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OFFIC E O FHEARING S ' ' ' ^ ' tnAliUiN. . WASHINGTON , D C :n; | fF B 7 U P 2^2 8 IN TH E MATTE RO F TROMBETT A CORPORATIO N FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10WP001 4 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DMSNo . FAA-2010-121 9 PROCEDURA LORDE R In orde r t o expedit e th e hearing i n thi 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 fort hi n 1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations^ . 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 thirt y (30 ) day s afte r servic e o f

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a)) . tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailure t o file an Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failure t o file an Aiiswe 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 dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , aparty seekin g an extensio n o f tim e mus t file awritte n motio n no t

les s tha n seve n (7 ) day s before th e documen t i s due , absen t goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a ) an d(b)) . Mor e specifically , 14CFR $ 13.209(e ) states : A perso n filing an answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t th e perso n i s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio n containe di n th e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme dan admissio n o f th e trutho f tha t allegation . A general denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailure t o file an answer .

' Material s file di n th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t fo r material s file di n security cases ) ar e als o availabl e for viewin g at

http://www . regulations , gov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalty decisions , alon g withindexe s o f th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s wel l a s othe r

material s relatin g t o civi l penalty cases , ar e availabl e o n th e interne t at : http://Mfww.faa.gov/about/offic e org/headquartersoffices/agc/poladjudication/agc400/civil_penalty/ ; se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Titlel4/14tab_02.tpl . I n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federa l Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , th e decision s ar e availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLa w 9FTRAN-FA A database) . Fo r additiona l information , se e th e We b site . 1Unde r FA A Order

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 possibility o f settlemen t

an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter. ^ Compromis e may b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (n'XD) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s not requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e different

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 discovery o n th 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 n a n e x part e basis . I f

aparty ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz@dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDERE D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Milwaukee , WL ; 2 . O n o r before May 1,2011 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery including , but not limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r

interrogatories . I f

th e partie s canno t

resolv e adiscovery disput e the y shal l submi t

th e disput e t o th e imdersigne dfor resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVEN th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at ahearin g o n o r

afte r Ma y 1,2011'* , subjec t

t o th e availability o f

courtroom facilities . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunity t o fil e Post-Hearin g brief s an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine da t 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 after receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f

fifteen (15 ) day s thereafter ; an dany 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 dfi"omth e hearing docke t tmti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t withth e applicabl e rules, ' i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^

' Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman

. FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30,1989 . * 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th

e administrativ

e la w judge shal

l giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A

t an y tim e befor e o r durin g ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t fo r ahearin g withou t th e consen t o f th e administrativ

e la wTh e partie s are advise dthat 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 security agencie s an dmay tak e u p t o fou

r (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s may b e "irradiated" , whic h affect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s are encouraged , but

no t required , t o file submission s b y privat e delivery service , facsimile , o r

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

th e manne r

o f service .

ichar dC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

judge . I f a n agency attorne

y withdraw s the complain

t o r apart y withdraw s th

e reques t fo r ahearing an

dthe answer, the administrative la w judg e shal

l dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n th e Matte r o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde

r Termmating Proceeding" , servedFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citing Kerr

y Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Cancelin g Hearing an

dTerminating Proceeding" , servedJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

S No . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders datedOctobe

r 18 , 200 4 an dOctobe r 27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Dockets CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0I10 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrative La

w Judg e Burton S . Kolko , servedApril 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Orde r Dismissing Complainant' s Appeal" . I

n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

15 , 2005 .FA A Docke t No . CP10WP001 4 (Civi l Penalty Action ) SERVIC E LIS T OMGINA L& ON E COP Y Federal Aviatio n Administratio 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 '

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