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- 097 7 PROCEDURA LORDE R In orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g 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 of Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort hi n 1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpart

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

mus t fil e awritte n Answe r

o r motio n withi n thirt y (30 ) day s afte r servic e of

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a)) , tha t a genera l denial i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a n Answe 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

n admissio n of

eac hallegatio n i n th e Complain t (§13.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

of th e parties , apart y seekin g a n extensio n of tim e mus t fil e awritte n motio n not les s tha n seve 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 , 1 4 CF R§ 13.209(e ) states : A perso n filin g an answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

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

informatio n t o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h of th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio n containe di n th e complain t tha t i s not specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme de

madmissio n o f

th e trutho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e an answer .

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

http./Avww . reeulations . 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 penalt y cases , ar e availabl e o n th e interne t at : http:/Mww.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_adjudication/agc400/civil_penalty/ ; se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/ritlel4/14tab_02.tpl . I n addition , Thomso n ReutersAVes 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 , see th e We b site . 

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### 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 of

thi s matter. ^ Compromis e may b e effecte dwitho r withou t afindin g of

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (n ) (D) . 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 not required , serv e discover y o n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l not

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 dcot^ac 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 , Pa t 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 Seattle , WA. ; 2 . O n o r befor e Marc h1,2011 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y uiS^Uding , 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 adiscovet y disput e the y shal l submi t

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio n i n atithel 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 at ahearin g o n o r

after Marc h1,2011"* , subjec t

t o th e availability o f

courtroo m 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 dat th e hearing . Fo r

guidance , tile followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l fil e it s brie f

fifteai (15 ) day s afte r receip t o f th e transaipt ; Respondea t shal l it s brie f

fiflee n (li5 ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

shal l b e file dseve n (7 ) day s thereafter . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e propira ' writte n pleading(s) , consisten t wit hth e applicabl e rules, ^ i s receive db y tiie presidin g judge. ^

^ See LindaJovc e Goodman . FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0()61 , Orde

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

l giv e eachpart

y a t leas t 6 0 days#otic e o

f the date , tim

e an dlocation o

f the hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 S states : A t an y time befor

e or during ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y ma y wittK^ w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t

fo r ahearing withou

t the consen

t o f the administr^v e la

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### 26 . Th e partie s ar e advise dtha t submission s sen t

t o th e stree t

addres s of

th e U.S . Departmen t

of Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , may b e delaj'e 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 four (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic h affect s th e quality of submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , but

no t required , t o fil e submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r

email . Th e certificat e of servic e shal l reflec t

th e mamie r

of service. V , (j^y>C?dcX^UL- ^ Richar dC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e Law Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s the complain

t o r apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearing an

dthe answer, the administrativ e la w judg e shal

l dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : In 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 Eldridge . 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 . CP03EA0001 . DMS 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 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrative La

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

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