In The Matter Of: AERO TECH, LLC Respondent 

### SERVED: May 11, 2016 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS WASHINGTON, DC , · ·. ) ) ) ) ) ) DocketNo. FAA-2016-4270
Case No. 2015WA910115

INITIAL PROCEDURAL ORDER The case was assigned to the undersignedjudge on April20, 2016. Pursuant to 14 C.P.R. § 13.205(a)(l) and (7) and§ 13.221(b), it is hereby ORDERED:
A. Venue Basedupon agreement ofthe parties, the hearing in this case shall be held in Clovis, NM.

B. Parties Informal Planning Conference To assist the undersignedjudge to establish a litigation schedule inthis case, the parties shall privately conduct an informal planning conference to discuss and develop a proposed litigation schedule that will thenbe submitted to the undersignedjudge. 1

C. Proposed Litigation Schedule On or before July 25,2016, the parties should submitto the undersignedjudge ajointreport with a proposed litigation schedule which includes the following: 1. a proposed schedule for the exchange and completion ofdiscovery, 2. a proposed due date for the filing ofany prehearing motions (including a proposed date for a telephonic hearing on any filed motions, ifso desired), and 3. proposedhearing dates. The parties should provide at least three alternative dates on whichthe hearing may be held that are acceptable to all parties and include sufficient time for the hearing to account for any unexpected delays.

1The procedural rules at 14 C.P.R. § 13.217 provide an example ofthe topics the parties should discuss.D. Prehearing Conference The parties shall appear bytelephone for a prehearing conference withthe undersignedjudge
on: August 16, 2016 at lpm Eastern Standard Time. During this conference, the parties should be preparedto discuss the issues in dispute, the proposed litigation schedule, the status of any settlement negotiations, and any other related matters. The parties shall access the conference by dialing telephone number 888-204-5984 and then inputting access code 6392406 whenprompted.

E. Settlement Discussions In accordance with 14 C.F.R. § 13.16, the parties are encouragedto considerthe possibility ofsettlement and compromise onthis matter. Settled cases will not be dismissed and removed from the hearing docket until the proper writtenpleadings2
, consistent withthe applicable rules,
are received bythe undersignedjudge.

F. Service ofFilings A copy ofany document a party files with the Department ofTransportation Docket Operations must also be separately filed with the undersignedjudge, and served upon the opposing party, as required by 14 C.F.R. § 13.210. The parties shall submit these documents to the undersignedjudge at the Office ofHearings by fax, express carrier, orpersonal delivery on or before the deadline.
G. Rules ofPractice The parties are reminded ofthe need to adhere to the Rules ofPractice in FAA Civil Penalty Actions, located at 14 C.F.R. Part 13, Subpart G.

Attachment: Service List 

# ~---__,____ ci50UGLAS M. RAW ALD Administrative LawJudge

2 See 14 C.F.R. § 13.215 (describing the method by which a party may withdraw).SERVICE LIST - BY U.S. MAIL ORIGINAL & ONE COPY 

### Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W10003



### Aero Tech, LLC, Respondent 

### 5333 E. 21st Street Clovis, NM 88101 StephenDoerr, Respondent's Counsel 

### DOERR & 

### KNUDSON, PA 212 West First Street Portales, NM 88130 TEL: 575-359-1289 FAX: 575-359-1898 Kyle Lomazow, Complainant's Counsel 

### Office ofthe Regional Counsel Federal Aviation Administration Attn: Patricia L. 

### Baysinger Enforcement Division, Western Team 222 West 7th Avenue Box 14 Anchorage, AK 99513-7587 TEL: 907-271-5264 FAX: 907-271-2800 ONE COPY



### The Honorable Douglas M. Rawald,Administrative LawJudge 

### Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-310) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-5121 StaffAssistant FAX: 202-366-7536 DocketNo. FAA-20 16-4270 (Civil Penalty Action)

3 Service was by U.S. Mail. For service in person or by expedited courier, use the following address: Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2Wl000, Washington, DC 20591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430.