## SERVED: April6, 2015

In The Matter Of: LAUREL AVIONICS COMPANY Respondent ) ) ) ) ) DocketNo. FAA-2015-0202 CaseNo. 2013EA030023

ORDER SETTING A RULE 16 LITIGATION SCHEDULING CONFERENCE, AND DIRECTING THE PARTIES TO

CONFERAND FILEA RULE 26(f) PROPOSED DISCOVERY PLAN 1) Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference:
Pursuantto 14 C.F.R. 

### § 13.205-and Civ. R. 16, the parties.shall appear by telephone on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time for a Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference. Duringthis Conference the parties will discussthe issues in the dispute, their jointly submitted proposed scheduling/discovery plan (see paragraph 2 infra) and respond to any questions regarding disagreements not**r~solved** in the proposed plan. During the Conference a final scheduling/discovery planwill beruledupon, as well as any otherrelated matters pursuant to Rule 16(c). Theparties shall access the Conference by dialing 202-493-2343.
2) Parties' Rule 26(0 Planning Meeting and Submission ofProposed Discovery Plan: Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 13.205(a)(6) and Civ. R. 26(f),priorto convening with the Judge for the Rule 16 Litigation SchedulingConference, the parties shall privately conduct a Rule 26(f) planning meeting and prepare ajointly written proposed scheduling/discovery plan, which must be completed and filed with the undersigned Judge on or before Tuesday,June 9, 2015 (i.e. at least seven (7) calendar daysbefore the Conference). The attorneys ofrecord and all unrepresented parties arejointly responsible for arranging the Rule 26(f) conference, and for attempting in good faith to agree on the proposed discovery plan.The parties' Rule 26(f) planning meeting shall include a good faith discussion aboutthe nature and basis ofeach party'sclaims, the possibility ofresolving all orpartofthecase, the scope and type ofdiscovery (including electronic discovery) and the place ofvenue for hearing. Duringthis meeting, the parties shall discuss matters identified in 14 C.F.R. 

### § 13.217 and Rule 26(f)(2) and (3) as part ofdeveloping theirproposed scheduling/discovery plan. The parties' planningmeeting should also include discussion about the sequence and timing offollow-up discovery, including whether that discovery should be conducted in phases to prepare for any filing ofparticularmotions (e.g., limiting scope oftrial, dispositive motions, etc.). The proposed discovery deadlines in the parties' proposed scheduling/discovery plan should be mutually agreeable, with a view to achieving case resolution with a minimum of expense and delay. Any unresolved scheduling/discoverydisputes sbould be clearly identified in the proposed plan, so that these disputes may be addressed by the Judge during the Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference.
3) Filing and Serving Documents
Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 

### § 13.2ll(a),a copy ofany document a party files with the Federal Aviation Administration Hearing Docket ("Hearing Docket") must also be separately filed with the undersigned, and served upon the opposingparty.

4) Compliance with Court-Ordered Deadline Dates Wheneverthe Judge orders the parties to file documents by a specific deadline date (see, e.g., paragraph 2 above) such deadline date is the date by whichthe documents must be datestamped received at the Office ofHearings. To ensure compliance with this and any future Orders settingdeadlines, the parties are encouraged to fax or personally deliver a copy oftheir documents to the Office ofHearings (Fax: 202-366-7536), on or before the deadline date. Failure ofa party to timely file documentsby the court-ordered deadline could lead to the party's position not being considered.

Page 2 of35) Conflicts with the Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference Date: Ifa party has an unavoidable conflict with the Scheduled Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference set in paragraph 1

### supra, and wishes to modify the date/time ofthe scheduled Conference, the party shall first conferwith opposingcounsel about mutually agreeable alternate dates, and then contact Mr. Cody L. Smith, Attorney-Advisor at the Office of Hearings (202-366-6941) as soon as possible after the receipt ofthis Order, with at leastthree (3) mutually-agreed, proposed alternate dates/times for the Judge's consideration.

Attachment: Service List

Page 3 of3DocketNo. FAA-2015-0202 (Civil Penalty Action) 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-Suite2WI000 1

Mr. Zachary M. Berman 

### Complainant's Counsel Federal Aviation Administration Office ofRegional Counsel 1Aviation Plaza Jamaica, NY 11434 TEL: 718-553-3258 FAX: 718-995-5699 Mr. John V. Sabel 

### Respondent's Counsel Aviation Advisors, LLC 2512 Minton Drive Moon Township, PA 15108-9207 TEL: 724-457-2513 FAX: 724-457-2513 Judge J.E. Sullivan 

### U.S Administrative LawJudge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-310) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-6941 FAX: 202-366-7536 ONE COPY

1Service was by U.S. Mail. For service in person orby expedited courier, use the following address: Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2WIOOO, Washington, DC 20591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430.