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t hiip://\vww.re^iihiiions.go v ' Th e Adtninislrator s civi l penall y decisions , alon g wit hindexe s o f

the decisions , the Rule s o f i*ractice , a s well a s othe r

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at : IUip://w\v\\\faa.go\>/abuu!/office_org/headqiunuersj.)01ces/agc/iwljidjudici U se e also : hiipJ/ecfr.gpoacccss.go\/cgifi/text/tcxt-iclx?c=ccj'r&tpl=/ecfrbvowsdTnU'14f\4icibJ)2Apl . I n addition . Thomso nReuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , lli e decision s are availabl e throug hLIiXI S (TRAN S library ) andWestlaw 9FTRAN-FA Adatabase) . For additional information , se e th e Web site . -" • Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docket No . CP89WP006I . Orde r date dMa

y 30 . 1989 . • * "Th e publi c polic y o f

favorin g andencouragin g setllcmen l make s necessary the inadmissibility o f settlenien l negotiation s i

norder to foste r fran k discussions" . {Fiberglas s Insulators , In c v Dupuy , e

l al . {85 6 P . 2d652 , 2 6 Fed . R . Fvid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coaklc y & William s Conslruclion , Incorporate dv Structural Concret e Fquipment , Incorporated . 97 3 F.2d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormick o nFvid . §26 6 (6t hed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f

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### 1judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir a Leibowit/ . a t (202 ) 366-213 9 {Ira.Leibowit^if^idot.t^ov) .

Administrativ e matter s ma yb e addresse d t o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , !*a l Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] fPatrieia.Matthewsr^JdoLgov) . WIIBREFOR): , th e partie s b e an d ar e hereb yORDERI: D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Sal t Lak e City , \J\\ ; 2 . O n o rbefor e Januar y6 , 2012 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l di.seover y

including , bu t no t limite d to , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o rinterrtigatories . I fth e partie s canno t resolv e a discover ydisput e the yshal l submi t th e disput e t o th e undersigne d fo r resolutio n i n a timel ymanner ; 3 . Th e parlie s shal l b e prepare d t o presen t thi s eas e a t a hearin g o n o rafte r Januar y6 , 2012 ^

subjec t t o th e availabilit yo f courtroo m facilities , 'fli e specifi cdat e an d tim e fo rth e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g i n a separat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit yt o fil e Post-Flearin g brief s an d

argument s pursuan t t o a schedul e t o b e determine d a t th e hearing . Fo r guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall yused : Complainan t shal l lll e it s brie f fiftee n (15 ) day s afte rreceip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f fiftee n (15 ) day s thereafter ; an d an yrebutta l brie f b yth e Complainan t shal l b e file d seve n (7 ) day s thereafter . 5 . Settle d case s wil l no t b e remove d fro m th e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t wit h th e applicabl e rules,* ' i s receive d b y th e presidingjudge . Evidenc e "...prohibit s th e admissio n o fstatement s mad e i n compromis e negotiations..." ' (I n th e Matte ro f Afric a Ai rCorporation , FA AOrde rNo . 99-5) . "'Rul e 408' s publi cpolic ypurpos e o f encouragin g fran k settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i n FA Acivi l penall yproceeding s a s i t i s i n Federa l iViais . Mence . it s guidanc e wil l be followe d i n thes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ | 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 slates : "Th e administrativ e la wjudg e shal l giv e eac h part ya l least 6 0 days notic e o f th e date , tim e an d locatio n o fth e hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 slates ; A l an ytim e befor e o rdurin g a hearing , a n agenc yattorne ymaywithdra wa complain t o rpart yma

ywithdra wa request fo ra hearin g withou t th e consen t o f th e administraliv e la w Judge . I fa n agencyattorne ywithdraw s th e complain t o ra part ywithdraw s th e request fo ra hearin g an d th e answer , th e administrativ e la wjudg e shal l dismis s th e proceeding s mide rthi s subpar t wit h prejudice . ' See : I n th e Matte ro f Lewi s Drak e & Associates . FA ADocke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003 - 16379 , '"Orde rTemiinatin g Proceeding'" , serve d Februar y26 , 2005 ; ciiin p Kerr> ' Jame s Eldridge . FA A Docke t CP89GL0458 . "Orde rCancelin g Hearin g an d Tenninatin g I'roceeding" . serve d Januar y16 , 1991 . a t I : I n Th e Matte ro fRober t Harri s FA^

ADocke t No . CP03FA0001 . DM S No . FAA-2002-14236. . Order s date d Octobe r18.200 4 an d Octobe r27 . 2004 . l)S/VIK . Inc. . PA ADocke t CP90Nri(1359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. , FA ADocket s CP9QGLU085 . CP90C1£0 1 10 . CP90CF0 I 14 . CP90CI:U134 . Orde ro f Administrativ e La wJudg e IJurlo n S . Koiko , serve d Apri l 8 . 1992 , p . 2 . Se c"Orde rDismissin g6 . Th e partie s ar e advi.se d tha t submission s sen t t o th e stree t addres s o f(h e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportation . OfHc e o fFlcarings , ma yb e delaye d du e t o screenin g conducte d b yth e U.S . Posta l Servic e and/o rothe r securit yagencie s an d ma ytak e u p l o fou r(4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma yb e "irradiated" , whic h affect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Fh e partie s ar cencouraged , bu t no t required , l o t1l e submission s b yprivat e deliver yseiviee , facsimile , o remail . Th e certificat e o f servic e shal l reflec t th e manne ro fservice .

Ricliar d C . Goodwi n U-S . Administrativ e La wJudg e Attachmen t - Servic e Lis t

Complainant' s Appeal" . I n Th e Matte ro f Rober t Harris , FA

ADocke l No . CP()3FA0001 . DM S No . FAA2005-14 , Augus

t 15,2005 .

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