SERVED : AUGUS T 20,201 0 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I N TH E MATTE RO F BRIA N WALLAES A FA A DOCKE T NO . CPIOWPOOIO (Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2010-062 8 ORDE RO FCHIE FADMINISTRATIV E LA WJUDG E Thi s proceedin g arise s fro macomplain t serve dJul y 28 , 2010 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federal Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dth e Respondent' s reques t for hearin g date dJul y 13 , 2010 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e was assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve d Augus t 20 , 2010 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t

fort h i n Par t 13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Feder

al Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.23 5 (2009)) . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , that th e Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r

o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s after servic e o f

th e complain t ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha t

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file an answe r ( § 13.209(e)) ; that failure t o file a n answe r

withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme dan admissio n o f eac h allegatio n i n th e complain t ( § 13.209(f)) , an dtha t

apart y seekin g an extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n at leas t seve n day s befor e th e documen t i s due , absen t

agreemen t

o f th e partie s o r

goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a ) an d(b)) .T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter . Complainan t an dth e Respondent , o n o r before Septembe r

20 , 2010 , shal l file (1 ) an y amendmen t o f th e complain t

o r answer; ' (2 ) an agree do r separat e propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g propose ddates (? . e. , specifi c dates , no t merel y number s o r

day s before th e hearing ) for (a ) filing stipulations , alis t o f witnesses , asummary o f thei r propose dtestimony , an dfor (b ) exchangin g exhibit s an ddiscovery , i f any ; (3 ) astatemen t concernin g th e statu s o f

settlemen t

efforts ; an d(4 ) apropose dhearin g site and , absen t agreemen t o f th e parties , ajustificatio n o f th e propose dsite . Se e 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.217 . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B (Oct . 1,2007 ) an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , Complainan t

an dth e Responden t

shoul dcontinu e t o conside r th e possibilit y o f

settlemen t

an d compromis e o f

thi s matter. ^ In connectio n with suc h discussions , th e partie s shoul dnot e that FA A Orde r

2150.3B , whic h establishe s standard s for th e Complainant' s conduc t an dsettlemen t o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet. ^ See , i n particular , chapte r 6 (Lega l Enforcemen t Action s an dLegal Counse l Responsibilities) ; an deithe r (a ) Appendi x B (Tabl e o f Sanctions) , page s B-1—B 8 (Part

On e - Abbreviation s an dDefinitions ) an dthos e portion s o f Part Tw o - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl y t o particular allegation s no t

involvin g hazardou s mate rials, o r (b ) Appendi x C , whic h pertain s t o hazardou s material s cases . Upo n reques t o f Respon

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' Further amendment s ar e no t

anticipate dabsent

goo dcaus e shown . Thoug h 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(b)(1 ) permit s amendment s a

t any tim e more tha

n 1 5 day s before ahearing , utilizatio n o f tha t provisio n woul dpreven t

orderl y prepara tion fo r ahearin g andcoul dpreven t any hearin g a

t all , becaus e notic e o f

ahearin g mus t

b e give n 6 0 day s i n advance . § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmen t

that migh t b e filed1 5 day s prio r

t o th e hearin g woul dentitl e th e othe r part y up t o 2 0 day s i n whic h t o reply ( § 13.214(c)) , an dcoul dgenerate ane w roun do f schedule s ( § 13.217) , motion s ( § 13.218) , an ddiscover y ( § 13.220) , necessitatin g apos^onemen t o f th e hearing , ane w 60-da

y notice , e t

ceter aa dinfinitum . ^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , DM S No . FAA-2004-18292 , a t 1 1 (May 30 , 1989) , availabl e a t

www.regulations.go v (concludin g that "th e prosecutin g agenc y attorne y mus t conside r settle

men t an dthat th e Rule s d o no t

permi t th e Chie f

Counse l t o exercis e polic y contro l o r decisionmakin g i n thi s cas e o r in civi l penalty case s generall y s o a s t o den y prosecutoria l discretio n with respec t t o settlemen t

an dcompromis e t o th e agenc y attorne y a s define di n th e rules") . Se e als o Exec . Orde r No . 12,988,6 1 Fed . Reg . 472 9 (Feb . 5,1996) , whic h refer s t o facilitatin g th e jus t an defficient

resolutio n o f

civi l claim s involvin g th e Unite dState s Governmen t an dwhic h direct s Federa l agencies an dthei r litigatio n counse l to , "a s soo n a s practicabl e afte r ascertainin g th e na tur e o f adisput e i

n litigation , an dthroughou t th e litigation,.. . evaluat e settlemen t possibilitie s an dmak e reasonabl e effort s t o settl e th e litigation. " Se e als o FA A Orde r 2150.3 B at

paragrap h 6-2 . ^ Accesse da

t http://rgl.faa.go v b y selectin g "Orders/Notices, " the n "Curren t Orders ; B y Number, " the n "2150.3 3 10/01/200 7 FAA Complianc e an dEnforcemen t Program(Chang e 1 included). "dent . Complainan t shal l provid e Responden t acop y o f

th e applicabl e reference dprovisions . 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 , b y regular

mai l ma y b e delaye du p t o four week s du e t o posta l screenin g an dmay b e "irradiated, " whic h ma y resul t i n page s bein g fuse dtogether . Accordingly , partie s wh o serv e submission s o n th e Judg e b y regular mai l shoul dals o fax , expres s carrier , o r personall y delive r thos e submissions . Th e certificat e o f servic e shoul dreflec t

th e manne r

o f service . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwith o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . Eac h party' s filin g shal l includ e atelephon e numbe r wher e th e party ca n b e reache db y th e Judg e fo r prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED .

Ronnie A . Yode r Chie f Administrativ e L Attachmen t

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Circl e Manassas , V A 2010 9 TEL : 571-292-110 8 Jame s Conneely , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

th e Chie f Counse l Enforcement

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