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OFFIC E O FHEARING S ' "^'^^'"OPERATlON S WASHINGTON , D C 1- 1 A iO : o q IN TH E MATTE RO F AIRLIN E TRANSPOR T PROFESSIONAL S FA A DOCKE T NO . [T O B E ASSIGNED ]

(Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011-028 9 ORDE RO FCHIE FADMINISTRATIV E LA WJUDG E

ESTABLISHIN GPROCEDURE S Thi s proceedin g arise s fro macomplain t serve dMarc h31 , 2011 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dRespondent' s reques t for hearin g date dMarc h10 , 2011 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e wa s assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve d Apri l 13,2011 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t

fort hi 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 (2010)) . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t 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 com plain 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 failur e t o file a n answe r

withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da n admissio n o f eac hallegatio n i n th e complain t

( § 13.209(f)) ; an dtha t

apart y seekin g a n 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) , (b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter . Complainan t an dRespondent , o n o r

befor e Ma y

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13 , 2011 , shal l file (1 ) an y amendmen t ofifeie,S<JfiE^»fe

t 6 t amwer; ' (2 ) a n agree do r separat e propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g jJ!top<WPi:^fees<i.e. , specifi c dates , not merel y num ber s o r day s befor e th e hearing ) fo r (a ) filing Stipaoa^ns , alis t o f witnesses , asummary o f thei r

' ^ propose dtestimony , an dfor (b ) exchangin g exMI ^ «i ddiscovery , i f any ; (3 ) astatemen t

con cemin g th e statu s o f

settlemen t

efforts ; an d(4 ) ttJ^^bfkse dhearin g sit e and , absen t agreemen t

o f

• • i ,;''• . i ' th e parties , ajustificatio n o f th e propose date , •^t#fi4iC.FJl . § 13.217 . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B (Oct . l,.2^r7)ywft4'tfeBRv4e s governin g thes e proceedings . Complainan t

an dResponden t

shoul dcontiniiMSte^iipffl'ili e possibilit y o f settlemen t

an dcom promis e o f

thi s matter. ^ I n connectio n with^l^^K^l^^^lpb e partie s shoul dnot e tha t FA A Orde r 2150.3B , whic hestablishe s standard s f^i^^^pbdnant' s conduc t an dsettlemen t

o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet. ^ See , m|li^iu}ar , chapte r 6 (Lega l Enforcemen t

Ac

tion s an dLegal Counse l Responsibilities) ; aa<J^i^?*(|t ) Aj^>raidi x B (Tabl e o f

Sanctions) , page s B-1—B 8 (Part

On e - Abbreviation s an dDefiWi^c# ) ain dthos e portion s o f

Part Tw o - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic happl y t o particular aU^gpi^CH^^o

t involvin g hazardou s materials ; o r (b ) Appendi x C , whic hpertain s t o hazardou8^iii$d|^y|l|lcas^ . Upo n reques t o f Respondent , Complainan t

shal l provid e Responden t acoj^ y of^a|^Ucabl e referenced , provisions .

' Furthe r amendment

s ar e no t anticipate dabsimt|p^||^p|iiig^|{^pf ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214^X1 ) permit

s amendment s a t an y tim e mor e tha n 1 S day s befor e ahic§i^0^^^mKt,c^i^provisio n woul dpreven t orderl y preparatio n fo r ahearin g an dcoul dpreven t an y heario g at^j^^|^|^^|^Myg , mus t b e give q^ (| ^ t o ^jvance . § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmm

t tha t migh t be ffledli'dajy^^P^^^^^^ul aentitl e th e o ^ pait y iq ) t o 2 0 day s i n whic hto repl y ( § 13.214(c)) , an

dcoul dgenerat e anew^j^|^|^^^|j}ji^;.13217) , mpticm s ( § 13.2 1 j^ X an ddiscover y ( § 13.220) , necessitatin

g apostponemen

t o f ftehedrtcij^^^^l^ilipi^il ceter aW' ^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA A Docke t No . <^^^^^|j^p||fo . FAA-2004-18292, a t 1 1 (Ma y 30 , 1989) , availabl

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v (copcliw}iaiij^l^B^)i|||i^|ii^^ ^ ii i \ i a^me y n^ustc(^d » settle

men t an dtha t th e Rule s d o no t permi t th e Chie f CtH^^^^^^^^^^^pontro l o r decisionmakin

g i n thi s case o

r i n civi l penalt y cases generall

y s o a s t o den y prosecii^fei^i^mS»'.'!w^::P«q)ect to settlemen

t m i coaqiromis

e to th e agenc y attorne y a s defme di n th e rules") . Se

e ala^m^mm^0K^^l^ , 6 1 Fed. Reg . 472^#«* . 5,1996) , whic h refer s t o facilitatin g th e just an defBcien t res(4^9i(y^p^|8n^^voiving,th e tJmte dStates Governmen

t an ddirect s Federa l agencie s an dthei r litigatio n CK)W^i^l^P^^^M|i^ili|l<^Ie^^^ ^ o f a disput e i n litigation, an

dthroughou

t th e litigation,. . .#Wldi|^pmiiliit'p6isibilitie s an dmak e reasonabl e effort s t o settl e th e litigation. " 5^

e a/.;o FA A (^de r 2 1 S0.3Bllil|ff^p|^-6^ . ' Accesse da t http://rgl.faa.go

v b y selectin g "Oit|if^^K*,^Bt t

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th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , b y regular

mai l may b e delaye du p t o four week s du e t o posta l screening , an dmay b e "irradiated, " whic hmay resul t i n page s bein g fiise 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 . A certificat e o f service , reflectin g th e abov e caption , th e titl e o f th e submis

sion , an dth e dat e an dmanne r o f service , shal l b e attache dt o eac hindividua l submission . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afinding o f

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

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