SERVED : OCTOBE R13,201 0 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N --WMEN T O F OFFIC E O F HEARING S .^ ' i'' ^ W^^'Of ^ WASHINGTON , D C -^^^ ' OPERATiON S ^ :^^[ 0 OC T i 3 P i2 : 0 5 I N TH E MATTE RO F CAROLIN A BLU E AIR , LL C FA A DOCKE T NO . CPIOEAOOIO (Civi l Penalt y Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2010-097 2 ORDE RO F CHIE F ADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E

ESTABLISHIN G PROCEDURE S Thi s proceedin g arise s fro macomplain t serve dSeptembe r

14 , 2010 , allegin g violatio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Act/Regulations , an dth e Respondent' s reques t for hearin g date dAugus t

30 , 2010 . Th e undersigne dadministrativ e la w judg e wa s assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve 4 Octobe r

13 , 2010 . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t

fort h i n Par t 13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Feder

al Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.23 5 (2009)) . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r

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

th e complain t ( § 13.209(a)) ; tha t

agenera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e 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

apart y seekin g a n extensio n o f tim e mus t

file awritte n motio n at 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 ) an d(b)) . T o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter . Complainan t an dth e Respondent , o n o r befor eNovembe r 15 , 2010 , shal l file (1 ) an y amendmen t o f th e complain t

o r answer; ' (2 ) an agree do r separat e propose dprocedura l schedules , includin g propose ddate s (i.e. , specifi c dates , no t merel y number s o r

day s befor e th e hearing ) for (a ) filing stipulations , alis t o f witnesses , asummar y o f thei r propose dtestimony , an dfor (b ) exchangin g exhibit s an ddiscovery , i f any ; (3 ) astatemen t concernin 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 dth e Responden t

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

settlemen t

an d compromis 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 for 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 Action 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 Part Tw o - Sanctio n Guidanc e Tables , whic h appl y t o particula r allegation s not

involvin g hazardou s mate rials , o r (b ) Appendi x C , whic h pertain s t o hazardou s material s cases . Upo n reques t o f Respon

dent , Complainan t

shal l provid e Responden t acop y o f

th e applicabl e reference dprovisions .

' Furthe r amendment

s ar e not anticipate dabsen t goo dcaus e 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 o f tha t provisio n woul dpreven t orderl y preparatio n fo r ahearin g an dcoul dpreven t an y hearing a t all , becaus e notic e o

f ahearin g mus t b e give n 6 0 day s i n 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 dentitle th e othe r part y u p t o 2 0 day s i n whic h t o repl y ( § 13.214(c)) , an

dcouldgenerat

e ane w roun do f schedule s ( § 13.217) , motion s ( § 13.218) , an ddiscover y ( § 13.220) , necessitatin

g apostponemen

t o f th e hearing , ane

w 60-da y notice , e t ceteraa dinfinitum . ^ See 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 prosecutin g agency attorne y mus t conside r settle

men t an dtha t the Rule s do not

permit the Chief Counse l to exercis e policy contro l o r decisionmaking i

n thi s cas e o

r i n civil penalt

y case s generally s o a s to den y prosecutoria

l discretio n wit

h respec t t o settlemen

t an dcompromis e to the agenc y attorne y a s definedi

n th e rules") . See als o Exec . Orde r No . 12,988 , 6 1 Fed . Reg . 472 9 (Feb . 5 , 1996) , whic h refers t o facilitating th e jus t

an defficien t resolutio n of

civi l claim s involving the Unite dState s Governmen t an dwhic h direct s Federa

l agencie s an

dthei r litigatio n counse

l to , "a s soo

n as practicabl e afte

r ascertainin g th e natur e o f adisput e i n litigation , an

dthroughou

t th e litigation,.. . evaluat

e settlemen

t possibilitie s an

dmak e reasonable effort s to settle the litigation. " Se e als o FA A Orde r 2150.3 B a

t paragrap h 6-2 . ^ Accesseda

t http://rgl.faa.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). " - 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 regula r

mai l ma y b e delaye du p t o four week s du e t o posta l screenin g an dma y b e "irradiated, " whic h ma y 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 . Th e certificat e o f servic e shoul dreflec t

th e manne r

o f service . Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit h o r withou t afinding o f

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

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ON E COP Y Eugen e A . McDonough , Respondent' s Representativ e President , Millio n Ai r

Richmon d 40 0 Portuge e Roa d Richmon dIntl . Airpor t Richmon dV A 23250-241 7 TEL : 804-222-370 0 FAX : 804-222-404 4 Zachary M . Berman , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Eastern Regio n 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Rockaway Boulevar d Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 TEL : 718-553-325 8 FAX : 718-995-569 9 Th e Honorabl e Rormi e A . Yoder , Chie f Administrativ e La w Judg e U.S . Departmen t

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