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### 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 wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort hhereinbelow. ^ Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

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

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 . $ 13.209('a)) , tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailure t o file a n Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o file an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme dan admissio n o f eac hallegatio n i n th e Complain t (§13.209(1)) , 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 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 , 14CFR S 13.209(6 ) states : A perso n filing a n 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 admit

o r deny , eac hnumbere 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 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 . • ilATlO r

' 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e law judg e shal l giv e eac hpart y at leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " ^ Furthe r amendment s o f

th e pleading s wil l no t

b e anticipate dabsen t

goo dcaus e shown . Whil e 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(b)(1 ) permit s amendment s at an y tim e mor e tha n 1 5 day s befor e ahearing , utilizatio n o f tha t provisio n woul dpreven t

orderl y preparatio n for

ahearin g an dcoul dpreven t an y hearin g at

all , sinc e notic e o f ahearin g mus t

b e give n 6 0 day s in advance . 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.221(a) . A n amendmen t

whic hmigh t

b e file d 1 5 day s prio r

t o th e hearin g woul dentitl e th e othe r part y u p t o 2 0 day s i

n whic ht o repl y (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(c)) , an dcoul dgenerat e ane w roun do f 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 ceter aadinfinitum .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 may b e effecte dwitho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . ^13.16 (n ) (1)) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t 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 , but ar e not 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 Dallas , TX. ; 2 . O n o r

before Septembe r

1,2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , bu t

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 a discovery disput e the y shal l submi t th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC EI 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 th e merit s o n o r after Septembe r

1,2010'* , subjec t

t o th e availability o f

courtroo mfacilities . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunity t o file Post-Hearin g briefs an d argument 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 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 D CASE S WIL LNO T B E REMOVE D FRO M TH EHEARIN G DOCKE T UNTI LTH EPROPE RWRITTE N PLEADING(S) , CONSISTEN T WIT H TH E APPLICABL E RULES, ^ I S RECEIVE D B Y TH EPRESIDIN GJUDGE. ^

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

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

l give eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e of the date , tim

e an dlocation o

f the hearing. " 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 or part y ma y withdra w areques t

fo r ahearing withou

t th e consen

t o f the administrativ e la

w judge . I f a n agency attorne

y withdraw s the complain

t o r apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearin g an

dthe answer, the administrative la w judg e shal

l dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n the Matte

r of 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. , Ordersi l il 6 . TH EPARTIE S AR EADVISE D THA T SUBMISSION S SEN T T O TH E | | STREE T ADDRES S O FTH EU.S . DEPARTMEN T O F i f TRANSPORTATION , OFFIC EO FHEARINGS , MA Y B EDELAYE D IN \' l DELIVER Y DU ET O SCREENIN GCONDUCTE D A T TH ELOCA LU.S . t l POS T OFFIC EBUL K MAI LFACILIT Y AN D MAY TAK EU PT O FOU R

!'• ( WEEK S T O ARRIV EB Y REGULA RMAIL . IN ADDITION , SUBMISSION S MAY B E "IRRADIATED " A T TH EFACILITY , WHIC H AFFECT S TH E QUALIT Y O FTH E SUBMISSION . TH EPARTIE 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 EO FSERVIC E SHAL LREFLEC T TH EMANNE RO F SERVICE . AL LPLEADING S SHAL LINCLUD ETELEPHON E NUMBER S WHER E TH E PARTIE S CA N B E REACHED .

^ . GS6dvWr ^ U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

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 CP90GL0Q85 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r of Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burto

n 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 .

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