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ORDE RO F CHIE F ADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E

ESTABLISHIN G PROCEDURE S Thi s proceeding arise s fro

macomplain

t servedApri l 21,2011 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federa l Aviation Act/Regulations , an d Respondent' s reques t

fo r hearin g datedApri l 12,2011 . The undersigned administrativ e la w judg e wa s assigne dto thi s proceedin g b y Notic e servedMa y 5,201.1 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e fo

r thi s proceedin g ar

e set fort h in Par t 13 , Subpar

t 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 , inter alia , tha t Responden

t mus t file awritte n answe

r o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s afte r servic e o f th e complaint ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha

t agenera l denia l i s deemedafailur

e to file a n answe r ( § 13.209(e)) ; tha

t failur e t o file a n answe r without goo d caus e i s deemedJU

Q admissio n o f

eac h allegatio n i n th e complain t ( § 13.209(1^) ; an

d tha t apart y seekin g a

n extensio n o f

tim e mus t file awritten 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 shown (§13.213(a) , (b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , Complainan t an dRespondent , o n or

befor eJun e 6 , 2011 , shal l file(l) an y amendmen t o f th e complain t

o r answer; ' (2 ) a

n agree d o r

separat e propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g propose d date 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 d discovery , i f any ; (3 ) astatemen t

con cernin g th e statu s o f

settlemen t

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

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

2150.3 B (Oct . 1,2007 ) an d th 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 d com promis e o f

thi s matter . I n connectio n wit h suc h discussions , th e partie s shoul d not e tha t FA A Orde r 2150.3B , whic h establishe s standard s for th e Complainant' s conduc t an d settlemen t

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

Ac

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

t On e - Abbreviation s an d Definitions ) an d thos e portion s o f Part 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 d provisions .

' Furthe r amendment

s ar e no t anticipated absen

t goo d cause shown . Thoug

h 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.214(b)(1 ) permits amendment

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

e ahearing , utilizatio

n of tha t provision woul

d preven t orderl y preparation fo r ahearin g an d coul d preven t an y hearin g a t all , becaus e notic e o

f ahearin g must b e give n 6 0 day s in advance . § 13.221(a) . A

n amendmen

t tha t migh t b e filed 1 5 day s prio

r t o th e hearin

g woul d entitle th e othe

r part y u p t o 2 0 day s i n whic ^ t o repl y ( § 13.214(c)) , an

d could generat

e ane w roun d o f schedule s ( § 13.217) , motion s ( § 13.218) , an d discover y ( § 13.220) , necessitatin

g apostponemen

t of the hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , e t ceteradd infinitum. ' ^ 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 (concluding tha t "the prosecuting agenc y attorne y mus t conside r settle

men t an dtha t th e Rule s d o no t permi t th e Chie f Counse l t o exercis e polic y contro l or

decisionmakin

g i n thi s cas e o

r in civi l penalt

y case s generall

y s o a s t o den y prosecutoria

l discretion wit

h respec t t o settlemen

t an d compromis e t

o th e agency attorne

y a s define d i 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 th

e jus t an d efficien t resolution o

f civi l claims involving tiib United State s Governmen t an ddirect s Federa

l agencie s andthei r

litigatio n coimse

l to , "a s soo n a s practicabl e afte r ascertaining th e natur

e o f a disput e in litigation , an

d throughou

t the litigation,.. . evaluat

e settlemen

t possibilitie s an

d mak e reasonabl e effort

s to settl e th e litigation. " Se

e als o FA A Orde r 2150.3 B a

t paragrap h 6-2 . ^ Accesse d a t http://rgl.faa.go v b y selecting "Orders/Notices, " the n "Curren t Orders ; B y Number, " the

n "2150.3 B 10/01/200

7 FA A Complianc e an

d Enforcemen

t Progra m(Change 1 included), "

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addres s o f the U.S . Departmen

t of Transportation , Offic

e of Hearings , b y regula

r mai l ma y b e delaye dup to fou

r week s du e t o posta

l screening , an

dma y b e 'in-adiated,"v^ic

h ma y resul t in page s bein g fijsed together . Accordingly , partie s who serve sub

mission s o n th e Judg e by regula

r mail shoul dals o fax , expres s carrier , or personally delive

r thos e submissions . A certificat

e o f service , reflectin g the above captio n (includin g th e FDM S number) , th e titl e of

th e submission , and th e dat e andmanne

r of service , shal l b e attache dto each in

dividua l submission . Compromis e ma

y b e effected wit

h o r withou t afinding o f

violatio n ( § 13.16(n)) . Eac h parte s filing shal l include atelephon e numbe r wher e th e part y ca n b e reache db y th e Judg e fo r prehearing telephone conferences . S O ORDERED .

R&nni e A . Yoder /

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