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OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I N TH EMATTE RO F STUAR T S . MACPHERSO N FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10WP000 6 (Civi l Penalty Action ) DM S No . FAA2010-053 8 PROCEDURA LORDE 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 fo r

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

13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s . 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 v^thi 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 dafailur e 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(f)) , 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 no t 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(e ) states : A perso n filing an 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 . 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 ar e encourage dt o conside r th e possibilit y o f settlemen 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)(l)) .

' The Rule s o f

Practice , as well as othe

r material s relatin g t

o civil penalt

y cases , ar e availabl e o

n the internet at : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Titiel4/14ta b 02.tpl . ^ Se e LindaJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 , 1989 .NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s not requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e different

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 . Th e judg e wil l not

discus s th e cas e withan y party , o r it s representativ e o n an e x part e basis . I f

apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz(%dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Legal Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . 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 Sa n Diego , CA. ; 2 . O n o r

befor e Octobe r

15 , 2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery 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 adiscovery dispute the y shal l submi t th e dispute t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio n i n atimel y maimer ; 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 o r

after Octobe r 15,2010^ , subjec t

t o th e availabilit y 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 dat 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 dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r vmtte n pleading(s) , consisten t withth e applicabl e rules," * i s receive db y th e presidin g judge . ^

' 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 of

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 agenc y attorne y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t

fo r ahearing withou

t the 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 of Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

S No . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders datedOctobe

r 18,200 4 an

dOctobe r 27,2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl

dTh 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 , may b e delaye d du 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 dma y tak e u p t o four (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s may b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e quality , o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encotoraged , bu t no t required , t o file submission s b y privatedfiii^f^^^frvij^e , facsimile , o r email . Th e certificat e o f

servic6^al l refldtitmaS^nai^ T o f service . Richar dL] . Goodw m U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

Airlines . Inc. . FAA Docket s CP90GL0085 , CP90CE0n0 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 , Orde r o f Administrativ e Law Judg e Burto n S . Kolko , serve dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I n Th e Matte r

o f Robert Harris . FAA Docke t

No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus t

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• Stuar t S . MacPherson , Responden t P.O . Bo x 80 7 Cardiff , C A 9200 7 TEL : 760-632-662 4 Laur aPonto , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Enforcemen t

Division , AGC-30 0 Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 TEL : 202-267-986 3 FAX : 202-267-510 6 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e Law Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mEl2-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-213 9 Attorney-Adviso r 202- 3 66-512 1 Lega l Assistan t FAX : 202-366-753 6

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