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(Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-20I I - 129 1 PROCEDURA LORDE R I norde r t o expedit e th e hearin g in thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t forthhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s ofPractic e for thi s proceedin g ar e se t forthi 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 afte r servic e o f

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . g 13.209(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 hallegatio n in th e Complain t ( § 13.209(f)) . an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g a n extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte nmotio 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 show n ( § 13.213(a ) an d(b)) . Mor e specifically , 1 4 CF Ri ? 13.20 9 (e ) states : A perso nfiling a n answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha i 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 din th e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denre din th e answe r ma y b e deeme da n admissio n o f th e trut ho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o file an answer . 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 dl o conside r th e possibilit y o f

' Material s file

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

di n securit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewin g a t h!!p://w\vw.re^ulafions.^ov . ' The Administrator' s civi l penalty decisions , alon g wit hindexe s o f

th e decisions , th e Rule s ofPractice , a s well a s othe r

material s relatin g to civi l penalt> ' cases , are availabl e onth e internet at : hiip://wwwJaa.goWabouUofJlcejv-g/he(ulqiwriersj){ficcs/agc/poljidjitdk'ation/agc400/ci v se e also : http://€cjr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/(exi/lext-idx?c^ecfr&tpl=/ecfrhrowse/Tiile14/14iub_02.ipl . I n addition , Thomso nReuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , the decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLaw QFTRAN-FA Adatabase) . For

additiona l information , se e th e Web sile .settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter. ' Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . i?13.1 6 (n ) (\)) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e .ludge . 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 pailie 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 party / o r it s representativ e o n a n ex part e basis . If

apart y 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 a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitzfg.dot.taov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] fPatricia.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 Lon g Beach , CA. ; 2 . O no r

befor e Apri l 16 , 2012 , th e partie 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 dfor resolutio n in atimel y manner ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o preseri t thi s cas e a

t ahearin g o n o r

afte r Apri l 16 , 2012' , subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dat e an d tim e for 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 opportunit y t o file 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 , 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 thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

shal l b e filedseve n (7 ) day s thereafter .

' Se e Lind aJoyce Goodman . FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 . Orde

r date dMa y 30 , 1989 . " * "Th e publi c polic y o f favorin g an dencouragin

g settlemen

t makes necessar

y th e inadmissibilit

y o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foste r frank discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuv . e l al , (856F . 2d652 , 26Fed . R

. Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle

y & Williams Construction , Incorporate dv Structura

l Concret e Equipment. Incorporated , 97 3 F.2 d349 . 1992 ; 2 McCormic

k o n Evid . §266 (6t hed.> ; Rul e 6 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul

e 40 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Evidenc e "...prohibit s th

e admissio n o f statements mad

e i n compromise negotiations... " (I n th e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporation . FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rul

e 408' s publi

c polic y purpose o

f encouragin

g frank settlemen t discussion s i s as compellin

g i n FA A civil penalt

y proceeding s a

s i t i s i n Federa l Trials . Hence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe di n these proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l give eac hpart y a t least 6 0 day s notice o

f th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. "5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti 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 . ^ 6 . Th e partie s ar e advise dtha i 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 , may b e delaye ddu e ( o screenin g conducte db y th e U.S . Posta l Servic e and/o r othe r securit y agencie s au d tna y tak e u p l 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 til e submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r

etiiail . Th e certificat e o f servic e shal l refiec t

th e manne r

o f service .

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1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states ; A t anytime 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 arequest

fo r ahearin g withou t th e consen t o f th e administrative la

w judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s th

e complain t o r apart y withdraw s th

e request fo r ahearin g an dth e answer, th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l dismis s th

e proceeding s unde

r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ' See : I n th e Matte r o f Lewis Drak

e & Associates . FA

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

- 16379 , "Orde

r Terminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citing . Kerr

y James Eldridge . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dJanuar y 16, 1991 , a t I ; I nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

S No . FAA-2002-14236. . Orders date dOctobe r 18 , 200 4 an dOctobe r 27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA

A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GLQ085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0I34 . Orde r o f Administrative La

w Judge Burto

n S . Kolko , serve

dApri l 8 , 1992, p . 2 . Se

e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Hanis . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA000I . DM

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