SERVE D NOVEMBE R30 , 201 0 _^^^ ^ ^ ^ U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N '/p f npFRATiON

S OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C -'V'"' / 3 0 P 2

= 3 b I N TH E MATTE RO F CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10SW001 5 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DM S No . FAA-201 0 - 107 2 PROCEDURA L ORDE R In orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit h th e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort h hereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g are se t fort hi n 1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations^ . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t fil e awritte n Answe r

o r motio n withi n thirty (30 ) day s after servic e o f

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a)) , that a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a n Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o fil e a

n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da

n admissio n of

eac h allegatio n i n th e Complain t (§13.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g a n extensio n o f tim e mus t fil e awritte n motio n no t les s tha n seve 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 , 1 4 CF R§ 13.20 9 (e ) states : A perso n filin g a n answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t th e perso n i s withou t sufficient knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admi t

o r deny , eac h numbere dparagrap h of th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio n containe di n th e complain t tha t i s not specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme dan admissio n o f th e truthof tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e an answer .

' Material s filedi n th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t for material s filedi n security cases ) ar e als o availabl e fo r viewin g a t

http./Avww . regulations.eov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g withindexe s o f th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s wel l a s othe r

material s relatin g t o civi l penalt y cases , ar e availabl e o n th e interne t at : http:/Mww.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_adjudication/agc400/civi[_pena[ty/ ; see also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/ritlel4/14tabJ)2.tpl . I n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federa l Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , th e decision s ar e availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLa w 9FTRAN-FA A database) . Fo r additional information , see th e We b site . 1Unde 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 ai-e encourage dt o conside r th e possibilit y o f settlemen t an dcompromis e of

thi s matter . Compromis e may b e effecte dwith o r withou t afindin g of

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (n ) (D) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s not requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th 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 n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l not

discus s th e cas e with any party , o r it s representativ e o n an ex part e basis . I

f aparty ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz@dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Mattiiews@dot.gov) . WHEREFORE , \h 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 Houston , TX. ; 2 . O n o r before Marc h 1 , 2011 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery including , but not limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r

interrogatories . If

th e partie s canno t

resolv e adiscovery disput e tiiey shal l submi t

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N tiie partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e a t ahearin g o n o r

afte r Marc h 1 , 2011'* , subjec t

t o th e availability o f

courtroo m facilities . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o fil e 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 fil e 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 file dseve n (7 ) day s thereafter . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t

b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t imti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t with th e applicabl e rules, ^ i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^

^ Se e LindaJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r datedMa y 30 , 1989 . " * 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "The administrative la w judg e shal

l give eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o

f the date , tim

e an dlocation o

f the hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y tim e befor e o r during ahearmg , a

n agency attorne

y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t

fo r ahearing withou

t th e consen

t o f the administrative la

w 2^ 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 , may 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 security agencie s an dma y tak e u p t o four (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s may b e "irradiated" , whic h affect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t

not required , t o fil e submission s b y privat e delivery service , facsimile , o r

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

th e maime r

o f service .

| i Richar dC . Goodwi n Richar dC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s the complain

t o r apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearing an

dthe answer, the administrativ e la w judg e shall dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n th e Matte r o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates , FA

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

- 16379 , "Orde

r Terminating Proceeding" , servedFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citing Kerr

y Jame s Eldridpe . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Canceling Hearing an

dTerminating Proceeding" , servedJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA000i . DMS No . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders datedOctobe

r 18,200 4 an

dOctobe r 27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Dockets CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CEQ114 . CP90CE0134 , Orde r o f Administrative La

w Judg e Burton S . Kolko , servedApril 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . See "Orde r Dismissing Complainant' s Appeal" . I

n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

15 , 2005 .SERVIC E LIS T FA A Docke t No . CP10SW001 5 (Civi l Penalty Action ) ORIGINA L & ON E COP Y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-430 , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON E COP Y Thoma s Newto n Boiling , Respondent' s Counse l Managin g Attorney , Regulator y Affair s Continenta l Airlines , Inc. , Responden t 160 0 Smit hStreet , 15 * Floo r

HQSL G Houston , T X 7700 2 TEL : 713-324-560 6 FAX: 713-324-516 1 TimDuff , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

Regiona l Counsel , ASW- 7 Southwes t

Regio n Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 260 1 MeachamBlvd . Ft . W6rth,T X 7613 7 TEL : 817-222-509 9 FAX : 817-222-5945/509 2 1' ^ i s 

# i ft"' Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e Law Judg e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Hearings , M-20 , 1200 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Building , Groun dFloor , Roo mEl2-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : Attorney-Adviso r 202

- 366-213 9 Legal Assistan t

202-366-512 1 FAX : 202-366-753 6

' Service wa

s b y U.S . Mail . Fo

r servic e i n person o r b y expeditedcourier , us e the following address : Federa l Aviatio n Administration , 600 Independenc e Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit

e 2W1000 , Washington , D C 20591 ; Attention : Hearing Docke t Clerk, AGC-430 .