SERVED: September 23, 2016 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, DC 

In The Matter Of: ) 

) Docket No. F AA-20 16-4270 

AERO TECH, LLC ) 

) 

) Case No. 2015WA910115 

Respondent ) 

PREHEARING CONFERENCE REPORT 

On September 22, 2016, the undersigned judge held a prehearing conference in the above 

captioned case. Counsel for the Complainant and the Respondent attended the conference 

telephonically to discuss the following: 

1. Discovery 

The parties shall complete all discovery by May 1, 2017. 

2. Litigation Schedule 

The parties agreed to the following litigation schedule: 

a. Prehearing Motions 

i. Any discovery motions shall be filed by May 15, 2017. 

n. Any non-discovery related motions shall be filed by May 29, 2017. 

iii. Responses to prehearing motions shall be filed within 30 days of the service 

of the motion. 

IV. If argument is requested by a party, a telephonic conference for argument on 

prehearing motions will be held on July 10,2017. 

b. Complete witness and evidence lists shall be exchanged by the parties and submitted 

to the undersigned judge at least 30 days before the hearing. 

c. Any subpoena requests shall be submitted to the undersigned judge at least 60 days 

before the hearing. 

d. Each party shall provide the undersigned judge a CD containing digital copies of 

premarked versions of all proposed exhibits at least 30 days before the hearing. 

e. The parties may, during the course of the hearing, request the opportunity to submit 
posthearing briefs pursuant to 14 C.F .R. § 13.231 (c). 

3. Hearing Date 

The parties shall keep August 9-11, 2017 open for a possible hearing. 

4. Substantive Issues 

The Respondent indicated that the results of discovery will impact whether they will provide 

evidence of each of the five affirmative defenses raised in the Answer. 

5. Settlement 

The undersigned judge encouraged the parties to continue to discuss possible settlement. 

Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 13.205(a)(6) and§ 13.217(d), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 

parties shall adhere to the discovery deadline and litigation schedule described above in 

paragraphs 1 and 2. 

Attachment: Service List 

~-- DOUGLAS M. RAW ALD 

Administrative Law Judge 
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 

Stephen Doerr, Respondent's Counsel 

DOERR & KNUDSON, PA 

212 West First Street 

Portales, NM 8813 0 

TEL: 575-359-1289 

FPC(: 575-359-1898 

Kyle Lomazow, Complainant's Counsel 

Office of the Regional Counsel 

FAA Northwest Mountain Region 

1601 Lind Ave. SW, ANM-7 

Renton, W A 98057 

TEL: 425-227-1847 

FAX: 425-227-1007 

ONE COPY 

The Honorable Douglas M. Rawald, Administrative Law Judge 

Office ofHearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

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

Washington, DC 20590 

TEL: 202-366-5121 Staff Assistant 

FPC(: 202-366-7536 

Docket No. FAA-2016-4270 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

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 2Wl000, Washington, 

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