SERVED: OCTOBER 20, 2015 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, DC 

In The Matter Of: ) 

) Docket No. FAA-2015-0207 

WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS, LLC ) 

) Case No. 2014-GL-70-0263 

Respondent ) 

ORDER SETTING DEADLINES 

FOR PARTIES' INFORMAL CASE DISCUSSION AND REPORT, 

AND SETTING A PRE-HEARING STATUS CONFERENCE 

On March 19,2015, a Procedural Order was filed, which set certain discovery and 

litigation deadlines. Included in this March 19, 2015 Order was a request for e-mail filings, as 

well as a directive to "be prepared to present this case at a hearing on or after July 1, 2015." 

(Order, 2, 3.) The record shows that no hearing was scheduled after August 1, 2015. 

On March 27, 2015 the Respondent, Worldwide Logistics Solutions, LLC, filed an 

Answer. 

On October 8, 2015, an Order Reassigning Proceeding was filed, which reassigned the 

case to the undersigned. 

Brief Discussion 

The record does not indicate the status of the parties' discovery exchange or settlement 

discussions. Because no hearing date has been set, it would be helpful and cost-effective to 

assess the current status of the case. This would include (but is not limited to) whether there are 

pending discovery requests or motions, the parties' preferred calendar availability for hearing, 

and any other matters that should be addressed before a hearing is scheduled. 

The parties should first confer privately, prior to convening for a Pre-Hearing Status 

Conference, to determine what discovery and motions might be needed (if any), as well as any 

other issue(s) which need to be addressed. Based on this informal discussion, a short, informal, 
written report should be filed with the Court prior to the parties appearing for a Pre-Hearing 

Status Conference. 

The parties are hereby notified that the deadline date set for filing any document with the 

Court is the date by which the document must be date-stamped received at the Office of 

Hearings. Parties are encouraged to fax or express deliver a Judge's working copy oftheir 

materials to the Office of Hearings on or before the filing deadline date to ensure compliance 

with this Order. The parties are also notified that there is no further e-mail filing available in this 

case. 

Conclusion 

Having reviewed the case file, all pleadings and motions, all relevant caselaw, statutes, 

regulations, rules, and authority, and being fully advised; 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

1. On or before December 18, 2015, the parties shall confer privately to discuss the status 

of the case and determine what (if any) discovery disputes, motions, and/or other issues 

need to be addressed. Both parties have the responsibility to contact each other to engage 

in this informal discussion. 

2. On or before January 8, 2015, the parties shall file with the Court a short, informal, 

written report regarding this informal discussion. 

3. All deadline dates for filing documents with the Court is the date that the documents are 

date-stamped received at the Office of Hearings. Parties are encouraged to fax or express 

deliver a Judge's working copy of their materials to the Office of Hearings to ensure 

compliance with this Order. There is no further e-mail filing available in this case. 

4. On Wednesday, January 20,2016, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, the parties shall convene 

by telephone for a Pre-Hearing Status Conference to discuss the status of the case. To 

access the Court's conference line, the parties shall call202-493-2343. 

5. If a party has an unavoidable conflict with the date/time of the scheduled Pre-Hearing · 

Status Conference set in paragraph 4 supra, and wishes to modify the date/time, the 

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party shall first confer with opposing counsel about mutually agreeable alternate 

dates, and then contact Mr. Cody L. Smith, Attorney-Advisor at the Office of Hearings 

(202-366-6941) as soon as possible after the receipt ofthis Order, with at least three (3) 

mutually-agreed, proposed alternate dates/times for the Judge's consideration. 

6. For clarifications of this order or questions with regard to the procedures to be followed 

in this case, please contact Mr. Cody L. Smith, Attorney-Advisor, at the Office of 

Hearings (202-366-6941). 

Attachment: Service List 

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SERVICE LIST - BY U.S. MAIL 

ORIGINAL & ONE COPY 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1 0001 

Ms. Kate Barber 

Complainant's Counsel 

Federal Aviation Administration, AGL-7 

2300 East Devon A venue 

Des Plaines, IL 60018-4696 

TEL: 847-294-7862 

FAX: 847-294-7498 

Mr. David M. Hernandez 

Respondent's Counsel 

Vedder, Price, P.C. 

1401 I Street, N.W., Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20005 

TEL: 202-312-3340 

FAX: 202-312-3322 

Judge J.E. Sullivan 

US. Administrative Law Judge 

Office ofHearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310) 

Washington, DC 20590 

TEL: 202-366-6941 

FAX: 202-366-7536 

ONE COPY 

Docket No. FAA-2015-0207 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

1 Service was by U.S. Mail. For service in person or by expedited courier, use the following address: Federal 

Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2WIOOO, Washington, 

DC 20591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430. 

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