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OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C IN TH E MATTE RO F SKYWES T AIRLINES , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10NM000 2 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DMSNo . FAA-2010-031 2 

### PROCEDURA L ORDE R I n orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y with th e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort h hereinbelow. ' Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

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

13 , Subpar t

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

mus t file awritte n Answe r

o r motio n withi n thirt y (30 ) day s after servic e o f

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.2()9(a')') . tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file a n Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o file a

n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da n admissio n o f eac h allegatio n i n th e Complain t ( § 13.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y 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 befor e th e documen t i s due , absen t goo dcaus e shov m( § 13.213(a ) an d(b)) . Mor e specifically , MCFR ^ 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 h numbere 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 da n admissio n o f th e trut h o f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

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

' Furthe r amendments of

the pleading s wil

l not b e anticipate dabsen

t goodcaus e shown . Whil

e 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(b)(1 ) permit s amendments a t an y tim e mor e tha n 1 5 day s befor

e ahearing , utilizatio n of

tha t provision wouldpreven

t orderl y preparation fo

r ahearin g an

dcouldpreven

t an y hearin g a

t all , sinc e notic e of ahearing mus t

b e give n 60 day s i

n advance . 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.221(a) . A n amendmen

t whic h migh t be filed 1 5 day s prior

t o the hearing wouldentitl e the othe r part y u p t o 20 day s i n whic h to reply (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(c)) , andcouldgenerat e ane w roundof

schedule s (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.217) , motion s (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.218) , an ddiscover y (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.220) , necessitatin g apostponemen t o f th e hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , e t ceteraa dinfinitum .s Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 A an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Agenc y attorne y an dth e Responden t shoul dcontinu e t 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 dwith o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . $13.1 6 (n ) (1)) . 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 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 . 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 Sal t Lak e City , UT. ; 2 . O n o r

after Jul y 1 , 2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , but 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 canno t

resolv e a discover y disput e the y shal l submi t th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N 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

after February 1 , 2010^ , subjec t t o th e availabilit y o f courtroo mfacilities . 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 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 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 not b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t with th e applicabl e rules,' * i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^

^ Se e LindaJovc e Goodman . FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r datedMa y 30 , 1989 . ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "The administrativ e la w judg e shal

l giv e eac h part y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e of the date , tim

e andlocation of

the hearing. " 4 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y tim e befor e o r during ahearing , a

n agency 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 the consen

t of th e administrativ e la

w 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 administrativ e la w judg e shal

l dismis s th e proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit h prejudice . ^ See : I n the Matte

r o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

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

- 16379 , "Orde

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

y Jame s Eldridee . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Canceling 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 . CP03EA0Q01 . 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 World6 . TH E PARTIE S AR E ADVISE D THA T SUBMISSION S SEN T T O TH E STREE T ADDRES S O FTH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATION , OFFIC E O FHEARINGS , MAY B E DELAYE D IN DELIVER Y DU E T O SCREENIN G CONDUCTE D A T TH E LOCA L U.S . POS T OFFIC E BUL K

MAI L FACILIT Y AN D MA Y TAK E U P T O FOUT ^ WEEK S T O ARRIV E B Y REGULA RMAIL . IN ADDITION , SUBMISSION S MAY B E "IRRADIATED " A T TH E FACILITY , WHIC H AFFECT S TH E QUALIT Y O FTH E SUBMISSION . TH E PARTIE S AR E ENCOURAGED , BU T NO T REQUIRED , T O FA X O REXPRES S CARRIE RPLEADING S AND/O ROTHE RSUBMISSIONS . TH E CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E SHAL L REFLEC T TH E MANNE RO F SERVICE . AL L PLEADING S SHAL L INCLUD E TELEPHON E NUMBER S WHER E TH E PARTIE S CA N B E REACHED .

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

- Servic e Lis t

Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docicet s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP9QCE0il4 . CP90CEQi34 . Orde r of Administrativ e 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 of Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus t

15,2005 .FA A Docke t No . CP10NM000 2 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L & ON E COP Y Federa l 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 ' ON E COP Y Michae l L . Dworkin , Respondent' s Counse l Michae l L . Dworki n an dAssociate s La w Office s 46 5 CaliforniaStreet , Suit e 21 0 San Francisco , C A 9410 4 TEL : 415-421-250 0 FAX : 415-421-256 0 Scott R . Morris , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

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