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(Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-2011-067 2 PROCEDURA LORDE R In orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g in thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t fort hhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t forthi n 1 4 C.F.R . Par t

13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations" . Unde 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 ar e encourage dt o conside r th e possibilit y o f settlemen t

an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afindin g o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . j:<l3.1 6 (n ) (1)) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t 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 no t

discus s th e cas e wit han y party,* * o r it s representativ e o n a n e x part e basis . I f

apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e

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l (excep t fo r material s filedi

n securit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewin g a

l hiip://ww\v.rcgulaiions.^ov . ' Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit

hindexe s o f

th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , as well a s othe r

material s relatin g l o civi l penalt y cases , are availabl e o

nthe internet

at : ht(p://wwwj'aif-gov/aboui/office_org/headquarlers_o/]}ces/cigc/po/_adjudicalion/a^c-400/civil_penalri'/ ; se e also : http://ecf''.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/l/iexl/fext-idx?c=ecfr&lpl=/ecfrhrowsc/Tillel4'I4iab_02.ipl . I n addition , Thoinso n Reuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , th e decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S {TRAN S library ) an dWestlaw 9FTRAN-FAA database) . For additional information , se e the We

b site .

- Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docket No . CP89WP0061 , Orde r date dMa y 30 , 1989 . ' ' "Th e publi c polic y o f

favorin g an dencouragin g settlemen t make s necessary th e inadmissibility o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norder t o foste r fran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy , e t al , (85 6 F . 2 d652 , 2 6 Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle y & William s Construction , Incorporate dv Slniclura l Concret e Equipment , Incorporated . 97 3 F.2d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormic k o nEvid . §26 6 (6l hed.) ; Rule 6 8 o f the Federa

l Rule s o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul e 40 8 o f th e Federal Rule s ofjudge' s attorney-advisor . Mr . Ir aLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (lra.Lcibowitz(^,dot."Ov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Lega l Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthewsfgjdot.uov) . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDERE D l o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Denver , CO. ; 2 . O no r

befor e Marc h2 , 2012 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , bu t

no t limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio nrequest s and/o r interrogatories , i f

th e partie s canno t

resolv e adiscover y disput e the y shal l submi t th e disptit e ( 6 th e undersigne dfo r resolutio ni

natimel y manner ; 3 . Th e 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 h2 , 20I2 ^ subjec t t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dat e an dtim e for th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g i n aseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file Post-Hearin g brief s an d argument s pursuan t

t o aschedul e t o b e determine dat th e hearing . Fo r guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l t1le it s brief.fiftee n(!5 ) day s afte r receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f fiftee n(15 ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

shal l b e filedseve n (7 ) day s thereafter . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte n p!eading(s) , consisten t wit hth e applicabl e rules,' ' i s receive db y th e presidingjudge. ^

Evidenc e "...prohibit s th e admissio n o f statement s made i

ncompromis e negotiations... " (Inth e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporation , FA

A Order No . 99-5) . "Rul e 408' s publi c polic y purpos e o f encouragin g frank settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i n FA A civi l penalt

y proceeding s a s i

l i s i nFederal Trials . Hence , it s guidanc e wil l b e followe di nthes e proceeds. " (Id. ) 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states ; "Th e administrativ e la w judg e shall giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f the dale , time an dlocatio nof ihe hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 slates : A t any time befor

e or durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attonie y ma

y withdraw a complain t o r party ma y withdraw nreques t

fo r ahearin g without

the consent

o f the administrativ e la

w 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 ahearin g an dth e answer , th e administrativ e la w judg e shall dismis s the proceeding s under thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ' See : I nthe MaHe

r o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates , FA

A Docket No . CP03SO0045 . DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebiuary 26 , 2005 ; cilinu Kerr y Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docke l CP89GL0458 , "Orde r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , a l I ; I n Th e Matter

of Rober t Harri s FA

A Docket No . CP03EA0a01 . DM S No . FAA-20Q2-14236. . Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 2004 andOctober

27 , 2004 . USAIR , Inc. . FA A Docket CP90NE035Q . Tran s Worl d Airlines , Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GL0Q85 , CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0I34 . Orde r o f Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burto nS . Kolko . serve dApril 8 . 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Order Dismissin g6 . 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 . Ofllc e o f llearings . ma y b e delaye d du e t o screenin g conducte db y th e U.S . Posta l Servic e and/o r othe r securit y agencie s an dma y tak e u p t o fou r (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t no t required , t o file submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r etiiail . Th e certificat e o f

servic e shal l reflec t

th e mamie r

o f service .

U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Atlacltmen t

- Servic e Lis t

Complainant' s Appeal" . I

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA000I . DM

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