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(Civi l Penalt y Action ) 1-DMSNO . FAA-2011-078 1 PROCEDURA LORDE R Inorde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i nthi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y withth e Procedura l Schedul e se t forthhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e to r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort hin) 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations' . 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 dwitl i o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n("1 4 C.F.R . ^1.1.1 6 (n ) ( 0) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e ser\'e do nth e Judge . Othe r

Judge s liav e differen t

policies , bu t

a s lon g a s thi s eas 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 wit han y party," * o r it s representativ e o ha ne x part e basis . If

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

' Material s filedi

nih e FA A Hearin g Docke l (e.xcep l lo r material s filedi

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

t hiip://www.re^,ulations.^ov . Th e Administrator' s civi l penall y decisions , alon g wit hindexe s o f

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

material s relatin g t

o civi l penalty cases , are availabl e o nth e interne t at : htlp://ww\\\fiHLy,uv/cdwul/oJfK-ej.>rg/headqiun-icrsjjJftces/a}>c/polj:uljiHiiciaion/agc400/ch'^ ^ se e also : hiip://ecfr.gpoacces.'s.gov/cgl/i/tcxi/t(LXi-idx?c^ecfy&tpl=/ecfrhro\\\'ie/Tit{c}4/l4iabJ)2.ip( . I n addition , Thomso n Reiileni/Wes t Publishin g publishe s l-edcra l Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , the decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) andWestlaw 9FTRAN-FA A database) . Fo r additiona l iiiformiilioii . se e th e 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 of

Favoring andencouragin g settlemen t make s necessary the inadmissibility o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foste r fran k discussion s " . (Fiberglas s Insulators . In c v Dupuy . e

t al , (85 6 F . 2d652 . 2 6 Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1225 . 1988 . Se e als o Coakle y & William s Construction , Incorporate dv Structural Concret e Equipment , Incorporated , 97 3 F.2d349 . 1992 : 2 McCormick o nEvid . ;;26 6 (6l hed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f

(h e Federa l Rule s o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul e 40 8 o f the Federa

l Rule s o fvf . judge' s attomey-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowitza t (202 ) 366-213 9 flfa.l.cibowitZ(V'"^)dot.Hov) . 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[g!dot.uov) . WHISRBFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDERE D t o adher e t o th e fbllowii\ g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Missoula , MT. ; 2 . O no r

befor e Januar y 6 . 2012 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y iticluding , bu t

no t litnite dto , depositions , documen t productioii , response s t o productio nrequest s and/o r interrogatories . If

th e partie s canno t

resolv e adiscover y disput e the y shal l submi t th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio ninatimel y manner ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s eas e a

t ahearin g o no r

afte r January:6 . 20\2 \subjcc l t o th e availabilit y o f courtroo mfacilities . Th e specific^dat e an dtim e for th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g i naseparat e Order . 4 . fh e pailie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o fil e Post-llearin g briefs an d argument s pursuan t

t o aschedule-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 til e 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 . 5 . Settle dease s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte npleading(s) . consisten t wit hth e applicabl e rules,' ' i s receive db y th e presidin g judge . Evidenc e "...prohibit s the admissio n of statement s made i

ncompromis e negotiations... " {Ihih e Matter of Afric aAir

Corporation . FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "'Rule 408" s publi c polic y purpos e of encouragin g fran

k settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i nFA A civi l penalty proceeding s a s i t i s i nFedera l Trials . Hence , it s guidanc e wil l be followe di n thes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e la w judg e shal l giv e eac hpan y a l leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f the date , time an dlocatio no f th e hearing. ' M C.F.R . § 13.2 1 ."

i states : A

t any time before or

durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attorne y ma

y vvithdra w a complain t or parl y ma y withdraw areques t

fo r ahearin g withou t

tti e consent

o f the administrativ e la

w Judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s the complain t or apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearin g an dth e answer , the administrativ e la w judg e shal l dismis s th e proceeding s under thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I nthe Matter

o f Lewi s Drake & Associates . FA A Docke l No . CP03SO0045 . DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde r

Tcniiinalin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 . 2005 ; citin g Kerr

y Jame s Fldrid^e . FA

A Docket CP89GL0458 , '"Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTenninatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuar y 16 . 1991 . a t I ; I nIhcjvlajic r

o f Rober t Harri s FA

A iJockelNo . CPOJFAOOQI . DM S No . FAA-2002-14236. . Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 2004 andOctobe r

27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docket CP90Ni;O359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Dockel s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0 1 10 . CPOQCEO l 14 . CP9UCi;0134 . Order o f Administrativ e La

w Judge Burto nS . Koiko , serve dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Order Dismissin g6 . fh 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 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 email . Th e certificat e o f

servic e sltal l refiec t

th e manne r

o f service .

Richar dC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e l..a w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

Complainant' s Appeal" . I

nTh e Mane r o f Kober l Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CPQ3LA000I . DM

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