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ESTABLISHIN G PROCEDURE S Thi s proceedin g arise s fro macomplain t serve dMarc h 29 , 2011 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dRespondent' s reques t fo r hearin g date dMarc h 24 , 2011 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e wa s assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve d Apri l 22 , 2011 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t

fort h i n Part 13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Feder

a l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.23 5 (2010)) . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t Responden t

mus t fil e awritte n answe r

o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s after servic e o f

th e com plaint ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha t

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailure t o fil e a n answe r ( § 13.209(e)) ; tha t failure t o file a n answe r

withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da n admissio n o f eac h allegatio n i n th e complain t ( § 13.209(f)) ; an dtha t

aparty seekin g a n extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n a t leas t seve n day s befor e th e documen t i s due , absen t

agreemen t

o f th e partie s o r

goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a) , (b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , Complainan t an dRespondent , o n o r

befor e Ma

y25 , 2011 , shal l file (1 ) an y amendmen t o f th e complain t

o r answer; ' (2 ) a n agree do r separat e propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g propose ddate s (i.e. , specifi c dates , no t merel y num ber s o r day s befor e th e hearing ) fo r (a ) filing stipulations , alis t o f witnesses , asummar y o f thei r propose dtestimony , an dfo r (b ) exchangin g exhibit s an ddiscovery , i f any ; (3 ) astatemen t

con cernin g th e statu s o f

settlemen t

efforts ; an d(4 ) apropose dhearin g sit e and , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , ajustificatio n o f th e propose dsite . Se e 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.217 . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B (Oct , 1 , 2007 ) an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings . Complainan t

an dResponden t

shoul dcontinu e t o conside r th e possibilit y o f

settlemen t

an dcom promis e o f

thi s matter. ^ I n connectio n wit h suc h discussions , th e partie s shoul dnot e tha t FA A Orde r 2150.3B , whic h establishe s standard s fo r th e Complainant* s conduc t an dsettlemen t

o f thi s proceeding , i s availabl e o n th e Internet. ^ See , i n particular , chapte r 6 (Lega l Enforcemen t

Ac

tion s an dLega l Counse l Responsibilities) ; an deithe r (a ) Appendi x B (Tabl e o f Sanctions) , page s B-1—B 8 (Par t

On e - Abbreviation s an dDefinitions ) an dthos e portion s o f Par t Tw o - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl y t o particula r allegation s no t

involvin g hazardou s materials ; o r (b ) Appendi x C , whic h pertain s t o hazardou s material s cases . Upo n reques t o f Respondent , Complainan t

shal l provid e Responden t acop y o f

th e applicabl e reference dprovisions .

' Furthe r amendment

s ar e no t anticipatedabsen

t goo dcaus e shown . Thoug

h 14C.F.R . § 13.214(bXl)pennit s amendment

s a t an y tim e mor e tha n 1 5 day s befor

e ahearing , utilizatio

n oftha t provision woul

dpreven t orderi y preparatio n fo r ahearin g an dcoul dpreven t an y hearing a

t all , becaus e notice o

f ahearin g mus t be give n 6 0 day s i n advance . § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmen

t tha t mi^ t be file d1 5 day s prio

r t o th e hearin g woul dentitle the othe

r part y u p t o 2 0 day s i n whic h t o repl y ( § 13.2I4(c)

X an dcoul dgenerateane w roun

do f schedule s ( § 13.217) , motion s ( § 13.218) , an ddiscovei y ( § 13.220) , necessitatin

g apostponemen

t o f the hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , e t ceteraa dinfinitum . ^ Se e LindaJoyc e Goodman , FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , DMS No . FAA-2004-18292 , a t 1 1 (Ma y 30 , 1989) , availabl e a t

www.regulations.go v (concludin g tha t "th e prosecuting agency attorne y must conside r settle

men t an dtha t the Rule s d

o not permit the Chief Counse l t o exercis e policy contro l or decisionmaking i

n thi s cas e or i n civil penalt

y case s generall

y s o a s t o den

y prosecutoria

l discretion wit

h respect t o settlemen

t an dcompromis e t

o the agenc y attorne y a s define di n the rules") . Se

e als o Exec . Orde

r No . 12,988,6 1 Fed . Reg . 472 9 (Feb . 5,1996) . whic h refer s t o facilitating the jus t

an defficien t resolutio n of

civi l claims involving thf

e UnitedState s Governmen t an ddirect s Federa

l agencie s an

dtheir litigatio n counsel to , "a s soo n a s practicabl e afte

r ascertainin g the natur

e o f a disput e i n litigation , an

dthroughout

the litigation,.. . evaluat

e settlemen

t possibilitie s an

dmak e reasonabl e effort

s t o settle th e litigation. " Se

e als o FA A Orde r 2150.3 B a

t paragrap h 6-2 . ^ Accesse da t http://rgl.fea.go v b

y selectin g "Orders/Notices, " the n "Curren t Orders ; B y Number, " the

n "2150.3 B 10/01/200

7 FA A Complianc e an

dEnforcemen

t Progra m(Chang e 1 included)s, " - 2 -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 , b y regular

mai l may b e delaye du p t o four week s du e t o posta l screening , an dma y b e "irradiated, " whic h may resul t i n page s bein g fuse dtogether . Accordingly , partie s wh o serv e submission s o n th e Judg e b y regula r mai l shoul dals o fax , expres s carrier , o r personall y delive r thos e submissions . A certificat e o f service , reflectin g th e abov e caption , th e titl e o f th e submis

sion , an dth e dat e an dmanne r o f service , shal l b e attache dt o eac h individua l submission . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwith o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . Eac h party' s filin g shal l includ e atelephon e numbe r wher e th e party can b e reache db y th e Judg e fo r prehearin g telephon e conferences . S O ORDERED .

RonJii e A . Yode r Chie f Administrativ e L a

- 3 -FDM S No . FAA-2011-006 9 (Civi l Penah y Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L & ON E COP Y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearm g Docke t Clerk , AGC^3 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000' *

ON E COP Y Stuar t A . Goldstein , Respondent' s Counse l La w Office s o f

Goldstei n & Sord o 935 0 Sout

h Dixi e Highway , 10t

h Floo r Miami , FL 3315 6 TEL : 305-670-122 2 FAX : 305-670-706 5 Email : seoldst219(5),aol.co m Christophe r

R . Stevenson , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , ASO- 7 Southern Regio n Federal Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlant aGA 3032 0 TEL : 404-305-520 0 FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e Ronni e A . Yoder , Chie f Administrativ e La w Judg e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Hearings , M-20 , Roo mE l 2-32 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-214 2 FAX : 202-366-753 6

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