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; i^ Q ns i THEMATTERO F CONRA D RZEWIISK I FA A DOCKE T NO . [T O B EASSIGNED ] (Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-2012-002 1 PROCEDURA LORDE R Inorde r t o expedit e th e hearin g inthi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t forthhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t forthi n1 4 C.F.R . Par t 13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations" . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t

th e Responden t

mus t file awritte nAnswe r

o r motio n withi nthirt y (30 ) day s afte r servic e o f

th e Complain t

0 4 C.F.R . i

? 13.209fa)) . tha t

a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o til e a nAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o file a n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da nadmissio no f eac hallegatio ninth e Complain t (§13.209(0) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g a nextensio no f tim e mus t

file awritte nmotio nno t les s tha nseve 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 , 14CF R§ 13.209(e ) states : A perso nfiling ananswe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t

th e perso ni s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio nt o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine di nth e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie dinth e answe r ma y b e deeme da nadmissio no 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 a n 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 dt o conside r th e possibilit y o f

' Material s filedi

nth e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t fo r material s filedi

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

t ht(p://www.regula/ions.gov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalty decisions , alon g wit hindexe s o f

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

material s relatin g t

o civi l petialt

y cases , are availabl e o

nthe interne t

at : IUIp://\v\vwJaa.go\/ohout/ojficej,-)rg/headqHarlcrsjjffices/agc/polj:uijudication/agc400/ se e also : hlip.'//ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/(/iex(/tex(-idx?c=ecfr&tp{^/ecfrbrowsc/Tille}4/l4Jab_02.lpl . I n addition . Thomso nReuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , th e decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) andWestLaw 9FTRAN-FAA database) . For additiona l information , se e th e We

b site . 1settlemen 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 . §13.1 6 (n U HI . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doc s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do nth 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 nth e vindersigned . 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 na ne x part e basis . I f

apart y ha s anon-subslantiv 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.Leibowitzfgjdot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s ina y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.MatthewsfajdoLROv y 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 Phoenix , AZ. ; 2 . O no r befor e Ma y 4 , 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 . I f

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 ninatimel y manner ; 3 . Th e parlie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at

ahearin g o no r

afte r Ma y 4 , 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 inaseparat e Order . 4 . Th e parlie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file Post-Hearin g briefs an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e 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 file it s brie f

Fifteen(15 ) day s afte r

receip t o f Ih 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 file dseve 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 public 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 t al , (85 6 F . 2 d652 . 26 Fed. R

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

y & William

s Construction , Incorporate dv Structura

l Concret e Equipment

, Incorporated , 97 3 F.2

d349 , 1992 ; 2 McComiic

k o nEvid . §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 Evidence "...prohibit s th

e admissio no f statements mad

e i ncompromise negotiations... " (I nth e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporation . FA

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

e 4D8' s public polic

y purpose of

encouraging frank settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i nFA A civil penalt

y proceeding s as i

t i s i nFedera l Trials . Hence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe di nthes e 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 , lim e an dlocatio no 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

wit hth e applicabl e rules , i s receive db y th e presidin g judge . 6 . Th 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 Hearings , ma y b e delaye ddu 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 d ma 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 shal l refiec t

th e manne r

o f service .

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

- Servic e Lis t

1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 slates : A l anytime befor

e o r durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attorne y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t fo r ahearing wiihou

t th e consen t o f th e administrative la

w judge . I f a nagenc y attorne y withdraw s th

e complain t o r apart y withdraw s th

e reques t fo r ahearin g an dth e answer, the administrative la w judg e shal

l dismis s ih

e proceeding s unde

r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ Sec:] nth

e Matte r o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

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

- 16379 . "Orde

r Tenninating Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin

g Kerr\' Jame s Eldridge , FA A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dJanuar y 16, 1991 , a l ] ; I nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA00QI . DM

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

A Docke t CP90NEQ359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. , FA

A Docket s CP90GLQQ85 . CP90CE0110 . CP9QCEQI14 . CP90CEQ134 . Orde r of Administrative La

w Judg e Burto nS . Koiko , serve

dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se

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

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA000I . DM

S No . FAA

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