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- 068 2 PROCEDURA LORDE R i n orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi 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 for

thi s proceedin g ar c se t fort hin 1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpar t

G , ofth e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations" . 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 c encourage dt o conside r th e possibilit y o f settlemen t

an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afindin g o f

violatio n 04C.F.R . i?l3.1 6 (n ) H 1) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e differen t

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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 t ar e no t required , serv e discover y o n th e undersigned . Th e Judg e wil l no t

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f apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dco"ntac t th e

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di n th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t fo r material s file

di n securit y cases ) aie als o available fo r viewin g a

t hilp://www.rezulaflons.sov .

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hindexe s o f

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

materijil s relatin g t

o civi l penalty cases , are availabl e o n the interne t

at ; http://ww\\\faa.^ov/aboii(/o[ricejiirg/headquartersj}ffices/agc/pol_a4iudicatior}/agc4^^^ ^ se e also : hnp://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/i/lex(/lexl-kh-?c=ecfr(!itpl^/ecfrbro\vse/Til/e/4/HlahI n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , th e decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWesilaw 9FTRAN-FAA database) . For additiona l infonnation , se e the We

b site . ^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docket No . CP89WP0061 , Order date dMa y .10 , 1989 . ' ' "Th e publi c polic y o f

favorin g an dencouragin g settlemen t make s necessary the inadmissibility o f settienie mnegotiation s i

n order t o foste r frank discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy , e t al . ("856 F . 2d652 , 2 6 Fed . R. Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle y & William s Construction . Incoiporale dv Structural Concret e Equipment , Incorporated . 97 3 F.2d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormic k o n Evid . §26 6 {6t hed.) : Rul e 6 8 of

the Federal Rule s o f

Civi l Procedure.) . Rul e 40 8 of the Federal Rule s o fV

judge' s attorney-advisor . Mr . IraLeibowit z a t (202 ) 366-213 9 fIra.Leibowitzigjdot.aov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant . Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] fPairicia.Matthews@dot.uov) . 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 Seattle , WA. ; 2 . O n o r

befor e Marc h2 , 2012 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovei y including , bu t

no t limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t 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 n in atimel y manner ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e a

t ahearin g o n o r

afte r Marc h2 , 2012 % subjec t t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dat e an dtim e lo r th e hearin g wil l b e forlhcomiu g i n aseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o Hie Post-Hearin g brief s an d argument s pursuan t

t o aschedul e t o b e determine dat th e hearing . Fo r guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l fil e it s brie f fifteen (15 ) day s afte r

receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f fiftee n (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 . 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 wit hth e applicabl e rules,* " i s receive db y th e presidin g judge . Evidenc e "...prohibit s th e admissio n o f statement s made i

n compromis e negotiations... " {I n th e Matter

o f Afric aAir

Corporation . FA

A Order No . 99-5) . "Rul e 408' s publi c polic y purpos e of encouragin g fran

k settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i n FA A civi l penalty ' proceeding s as i t i s i n Federal Trials . Hence , it s guidanc e wil l b e followe di n thes e proceeds. " (Id. ) " ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 slates ; "Th e administrativ e la w judg e shal l giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f the date , time an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13. 2 1 5 states : A t any lime befor

e or durin g ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y ma

y withdraw a complain t or part y ma y withdraw areques t

fo r ahearin g withou t

the consent

of the administrativ e la

w judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s the complain t or apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearin g andth e answer , th e administrativ e la w judg e shall dismis s the proceeding s under thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n the Matter

of Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docket No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde r

Tenninalin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin g Ken' v Jame s Eldridge . FA A Docket CP89GL0458 , "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Matter

of Rober t Harri s FA

A Docket No . CP03EA000I . DM S No . FAA-2002-14236. , Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 2004 an dOctober

27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docket CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. , FA

A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0 1 10 . CP90CEU114 . CP90CE0I34 . Orde r o f Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burto n S . Koiko . serve dApril 8 . 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Orde r Dismissin g6 . Th e partie s ar c advise dtha t submission s sen t

t o (h e stree t

addres s o f

th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation , Offic e t» f Hearings , ma y b e delaye d du 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 dma y tak e u p t o fou r (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e parlie s ar e encouraged , bu t no t required , t o til 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 . Good

> U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

Complainant' s Appeal" . I

n Th e Matle r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus

t 15,2005 .

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