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## U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO Nj PAMSPORTAQO M OFFIC EO FHEARING S TKi: ! OPERAliON S WASHfNGTON , D C m i M 1 3 P2 ^ 2 8 I N THEMATTERO F AI RAMBULANC EB Y AIRTREK , INC . FA A DOCKET NO . [T O B EASSIGNED ] (Civi l Penally Ac(ion ) FDMSNO . FAA-201]-]00 3 ORDE RO FCHIE FADMINISTRATIV ELAWJUDG E

ESTABLISHIN GPROCEDURE S Thi s proceedin g arise s fro macomplain t

serve dSeptembe r

2 . 2011 , allegin g violatio no f the Federa

l Aviatio n ActyRegulations . andRespondent' s reques t fo r hearin g date dAugus t

16 , 2011 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e wa s assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve dJanuary 13,2012 . Th e Rule s o f

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t fort hi nPar t 13 , Subpar

t G , o f the Feder a l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.23 5 (2010)) . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t Respondent

mus t file awritte n answer

or motio nwithi n3 0 day s afte r servic e o f

the com plaint ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha

t ageneral denial i s deeme dafailur e to file a nanswe r ( § 13.209(e)) ; tha

t failure to file a

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file awritte nmotio n a t leas t seven day s before th e document i s due , absent

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goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a) , (b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i

n thi s matter , Complainan t andRespondent , onor

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Februar y13 , 2012 , shal l file (1 ) an yamendmen t o f th e complain t o ranswer; ' (2 ) a n agree d o r separat e propose d procedura l schedules , includin g propose d date s (i.e. , specifi cdates , no t merel y number s o rday s befor e th e hearing ) fo r(a ) filing stipulations , a lis t o f witnesses , a summar yo f thei rpropose d testimony , an d fo r(b ) exchangin g exhibit s an d discovery , i f any ; (3 ) a statemen t concernin g th e statu s o f settlemen t efforts ; an d (4 ) a propose d hearin g sit e and . absen t agreemen t o f th e parties , a justificatio n o f th e propose d site . Se e 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.217 .

Unde rFA AOrde r2150.3 8 (Oct . 1 , 2007 ) an d th e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , Complainan t an d Responden t shoul d continu e t o conside rth e possibilit yo f settlemen t an d com promis e o f thi s matter . I n connectio n wit h suc h discussions , th e partie s shoul d not e tha t FA A Orde r2150. 3 B , whic h establishe s standard s fo rth e Complainant' s conduc t an d settlemen t o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet . Sec , i n particular , chapte r6 (Lega l Enforcemen t Ac - tion s an d Lega l Counse l Responsibilities) ; an d eithe r(a ) Appendi xB (Tabl e o f Sanctions) , page s B-1—-B S (Par t One - Abbreviation s an d Definitions ) an d thos e portion s o f Par t Two - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl yt o particula rallegation s no t involvin g hazardou s materials ; o r (b ) Appendi xC , whic h pertain s t o hazardou s material s cases . Upo n reques t o f Respondent , Complainan t shal l provid e Responden t a cop yo f th e applicabl e reference d provisions .

' I'urthc ramendments ar e not anticipate d absen t goo d cause shown . Thoug h I4C.K.R. § 13.214(b)(1 ) pennii s amendments a

t an ytim e more tha n 1 5 days befor e a hearing , utilizatio n o f Iha t provisio n woul d preven t orderl yprepara tio n fo ra hearin g an d coul d preven t an yhearin g a t all , because notic e o f a hearin g must be give n 6 0 day s i n advance . § 13.221(a) . A n amendmen t tha t migh t be (lie d 1 5 day s prio rt o th e hearin g woul d entitl e th e othe rpartyu p t o 2 0 day s i n whic h t o repl y( § 13.214(c)) , an d coul d generat e a newroun d o f schedule s ( § 13.217) , motion s ( § 13.218) , an d discovert ' ( § 13.230) , necessitatin g a postponemen t o f th e hearing , a new60-da ynotice , e f ceter a a d infiniium . ^ See Lind a Joyc e Goodman , FA ADocke t No . CP89WP006r , DM S No . FAA-2004-18292 , a t 1 1 (Ma y30 , 1989) , a^'ailabl e a t www.regulations.go v(concludin g tha t "Ih e prosecutin g agencyattorne ytnus l conside rsettle men t an d that th e Rule s d o no t penni t th e ChiefCounse l t o exercis e polic ycontro l o rdecisionmakin g i n thi s case o r i n civi l penalt ycases generall ys o a s t o den yprosecutoria l discretio n wit h respec t t o settlemen t an d compromis e t o th e agenc

yanome ya

s define d i n th e rules") . See als o E.\ec . Orde rNo . 12,988 , 6 1 Ted . Reg . 472 9 (Feb . 5 , 1996) . whic h refers l o facilitatin g th e jus t an d efficien t resolutio n o f civi l claim s involvin g th e Unite d State s Governmen t an d direct s Federa l agencie s an d thei rlitigatio n counse l to , "a s soo n a s practicabl e afie rascertainin g th e natur e o f a disput e i n litigation , an d throughou t th e litigation . . . . evaluat e settlemen t possibilitie s an d mak e reasonabl e effort s t o settl e th e litigation." ' See als o FA AOrde r2 150.3 B a t paragrap h 6-2 . ' Accesse d a

t http://rgl.faa.go vb yselectin g "Orders/Notices, " the n "Curren t Orders ; B yNumber," ' the n "2150.j B 10/01/200 7 FA AComplianc e an d Enforcemen t Progra m (Chang e I included). " - 1 -

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Hearings , b yregula rmai l ma yb e delaye d u p t o fou rweek s du e t o posta l screening , an d ma yb e "irradiated, " whic h ma yresul t i n page s bein g fuse d together . Accordingly , parlie s wh o serv e subtnission s o n th e Judg e b yregula rmai l shoul d als o fax , expres s carrier , o rpersonall ydelive r thos e submissions . Acertificat e o f service , rellectin g th e abov e captio n (includin g th e FDM S number) , th e titl e o f th e submission , an d th e dat e an d manne ro f service , shal l b e attache d t o eac h individua l submission . Compromis e ma yb e effecte d wit h o rwithou t a Imdin g o f violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . lac h party' s filin g shal l includ e a telephon e numbe rwher e th e part yca n b e reache d b yth e Judg e fo r prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED .

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