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(Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011-028 8 ORDE RO FCHIE FADMINISTRATIV E LA WJUDG E

ESTABLISHIN G PROCEDURE S Thi s proceedin g arise s fro macomplain t serve dMarc h 31 , 2011 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dRespondent' s reques t for hearin g date dMarc h 10 , 2011 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e wa s assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve d Apri l 1.3 , 2011 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t

fort h i n Par t 13 , Subpart

G , o f th e 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 Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r

o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s afte r servic e o f

th e com plain t ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha t

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file an answe r ( § 13.209(e)) ; tha t failur e t o file an answe r

withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da n admissio n o f eac h allegatio n i n th e compilaint

( § 13.209(f)) ; an dtha t

apart y seekin g a n extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n at leas t seve n day s befor e th e documen t i s due , absen t

agreemen t

o f th e partie s o r

goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a) , (b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , Complainan t an dRespondent , o n o r

befor e Ma y, 13 , 2011 , shal l file (1 ) any amendmen t o f th e complmn t

o r answer; ' (2 ) a

n agree do r

separat e propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g propose ^ date s (ie. , specifi c dates , not merel y num ber s o r day s befor e th e hearing ) for (a ) filing stipuliations , alis t o f witnesses , asummary o f thei r propose dtestimony , an dfo r (b ) exchangin g exhibit e an ddiscovery , i f any ; (3 ) astatemen t

con cernin g th e statu s o f

settlemen t

efforts ; an d(4 ) appopose dhearin g site and , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , ajustificatio n o f th e propose dsite , Se0:1 4 G.F.R . § 13.217 . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B (Oct . 1,2007),a ^ th e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , Complainan t

an dResponden t

shoul dcontinu e t o consi^ r th e possibilit y o f

settlemen t

an dcom promis e o f

thi s matter. ^ I n connectio n with su<j^j^^^paf«|na , jSi e partie s shoul dnot e tha t

FA A Orde r 2150.3B , whic h establishe s standard s fo r 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 pa^cular , chapte r 6 (Lega l Enforcemen t

Ac

tion 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 Two - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl y t o particular allegation s no t

involvin g hazardou s materials ; o r (b ) Appendi x C , whic h pertain s t o hazardou s matmal s cases . Upo n reques t o f Respondent , Complainan t

shal l provid e Responden t acop y o f

th e applicabl e reference dprovisions .

' Furthe r amendment

s ar e no t anticipate dabsen t gfiiq ^ g«|M^jiB ^ "Ife^ ^ 1

4 C.F.R . § 13214(bXi)}>ennit

s amendment s a t an y tim e mor e tha n 1 S day s befor e aheajfa>feB>jlmiM

^ O f TOt provisio n woul dpreven t ardari y fvepara

tio n fo r ahearin g an dcoul dpreven t an y hearin g a t all , b^it^ti^fi^^fflf

IIJ|MM| ^ mus

t b e givo i 6 0 day $ i n advance . § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmen

t tha t migh t b e file d1 S di^ifraf^pl^j^iiilll dentid e th e oilie r ptarQ f iq ) t o 2 0 day s u i whic h t p repl y ( § 13.214(c)) , an

dcoul dgenerat e ane w roiaid^i^B(pB8( f

13.217) , motion

s ( § 13.218) , an

ddiscover y ( § 13.220) , necessitatin

g apostponemen

t o f th e hearing , 4w»»4Ppi|jii ^ ceter aa dir^tum . ^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA A Docke t No . CP89WPTOI , ©M

S No . FAA-2004-18292, a

t 1 1 (Ma y 30 , 1989) , availabl

e a t www.regulations.go

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g t^,^^|^|^nM(^|t^,(||l^c y attorne y mus t $^j^^r.9e^Ie

r men t an dtha t th e Rule s d o no t permi t th e Chie f Counse l to exnfl^wpoBc

y contro l o r decisionmakii^t

n t&i s cas e o r i n civi l penalt y cases generall

y s o a s t o den y prosecutoria

l di8G||lkH|i,wit

h respec t t o settlemen t an dceoqiromis

e t o th e agenc y attorne y a s define di n th e rules") . Se

e als o Ejoc . C^S$»V^

, 12^988,6 1 Fed. Reg . 472

9 (Pib . 5,1996) , whic h refer s t o facilitatin g th e Jus t an defficien t resolutiot i of d!^<^ta^iB 8 involvin

g th e Unite dStates Governmen

t an ddirect s Federa l agencies an

dthei r litigatio n coun$^|^^?^|^|i|||||i|g^|li ^ uteraSCeltaiining|^iUitaF6 o f a disput e i n litigation, an

dthroughou

t th e litigation,.. . evali^#^E&nr t possibilitie s aii

dmak e reasonabl e effort s t o settl e th e litigation. " Se

e a/so FA A Orde r 2150.3B a t pBrtfW|t o 6-2 . ' Accesse da t http://rgl.faa.go

v b y selectin g "OrderiWotiaji^' ' fbe

a"Curren t Orders ; b y Number, " the

n "2150.3B 10/01/200

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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 screening , an dmay b e "irradiated, " whic h may resul t i n page s bein g ftisedtogether . 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 . A certificat e o f service , reflectin g th e above caption , th e titl e o f th e submis

sion , an dth e dat e an dmanne r o f service , shal l b e attache dt o eac h individua l submission . Compromis e may 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 for prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED . 

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