### SERVED: September 23, 2016
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS WASHINGTON, DC

In The Matter Of: ) ) DocketNo. FAA-2016-4270 AERO TECH, LLC ) ) ) Case No. 2015WA910115 Respondent )


### PREHEARING CONFERENCE REPORT
On September 22, 2016, the undersignedjudge held a prehearing conference inthe 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 agreedto 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 ofthe service ofthe motion.
IV. Ifargument is requested by a party, a telephonic conference for argument on prehearing motions will be held onJuly 10,2017. b. Complete witness and evidence lists shall be exchanged by the parties and submitted to the undersignedjudge at least 30 days before the hearing.
c. Any subpoenarequests shall be submitted to the undersignedjudge at least 60 days before the hearing. d. Eachparty shall provide the undersignedjudge a CD containing digital copies of premarkedversions ofall proposed exhibits at least 30 days before the hearing.
e. The parties may, during the course ofthe hearing, request the opportunityto submitposthearing 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 ofdiscovery will impact whether they will provide evidence ofeach ofthe five affirmative defenses raised inthe Answer. 

### 5. Settlement The undersignedjudge encouraged the parties to continue to discuss possible settlement.
Pursuantto 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 

### 1and 2.

Attachment: Service List 

# ~-- DOUGLAS M. RAW ALD Administrative LawJudgeSERVICE 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-Suite2W10001



### Stephen Doerr, Respondent's Counsel 

### DOERR & 

### KNUDSON, PA 212 West First Street Portales, NM 88130 TEL: 575-359-1289 FPC(: 575-359-1898 Kyle Lomazow, Complainant's Counsel 

### Office ofthe Regional Counsel FAANorthwest Mountain Region 1601 Lind Ave. SW, ANM-7 Renton, WA 98057 TEL: 425-227-1847 FAX: 425-227-1007 ONE COPY



### The Honorable Douglas M. Rawald,Administrative LawJudge 

### Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200NewJersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-5121 StaffAssistant 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.