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(Civi l Penall y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-20I 1 - 129 0 PROCEDURA LORDE R Inorde r t o expedit e the.hearin g inthi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e procedura l Schedul e se t forthhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t forthin1 4 C.F.R . Par t 13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations" . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t t1le awritte nAnswe r

o r motio n withi nthirt y (30 ) day s afte r 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 anAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) . tha t

failur e t o file a n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme danadmissio no f eac hallegatio ni

nth e Complain t (i ^ 13.209(0) , '1'^* ^ f'""^^

' absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g a nextensio no f lim e mus t

file awritte nmotio nno t les s tha nseve 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 $ 13.209(e ) states : A perso nfiling ananswe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t

th e perso ni s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio nt o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine di nth e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie dinth e answe r ma y b e deeme danadmissio no 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 B 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

' Material s filedi

nth e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t fo r malerial s filedi

nsecurit> ' cases ) ar

e als o available fo r viewin g a

t h(ip://www.rc'2u/a(inns.gov . ^ Th e Adniiiiistrjstor' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit

hindexe s o f

th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s well a s othe r

material s relatin g t

o civi l penalt) ' cases , are availabl e o nth e interne t

at : /ilfpVAi-vvw. faa.gov/aboui/office_org/headquiir(ers_oJ)iccs/agc/pol_ad/iullca{ion/iigC'fOO/ci ^ se e also : (uip://ccfr.gpoaccess.go\Vcgi/(/lexi/texi-idx?c^ecfr&tpl^/ecfrhrowse/TitleN/l4iob_p2.{pl . I n addition , ThomsonReuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviaiio nOecisions . Finally , th e decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) andWestLa w 9FTRAN-FA A database) . For additional infomiation . se e th e We

b site .settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

ihi s matter. ^ Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afinding o f

violatio n(1 4 C.F.R . i;13.1 6 (n ) (D) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " l o b e serve do nih e .hidge . Othe r

Judge s hav e differen t

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 , bu l ar e no t required , .serv e discover y o nth e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e withan y parly , o r it s representativ e o na ne x part e basis . I f

apail 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 a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (lra.Leibowitz@dot.izov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthewsfg.dot.Rov) . 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 Lon g Beach , CA..' ' 2 . O no r

befor e Apri l 16 , 2012 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , bu t no t limite dto . depositions , documen t production , response s l o productio n request s and/o r

interrogatories . I

f th e partie s canno t

resolv e adiscover y disput e the y shal l submi t

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio ni

natimel y manner ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at

ahearin g o no r

afte r Apri l 16 , 2012 ^ subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dat e an d tim e for th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g inaseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y l o file Post-Hearin g briefs an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e detemiine 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

fiftee n(15 ) day s afte r

receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden l 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 .

^ ' Se e Lind aJovce Goodman . FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 , 1989 . " * "Th e public policy o

f favorin g an dencouragin

g settlemen

t makes necessar

y th e inadmissibilit

y o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foste r fran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators . Inc . v Diipuy . e t al , (85 6 F . 2 d652 , 26 Fed . R

. Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle

y & William

s Construction , Incorporate

dv Structura

l Concret e Equipment

, Incorporated , 97 3 F.2

d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormic

k o nEvid . §266 (6t hed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul

e 40 8 o f th e Federa l Rules of

Evidence "...prohibit s th

e admissio no f statements mad

e i ncompromise negotiations... " (I nth e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporation . FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rule 408' s publi c polic y purpos e o

f encouraging frank settlemen t discussion s i

s as compellin

g i nFA A civi l penalt y proceeding s a

s i t is i nFedera l Trials , hlence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe di nthese proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ Th e matte r wil l b e schedule dfo r Ponland , OR

. i f responden t consents . " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrative la

w Judge shal

l give eac hpart y a t least 6 0 day s notice o

f th e date , tim e an dlocatio no f th e hearing. "5 . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r

writte n pleading(s) , consisten t

withth e applicabl e rules j i s receive db y ih e presidin g judge / 6 . Th 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 , ma y b e delaye ddu 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 d ma y tak e u p l o fou r

(4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , subinission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encoviiaged , bu t

no t required , l o fil e submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r

email . Th e certificat e o f servic e shal l reflec t

th e manne r

o f service .

/Richar dC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y tim e befor e o r durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attorne y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t fo r ahearin g withou t th e consen t o f th e administrative la

w judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s th

e complain t er apart y withdraw s th

e request fo r ahearin g an dth e answer, th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l dismis s th

e proceeding s unde

r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I nth e Matte r o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde

r Tenninating Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin

g Kerr y Jame s Eldridue . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dJanuar y 16, 1991 , a t 1 ; I nTh e Matte r o f Robei ! Harri s FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0Q01 . DM

S No . FAA-2002-14236. . Orders date dOctobe r 18 . 200 4 an dOctobe r 27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA

A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP9QCE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f . Administrative La

w Judge Burto

nS . Koiko , serve

dApri l 8 , 1992, p . 2 . Se

e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

S No . FAA

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