SERVED: September 21, 2016 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, DC 

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Docket No. FAA-20 15-1319 

WILLIAM A. CURTRIGHT 

Respondent 

Case No. 20 14NM090046 

ORDER SETTING A THIRD LITIGATION CONFERENCE 

AND GRANTING/DENYING OTHER RELIEF 

On August 10, 2016, an Order Setting a Second Litigation Scheduling Conference and a 

Deadline to Exchange Initial Disclosures, and Granting/Denying Other Relief ('"Order") was 

filed. Among other things, this Order set a Second Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference for 

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. 

On September 9, 2016, an Order Granting in Part the Respondent's Motion for Extension 

of Time was filed. This Order extended the parties' deadline for serving initial disclosures from 

September 9, 2016, to September 20,2016. 

Later that same day, on September 9, 2016, the prose Respondent, Mr. William A. 

Curtright, filed the Respondent's Initial Disclosures Pursuant to the ALI's Order of August 10, 

2016, and FRCP 2691(a) [sic]. 

On September 19, 2016, the Respondent filed a Motion for Dismissal. 

On September 20, 2016, the parties appeared by telephone for the Second Rule 16 

Litigation Scheduling Conference. During this Conference the parties discussed a variety of 

litigation procedural matters, including the parties' initial disclosures, the Respondent's Motion 

for Dismissal, the differences between discovery and a Freedom of Information Act request, a 

schedule for exchanging discovery, and a date for a Third Rule 16 Litigation Conference. This 

Order codifies the oral rulings made during the September 20, 2016 Conference. 
Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. §§ 13.205, 13.220, and Civ. R. 16, and after reviewing all relevant 

caselaw, regulations, statutory authority, and being fully advised; 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

1. The Respondent's untitled motion for discovery, requesting "a list of all other pilots 

throughout the United States that have had ... [frivolous] Actions brought against them" 

(September 9, 2016 Initial Disclosures, 1) is denied as not relevant to the charge in this 

proceeding. To the extent that the Respondent is seeking to file a FOIA request with the 

FAA, the Respondent is deemed to have raised such a request in the wrong forum. 

2. The Respondent's oral motion to extend these proceedings to a date uncertain, so that he 

can file a FOIA request with the FAA for the information about pilots (identified above), 

is denied. 

3. The Respondent's untitled motion for discovery, requesting "that all documents that have 

been redacted by David Shayne ... be produced ... without redaction" (September 9, 2016 

Initial Disclosures, 1) is denied at this time. If general discovery exchanges prove 

insufficient, the Respondent may re-raise this motion, with attached documentation and 

proper argument. 

4. The FAA's oral motion for an immediate ruling on the Respondent's September 19, 2016 

Motion for Dismissal is denied. 

5. The Respondent's September 19, 2016 Motion for Dismissal is reserved until after 

December 8, 2016. If general discovery exchanges prove insufficient, this this Motion for 

Dismissal may be converted to a Summary Judgment Motion after December 8, 2016. 

6. September 21,2016: Initiation of General Discovery. Effective September 21,2016, 

the parties may begin serving discovery requests pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 13.220 (b), (c), 

(d) and (e). Discovery requests must be served sufficiently early in the discovery period, 

which has been set for approximately sixty ( 60) days, to permit the service of responses 

(i.e., 30 days or less after receipt) prior to the next scheduled Conference. General 

discovery includes, but is not limited to: notices of deposition; requests for production of 

documents; propounding interrogatories; requests for admission; etc. A party shall 

respond to a discovery request no later than 30 days after service of the request, unless 

otherwise agreed by the parties. 

7. September 29,2016: Informal Telephone Conference. On September 29, 2016 (2:00 

p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PDT), the FAA and the Respondent shall participate in an informal 

Telephone Conference. The Respondent, Mr. Curtright, shall initiate the telephone call 

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on September 29, 2016 by c~lling the FAA counsel, Mr. Shayne, at 425-227-2165 at 

2:00pm. This Telephone Conference is for the purpose of conducting a page-by-page 

comparison of the FAA Initial Disclosures which were received by the Respondent, to 

ensure that the Respondent has received all the pages of the FAA's Initial Disclosures. If 

the parties wish to discuss other matters after the page-by-page comparison is finished, 

they may agree to do so. 

8. If the September 29, 2016 Informal Telephone Conference does not resolve all Mr. 

Curtright's concerns whether the Initial Disclosures he received match the content and 

number of pages of the FAA asserts it mailed to him as Initial Disclosures on August II, 

2016, then the Respondent may file a written motion for further relief. 

9. December 2, 2016: Deadline for Responding to Discovery. On or before December 2, 

2016, the parties shall finish serving responses to any/all general discovery requests. 

10. December 8, 2016 (1:30 p.m. ET): Third Litigation Conference. The parties shall 

appear by telephone on Thursday, December 8, 2016 (1 :30 p.m.-3:00p.m. Pacific time) 

for a Third Litigation Conference. The parties shall be prepared to discuss the status of 

discovery, a schedule for filing dispositive motions, and potential hearing dates. To 

access the Conference line, the parties shall dial 888-278-0296 and enter code 5851842. 

11. For clarifications of this order or questions with regard to the procedures to be followed 

in this case, please contact Mr. Cody L. Smith, Attorney-Advisor at the Office of 

Hearings (202-366-6941 ). 

Attachment: Service List 

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Docket No. FAA-2015-1319 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

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 2W1 0001 

Mr. David F. Shayne 

Complainant's Counsel 

Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 

Federal Aviation Administration 

1601 Lind Avenue S.W. 

Renton, WA 98057 

TEL: 425-227-1847 

F~: 425-227-1007 

Dr. William Ames Curtright, DBA 

Respondent 

P.O. Box 1350 

Jefferson, OR 97352 

TEL: 503-209-7388 

F~: 503-485-0812 

Judge J .E. Sullivan 

U.S. Administrative Law Judge 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-310) 

Washington, DC 20590 

TEL: 202-366-6941 

F ~: 202-366-7536 

ONE COPY 

1 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 2W1000, Washington, 

DC 20591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430.