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U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N . AV:,-rVn^--' r ninN!^- ; OFFIC EO FHEARING S .V...> L- > - WASHINGTON , D C i^a^Fy2 U P3^0 ' I N TH EMATTE RO F ERIC K ALBERT O MEDIN A FA A DOCKE T NO . [T O B EASSIGNED ]

(Civi l Penalt y Action ) 'FDMS"NO;-'FAA-201.2-002 7 PROCEDURA LORDE R I n orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , th e partie s shal l conipi y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t forthhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t i'ort hin 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 aHndin g o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . s?13.l 6 (n ) (D) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g .ludg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e Judge . Othe r

.ludge 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 parly," * 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

' Material s filedi

n th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t fo r material s tile

di n securit> ' cases ) ar

e als o available fo r viewin g a

t htlp://ww\v.rcg.ulatiom.^ov . ' Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit

hindexe s o f

th e decisions , th e Rule s of Practice , a s well a s othe r

material s relatin g t

o civi l penalt

y cases , are availabl e o

n the internet

at : hnp://wwwjaa.go\'/ahout/ofj)cejv-g/headquartersj}ffices/ugc/po!jidjid ^ se e also : bilp://ecfr.gpoaccx'ss.gov/cgl/t/iexl/icxl-idx:/c=ecfrd-(p/=/ccfrhrou^^ ^ I n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federa l .Aviaiion Decisions . Finally , th e decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S librar>' ) an dWestlaw QFTRAN-I-A A database) . Fo

r additiona l information , se e the We

b site .

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

favorin g an dencouragin g settlemen t make s necessar

y the inadmissibility o f settlemen t negotiation s i

n order t o tbster fran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy . et al , (856F.2d652.26Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1225 . 1988 . Se e als o Coakle y & William s Conslruclion , Incori^oratedv Stmctural Concrete Equipment , incorporated , 97 3 F.2d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCorniic k o n Evid . .§266 (6t hed.) ; Rule 6 8 o f

the Federa

l Rule s o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rule 40 8 of the Federal Rule s o f 13 .

judge' s attomey-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz(gi.dot.fiov) . Administrativ e matter s jna y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] fPatficia.Matthews((fjdot.gov) . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDERE D ( o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Lon g Beach , CA. ; 2 . O n o r

befor e Jun e 1 , 2012 , th e pailie 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 . 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 dfo r resolutio n in atiinel y manner ; 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 Jun e I , 2012^ . subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e speeill c dat e an dtim e fo r th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g in aseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e oppoilunit y t o file Post-Hearin g briefs 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 afte r

receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f fifteen (15 ) day s (hereafter ; 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 retxiove 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 . Evidenc e "...prohibit s the admissio n o f statement s made i

n compromis e negotiations... " (! n th e Matter o f Afric aAir

Coiporation , FA

A Order No . 99-5) . "Rul e 408' s publi c polic y purpos e of encouragin g frank settleriient discussion s i s a s compellin g i n FA A civi l penalt

y proceeding s a s i

t i s i n Federa l Trials . Hence , its guidanc e will b e followedi n thes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e adininisfratlv e la w judg e shall giv e eachpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f the dale , time an dlocatio n o f the hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t any time before or

durin g ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y ma

y withdraw a complaint o r 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 n agenc y attorne y withdraw s the 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 th e Matter

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

- 16379 , "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebniary 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 t \ \I n Th e Matter

ofRobe n Harri s FA

A DockefNo . CPQ3EA0001 . DM S No . FAA-2002-14256. , Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 2004 andOctober

27 , 2004.USAIR , Inc. . FA A Docket CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GLQ085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Order of Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burto n S . Koiko , serve dApril 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . See "Order Dismissin g6 . Th e parlie s ar e advise dtha i submission s sen t l 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 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 dtiia y tak e u p t o fou r (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "iiTadiated" , 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 refiec t

th e manne r

o f service .

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

- Servic e Lis t

Complainant' s Appeal" . I

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

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