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(Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-201 1 - 128 6 PROCEDURA LORDE R I n orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g in thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t forthhereinbelo w . Th e Rule s o f Practic e Fo

r thi s proceedin g ar e se t tort hi n 1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations^ . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t

th e Responden t

mus t Hie awritte n Answe 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 . § 13.2Q9(a)) , tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a n Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o fil e a n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme dan admissio n o f eac hallegatio n i

n th e Complain t ( § 13.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apail y seekin g a n extensio n o f tim e mus t

fil e awritte nmotio n no t les s tha n seve 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 , MCFRi ? 13.209(e ) states : A perso nHlin g ananswe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t

th e perso n i s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio n t o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio n containe din th e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie di nth e answe r ma y b e deeme da n admissio n o 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 an 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 file

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

di n securit> ' cases ) ar

e als o available fo r viewin g a t hitp://www.re^iilailons.gov . ~ Th e Administraior' s civil penalt y decisions , along wit

hindexe s o

f th e decisions , th

e Rule s o f Practice , a

s wel l a s othe r material s relating t

o civi l penalt y cases , ar e available o

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e also : h(ip://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/i/iexl/text-idx?c=ecfr&lpl=/ecfrbro\vse/TitleN//4tab_02.lp/ . I n addition , Thomso

nReuters/West

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l Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , th

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r additiona l infonnation , se

e th e We b site . 1settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

thi 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?13.16fn ) {])) . 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

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

discus s th e cas e wit han y party,' * o r it s representativ e o n an e x part e basis . If

apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . IraLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Iia.Leibowitz@dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-512 1 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . 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 Sal t

Lak e City , UT. ; 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 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 dfo r resolutio n in atimel y manner ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at

ahearin g o n o 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 fo r th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g in aseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file Post-Hearin g briefs an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine da t 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

fifteen (15 ) day s afte r

receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t 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 Goodnmn, FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 . 1989 . ^ "Th e public polic

y o f favorin g an dencouragin

g settlemen

t make s necessar

y th e inadmissibilit

y of settlemen t negotiation s i

n orde r t o foste r frank discussions" . (Fiberftlas s Insulators . Inc . v Dupuy . e t al , (85 6 F . 2 d652 , 26 Fed . R

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

y & Williams Construction , incorporate dv Structura

l Concret e Equipment

, Incorporated , 97 3 F.2

d349 , 1992 ; 2 McConnic

k o n Evid . tj26 6 (6l hed.) : Rul e 6 8 o f the Federa l Rules o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul

e 40 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Evidence "...prohibit s th

e admissio n o f statements mad

e i n compromise negotiations... " fi n th e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporation , FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rul

e 408' s public polic

y purpos e o

f encouraging fran

k settlemen t discussion s is as compellin g i n FA A civi l penalt> ' proceeding s a

s i t i s i n Federa l Trials . Hence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe di n these proceeds. " (Id. ) 14C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l giv e eac hpart y a t lejis t 6 0 day s notice o

f th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o 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,'^ ' i s receive db y th e presidin g judge . " ^ 6 . Th e partie s ar e advise dtha t submission s sen t

t o th e .street

addres s o f

th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , ma y b e delaye ddv\ 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 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 partie s ar e encouraged , bu t

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

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

th e manne r

o f service .

U.S . Administrafiv e La w Judg e Attaclimen t

- Servic e Lis t

1 4 C.F.R . t j 13.21 5 stales : A

t an y tim e befor e or durin g ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w arequest

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 o r apart y withdraw s th

e request fo r ahearing 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 Lewis Drak

e & Associates . FA

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

- 16379 . "Orde

r Terminatin

g 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 dTenninating Proceeding" , serve dJanuar y 16, 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CPQ3EA000I . DM

S No . F A A-2002-14236. , Order

s 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 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CEQn4 , CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrative La

w Judge Burto

n S . Kolko , serve

dApri l 8 , 1992, p . 2 . Se

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

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

A Docke t No . CP03EA000I . DM

S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus

t 15,2005 .

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