SERVED : AUGUS T 19 , 201 0 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I N TH E MATTERO F CLOU D DANCE RAVIATIO N FA A DOCKE T NO . CPlOSOOOOl (Civi l Penalty Proceeding ) DMSNO . FAA-20I0-019 2 ORDE RO F CHIE F ADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E

ESTABLISHIN G PROCEDURE S Thi s proceedin g arise s fro macomplain t serve dFebruary 12 , 2010 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dth e Respondent' s reques t for hearin g date dFebruary 4 , 2010 . Administrativ e La w Judg e Benki n was assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve d Jun e 4 , 2010 . Th e proceedin g wa s reassigne dt o th e undersigne djudg e b y orde r serve dAugus t 19,2010 . Excep t insofa r a s the y ar e inconsistent

with thi s an dfuture orders , al l prio r orders , wil l remai n i n effect . Th e tim e for discover y ha s passed ' an dth e partie s hav e apparentl y acquiesce d i n Miami , Florida , a s th e hearin g location . Responden t ha s answere da

n amende dcomplain t that , lik e Complainant' s respons e t o Respondent' s Interrogatories , ha s not bee n serve do n th e Judg e o r th e FA A Hearin g Docket . T o expedit e th e hearing i n thi s matter . Complainan t an dth e Respondent , o n o r

befor e Augus t

26 , 2010 , shal l file (1 ) an y pleadin g o r othe r communicatio n

' Se e Administrativ e La

w Judge' s Prehearing Orde r Establishing Procedure s par a7 , a t 3 (Jun e 9 , 2010 ) ("Prehearing Order" ) ("Discover y shouldbegi

n promptl y [and ] shoul db e completedwithi

n 3 0 day s fromth

e dat e thi s orde r i s served.") . ^ Se e i dpar a4 , a t 2 (June 9 , 2010 ) (" I pla

n t o conduct th e hearing i n Miami , Florida... . I

f eithe r o f th e partie s wishe s t

o chang e the , . . plac e of

the hearing , pleas e s o advis e m e withi n the nex t 3 0 days.") .regardin g thi s proceedin g not previousl y serve do n th e Judge , th e FA A Hearin g Docket , an dth e othe r person s o n th e attache dServic e List ; an d(2 ) astatemen t concernin g th e statu s o f

settle

men t efforts . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B (Oct . 1 , 2007 ) an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , Complainan t

an dth e Responden t

shoul dcontinu e t o conside r th e possibilit y o f

settlemen t

an d compromis e o f

thi s matter.' ' I n connectio n wit h suc h discussions , th e partie s shoul dnot e tha t FAA Orde r

2150.3B , whic h establishe s standard s for th e Complainant' s conduc t an dsettlemen t o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet. * See , i n particular , chapte r 6 (Lega l Enforcemen t Action s an dLega l Counse l Responsibilities) ; an deithe r (a ) Appendi x B (Tabl e o f Sanctions) , page s B-1—B 8 (Part

On e - Abbreviation s an dDefinitions ) an dthos e portion s o f Part Tw o - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl y t o particular allegation s not

involvin g hazardou s mate rials , o r (b ) Appendi x C , whic h pertain s t o hazardou s material s cases . Upo n reques t o f Respon

dent , Complainan t

shal l provid e Responden t acop y o f

th e applicabl e reference dprovisions . An y future communications , whethe r substantiv e o r

procedural ^ regardin g th e proceedin g mus t b e serve do n th e Judge , th e FA A Hearin g Docket , an dth e othe r person s o n th e attache d Servic e List. ^

' iSe e Notic e o f Assignmen

t o f Proceeding (Jun

e 4 , 2010 ) ("Al

l futur e pleading s an

dothe r communication s regarding thi s proceeding shall b e servedo n th e Judge , th e FA A Hearing Docket , an

dthe othe r person s o n the attachedServic e List:") . " Se e LindaJoyc e Goodman , FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , DMS No . FAA-2004-18292 , a t 1 1 (Ma y 30 , 1989) , availabl e a

t www.regulations.gov (concluding tha t "the prosecuting agency attorne y mus t conside r settle

men t an dtha t th e Rule s d o no t permi t the Chie f Counse l t o exercis e policy contro l o

r decisionmaking i

n thi s cas e o

r i n civil penalt

y case s generall

y s o as to den

y prosecutoria

l discretion wit

h respect to settlemen

t an dcompromis e t

o th e agenc y attorne y a s define di n the rules") . See als o Exec . Orde r No . 12,988 , 6 1 Fed . Reg . 472 9 (Feb . 5 , 1996) , whic h refers to facilitating th

e jus t an defficien t resolution of

civi l claim s involving the UnitedState s Governmen t an dwhic h direct s Federa

l agencie s an

dthei r litigation counse

l to , "a s soo

n a s practicabl e afte

r ascertaining th

e natur e o f adisput e i n litigation , an

dthroughou

t the litigation,.. . evaluat

e settlemen

t possibilitie s jm

dmak e reasonable effort s t o settle the litigation. " See als o FA A Orde r 2150.3 B a t paragrap h 6-2 . ' Accesseda

t http://rgl.faa.go v b

y selecting "Orders/Notices, " the n "Curren t Orders ; B y Number, " the

n "2150.3 8 10/01/200

7 FA A Complianc e an

dEnforcemen

t Progra m(Chang e 1 included). " * Thi s orde

r supersede s Prehearing Orde r par a10 , a t 3- 4 ("Contact s wit

h th e iudee.") . Se

e 5 U.S.C . § 557(d)(1) . - 2 -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 , b y regular

mai l may b e delaye du p t o four week s du e t o posta l screenin g an dmay b e "irradiated, " whic h ma y resul t i n page s bein g fiise dtogether . Accordingly , partie s wh o serv e submission s o n th e Judg e b y regula r mai l shoul dals o fax , expres s carrier , o r personall y delive r thos e submissions . Th e certificat e o f servic e shoul dreflec t

th e manne r

o f service . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwith o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . Eac h party' s filing shal l includ e atelephon e numbe r wher e th e part y ca n b e reache db y th e Judg e fo r prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED .

Comfi e A . Y o Chie f Administrativ e Lay^Ju d Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

-3 -FA A Docke t No . CPlOSOOOO

l (Civi l Penalt y Proceeding ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L & ON E COP Y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suit e 2W1000 ^

ON E COP Y Denni s R . Haber , Respondent' s Counse l Denni s R . Haber , P.A . 892 5 S.W . 14 8 Street , Suit e 20 0 Miami , F L 3317 6 TEL : 305-256-300 2 FAX : 305-256-300 4 Andre aMichell e Harper , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , ASO- 7 Southern Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlanta , G

A 3032 0 TEL : 404-305-520 0 FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e Ronnie A . Yoder , Chie f Administrativ e Law Judg e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 120 0 New^Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mE l 2-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-214 2 FAX : 202-366-753 6

^ Servic e was b

y U.S . Mail . Fo

r servic e i n perso n o r b y expeditedcourier , us e th

e followin g address : Hearin g Docket , Federa

l Aviation Administration , 600 Independenc e Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building - Suit

e 2W1000 , Washington , D

C 20591 , Attention : Hearing Docke t Clerk , AGC-430 .