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(Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-20I I - 128 7 PROCEDLIRA LORDE R I norde r t o expedit e th e hearin g inthi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y withth 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 forthin1 4 C.F.R . Part 13 , Subpar t

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

mus t fil e awritte nAnswe r

o r motio n withi nthirt y (30 ) day s afte r servic e o f

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . i

j 13.209fa)) . tha t

a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o t1le a nAnswe 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 nadmissio no f eac hallegatio ni

nth e Complain t (§13.209(0) ; an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g anextensio no f tim e mus t

fil e awritte nmotio nno t les s tha nseve 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 , 14CFR § 13.20 9 (e ) states ; A perso nfilin g ananswe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t

th e perso ni s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

infomiatio nt o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine dinth e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie dinth e answe r ma y b e deeme da nadmissio no f th e trut ho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a n answer . 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

' Material s file

di nth e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t fo r material s file

di nsecurit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewin g a t hnp://www.reiiu/iJiioiis.sov

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### 1settlemen 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(140.F.R . ^13.1 6 (n ) (U) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do nth 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 nth e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e withan y party , o r it s representativ e o na ne 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 judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . IraLcibowitza t (202 ) 366-213 9 (lra.Leibowitz(g',dot.'zov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patrieia.Matthews(gjdot.^dv) . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDEREI D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Kansa s City , MO. : 2 . O no r

befor e Apri l 16 , 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 n request s and/o r

interrogatories . I f

th e partie s camio t

resolv e adiscover y disput e the y shal l submi t

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio ninatimel 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 no r

afte r Apri l 16 , 2012 % subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities , fh e specifi c dat e an d tim e for th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g i naseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file Post-Hearin g brief s an dargument s ptirsuan t t o aschedul e t o b e detennine dat th e hearing . Fo r

guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l file 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 filedseve n(7 ) day s thereafter .

' Se e Lind aJoyce Goodman . FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 . 1989 . • * "Th e publi c policy o f favorin g an dencouragin

g settlemen

t makes necessar

y th e inadmissibilit

y o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foste r frank discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators . Inc . v Dupuv . e t al , (856F . 2d652 , 26Fed . R

. Evid. Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle

y & Williams Construction , Incorporate

dv Shuctura

l Concret e Equipment

, Incorporated , 97 3 F.2

d349 . 1992 ; 2 McCorhiic

k o nEvid . §266 (6t hed.) ; Rul e 68 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul

e 40 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Evidence "...prohibit s th

e admissio no f statements mad

e i ncompromis e negotiations... " (I nth e MaUe r o f AfricaAi r Corporation ; FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rul

e 408' s publi

c polic y purpos e o

f encouraging fran

k settlemen t discussion s i

s as compellin

g i nFA A civi l penalt y proceeding s a

s i t is i nFedera l Trials . Hence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe di nthese proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 slates : "Th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notice o

f th e date , tim e an dlocatio no f th e hearing. "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 pleading{s) . consisten t wit hth e applicabl e rules,' ' i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^ 6 . 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 , ma y 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 securit y agencie s an d ^ ma y tak e u p t o fou r (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additiotially . 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

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

th e t'nanne r

o f service .

.>.^iiai u ^ . wJodwi n U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attaclimen t

- Servic e Lis t

1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t any time befor

e o r durin g ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y ma

y withdraw a complain t or part y ma y withdraw areques t

fo r ahearin g without

the consent

o f the administrativ e la

w judge . I f a nagenc y attorne y withdraw s th e complain t or apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearin g an dthe answer , th e administrativ e la w judg e shall dismis s th e proceeding s under thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n the Matter

o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

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

- 163'79 . "'Orde

r Terminal'mg Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 . 2005 : citin g Kerr

y Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docket CP89GL0458 . "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g an dTenninatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , a l I : I n Th e Matter

o f Rober t Harri s FA

A Docket No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA-2002-14236. , Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 2004 andOctober

27 . 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docket CP9QNE0359 . Tran s World Airlines . Inc. , FA

A Docket s CP9QGL0085 , CP90CE0110 , CP90CE0 1 14 . CP90CE0134 , Order o f Administrativ e La

w Jtidg e Burto nS . Kolko , serve dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . See "Order Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I n The Matter

o f Rober t Hanis . FA

A Docket No . CP03EA000 LDM S No . FAA

2005-14 . Augus l 15.2005 .FDM S No . FAA-2011-128 7 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC ELIS T ORIGINA L& ON ECOP Y Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON ECOP Y Kell y McDowell , Responden t 71 6 Hal l Vat e Driv e Ft . Worth , T X 7610 8 Mar y Elle nLoftus , Complainant s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

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o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL ; 202-366-213 9 Attorney-Adviso r 202-366-512 1 Lega l Assistan t FAX : 202-366-753 6

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r service i nperso no r b y expeditedcourier , use tli

e followin g address : Federa

l Aviatio nAdiniiiislration , 600 Independence Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit

e 2W1000 , Wasliington , D C 20591 ; Attention : Hearing Docke t Clerk, AGC-4.^0 .