositive Motion(s). The last date for bothparties to file any/all pre-hearing dispositive motions, including Default Motions and/or Summary Judgment Motions. a) November 1, 2013: Deadline for filing Answer to Dispositive Motion(s); b) November 8, 2013: Deadline for filing Reply (ifany). 9. November 14,2013: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. EST. Telephone conference for oral argument on dispositive motions. N.B. Ifthe parties do not file dispositive motions, then this Telephone Conference will be automatically converted and held as a Pre-Hearing Status Conference. 10. January 7, 2014: List ofWitnesses Exchange ofExhibits due date. The last date for eachparty to serve and file the following: a) A list ofthe witnesses the party intends to call; b) A short statement ofthe testimony expected from each such witness; c) The resume ofeach witness who will be offered as an expert; and d) The documents the party intends to offer in evidence (pre-marked as noted in paragraph E, infra). 11. January 21, 2014: Written Stipulations and/or Motions in Limine due date. The deadline for filing written stipulations and/or written Motions inLimine. 12. January 28, 2014- January 29, 2014: Hearing dates. Based on the parties' agreement, the Hearing will take one and a half(1.5) days or less. The Hearing will begin onTuesday,January 28,2014 (9:00a.m.- 5:00p.m. EST) in New York City, NY, and end onWednesday,January 29, Page 2 of42014 (9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST). The specific location ofthe Hearing willbe provided to the parties priorto the Hearing.

B. Requests for modification ofthe litigation dates set forth in paragraphA may be made by written Motion. Before filing such a Motion, however, the party seeking the modification shall contact the opposing party and seekto arrive at mutually convenient alternative date(s). A report onthe result ofthis discussion shallbe included bythe movant in the Motion. C. Discovery requests or documents complying with discovery requests need notbe filed inthis case with the Office ofHearings, except as part ofa motion regarding disputed discovery, or as part ofa motion to compel discovery. D. Any Motions regarding discovery, including a Motion to Compel Discovery, mustbe filed within ten (10) calendar days after service ofa deficient response or after the response to the discovery is due, whichever occurs first. Motions to Compel and other discovery motions mustbe accompanied by the relevant discovery requests and responses, and a declaration by the moving party, pursuantto Civ. R. 37(a)(l), that the movant has conferred or attempted to confer in good faith with the party alleged to have failed to make discovery or disclosure. The Civ. R. 37(a)(l) declaration shall specifically indicate the efiorts made by the movantto resolve the dispute and identify which discovery matters remain in dispute. Statements in oppositionto discovery motions mustbe filed within ten (10) calendar days after service ofthe motion. The failure to timely file objections to discovery may result inthe objections being deemed waived. Belated service ofburdensome discovery requests may also be grounds for denial ofa motion to compel compliance with such requests. E. Each party must bring to the hearing at leastthree copies ofany documents it intends to offerin evidence as exhibits (one for the Judge and two for the official reporter). The exhibits should be pre-marked. Complainant's exhibits should be marked "C-1," "C-2," "C-3," etc. Respondent's exhibits should be marked "R-1," R-2," "R-3," etc. F. Atthe hearing, there will be the opportunity for direct examination, crossexamination, redirect examination and re-cross-examination ofeach witness. Only one representative ofaparty may cross-examine a witness onbehalfofthatparty. Pursuantto 14 C.F.R. §13.205 and 14 C.F.R. §13.222, the Federal Rules ofEvidence will be utilized as a guideline in determining the admission ofall evidence. G. Priorto the hearing date(s), ifa party wishes to schedule oral argument on any motion, or set up any type oftelephone conference on the Judge's calendar, the party shall first confer with opposing counsel about mutually agreeable alternate dates, and then contact Mr. Cody L. Smith, Attorney-Advisor at the Office ofHearings (202-366- Page 3 of46941) as soon as possible, with at leastthree (3) mutually-agreed, proposed alternate dates/times for the Judge's consideration. The movant shall be responsible for contacting the Office ofHearings. H. Stipulated Venue: The parties agreed thatthe venue location for the hearing is New York City, NY. I. Attorney Withdrawal: Pursuantto 14 C.P.R. §13.218, an attorney who wishes to withdraw from representing a partymust file a Motion to Withdraw. Inthis Motion, the attorney shall confirm the following: 1) the current name/address/phone number andfax number ofthe party's agent/newrepresentative; 2) the date the Motionto Withdrawwas served both onthe party's agent/new representative andthe opposing party; 3)the party's agent/new representative has beennotified inwriting ofthe pending hearing dates as well as any pending pre-hearing discovery deadlines andtelephone conferences. J. Forclarifications ofthis order or questions withregard to the procedures to be followed inthis case, please contact Mr. Cody L. Smith, Attorney-Advisor at the Office ofHearings (202-366-6941).

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