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Of : RIA N C . SEBMA

N Responden t Docket No . FAA-2012-019 8 CaseNo . 2010-SO-37010 3

ORDE RSETTIN G RUL E 1 6 LITIGATIO N SCHEDULIN G CONFERENCE , AN D

DIRECTIN G RUL E 26( 0 PLANNIN G AN D SUBMISSIO N 1 ) Rul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin aConference : Pursuan t t o 14C.F.R . §13.205(a)(1 ) an d(7 ) an dCiv . R . 16 , th e partie s shal l appear b y tele

phon e o n Tuesday ; Jun e 5 , 201 2 a t 11:00an i Easter n tim e fo r aRul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference . Durin g thi s Conferenc e th e partie s will discus s th e issue s i n th e dispute , thei r

jointl y submitte dpropose dscheduling/discover y pla n (se e paragrap h 2 infra ) andrespon dto any ques tion s regardin g disagreements'no t resolve di

n th e propose dplan . Durin g th e Conferenc e afinal scheduling/discovery plan wil l b e rule dupon , a s well a s an y othe r relate dmatter s pursuan t

t o Rul e 16(c) . Th e Offic e o f Hearing s will initiat e th e Conferenc e b y telephon e call , contactin g eac h part y a t th e party' s telephon e numbe r o f record . A part

y ma y provid e a

n alternat e number b y notifyin g th e Offic e o f

Hearing s a

t leas t 2 4 hour s prio r

to th e Conference . 2 ) Rul e 26

f f ) Attorneys ' Plannin g Meeting , an dSubmissio n o f Propose dDiscovery Plan : Pursuan t to 1 4 C.F.R . §13.21 7 an dCiv . R . 26{i) , prio r lo convenin g wit

h th e Judg e fo

r th e Rul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference , th e partie s shal l privatel y conduc t aRul e 26( 0 plan

nin g meetin g andprepar e ajointl y writte n propose dscheduling/discovery plan , whic h mus t b e complete dan dfile dwit

h th e undersigne dJudg e o n or before Tuesday , May 29 , 201 2 (i.e. , seven (7 ) calenda

r day s before th e Conference) . I n additio n to filing th e propose dschedul

ing/discover

y pla n b y regular

mai l filing wit

h th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation' s Docket Office , th e parlie s shal l file aworkin g cop y o f th e scheduling/discovery plan wit h th e under

Pae e 1 o f 2signe dJudg e a t th e Offic e o f

Hearing s b

y fax , expres s carrier , o r

personal delivery . Th e certifi

cat e o f servic e shoul drefiec t

th e manne r

o f service . Th e parties ' Rul e 26( 0 plannin g meetin g shal l includ e agoo dfait h discussio n abou t

th e na ture an dbasi s o f eac h party' s claims , th e possibility o f resolvin g al l or

par t o f th e case , th e scop e an dtyp e o f discovery (includin g electroni c discovery ) andth e plac e ol " venu e fo r hearing . Dur

in g thi s meeting , th e partie s shal l discus s matter s identifie di n 1 4 C.F.R . §13.21 7 an dRul e 26(0(2 ) an

d(3 ) a s par

t o f developin g thei r

propose dscheduling/discovery plan . The parties ' Rul e 26( 0 plannin g meetin g shoul dals o includ e discussio n abou t th e sequenc e andtimin g o f

follow-u p discovery , includin g whethe r thai discovery shoul db e conducte di n phase s to prepar e fo

r any filing o f

particular

motion s (e.g. , limitin g scop e o f trial , dispositiv e mo tions , etc) . Th e deadline s i n th e parlies ' propose dscheduling/discovery plan shoul db e mutuall y agreeable , wit

h avie w to achievin g cas e resolutio n wit h aminimu mof

expens e an ddelay . Any unresolye dscheduling/discover y dispute s shoul db e clearl y identifie di n th e propose ddis

covery plan , s o tha t

thes e di.spute s ma y b e addresse db y th e Judg e durin g th e Rul e 1 6 Liti

gatio n Schedulin g Conference . 3 ) Conflict s wit

h Rul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schcdulin u Conferenc e Date : I f apart y ha s a n unavoidable confiic t

wit h th e schedule dRul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conferenc e set

i n paragrap h 1 supra , an dwishe s t o modif y th e date/tim e o f

th e schedule dConfe

rence , th e part

y shal l first

confe r wit h opposin g counse l abou t mutuall y agreeabl e alternat e dates , andthen contac t

C . Dian e May s a

t th e Offic e o f

Hearing s (202-366-2132 ) a s soo n a s possibl e af

ter receip t of thi s Order , wit

h a t leas t thre e (3 ) mutually-agreed , propose dalternat e dates/time s fo r th e Judge' s consideration . " J(idg e J.E . Sul/ivan [i^trativ e La

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