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(Civi l Peaalt y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-201 I - 129 2 PROCEDURA LORDE R I norde r t o expedit e th e hearin g inthi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t forthhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar c se t forthi n1 4 C.F.R . Par t 13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations" . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t

th e Responden t

mus t fil e awritte nAnswe 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 . i

? 13.209(a)) . tha t

a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a nAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o fil e a n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da nadmissio no f eac hallegatio ni

nth e Complain t (v?13.209(t)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g anextensio no f tim e mus t

fil e awritte nmotio nno t les s tha nseve 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 , 14CF Ri j 13.20 9 fe ) states : A perso nfilin g ananswe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t

th e perso ni s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

infomiatio nt o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine dinth e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie di

nth e answe r

ma y b e deeme da nadmissio no f tK 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 fil e a n 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 filedi

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

nsecurit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewin g a

t hiipJ/wn'w.regu/aiions.^ov . ' Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit

hindexe s o f

th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s well a s othe r

material s relatin g t o civi l penalty cases , are availabl e o n(h e interne t at : hiip://wwwjaa.gov/abinil/officejv-g/lwadquoriersj)jj}ces/agc/po}jidjudica ^ se e also : hlfpJ/ecJr.gpuLiccess.gov/cgi/t/iexl/iexl-idx?'c=ecfrS:tp{^/ecfrhro\vse/Tillel4/}4(ub_02.ipl . I n addition . Thomso nReuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , the decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S librar>0 andWestLaw 9FTRAN-FA A database) . Fo r additional infoniialion , se e th e We

b site . 1selllemen l an dcompromis e o f thi s matter. " Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t a(Hidin g o f

violatio n(I4C.F.R . i?13.1 6 (n ) (1)) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do nth 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 nlii e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e withan y party , o r it s representativ e o nane x part e basis . I f

apart y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitzrtitdot.uov V Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] fPatricia.N4atthews@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 Phoenix , AZ ; 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 dfor resolutio ni

natimel y manner ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at

ahearin g o no 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 for th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g inaseparat e Order . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o fil e Post-Hearin g brief s an dargument s pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine dat th e hearing . Fo r

guidance , th e followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complainan t shal l fil e it s brie f

fiftee n(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 aJoyce Goodman , FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

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

y of favorin g an dencouragin

g settlemen

t makes necessar

y th e inadmissibilit

y o f senlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foste r fran k discussions" . fFiberulas s Insulators . Inc . v Dupuy . e l al , (85 6 F . 2 d652 , 26 Fed. R

. Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakley & William

s Construction , Incorporate dv Structura

l Concret e Equipment, Incorporated , 97 3 F.2 d349 . 1992 ; 2 McCormic

k o nEvid . §26 6 (6t hed.) : Rul e 6 8 ofth e Federa

l Rules o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul

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

e admissio nof statements mad

e i ncompromise negotiations... " (I nth e Matte r o f Afric aAi r Corporation . FA

A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rule.408' s publi c polic y purpos e o

f encouragin

g frank settlemen t discussion s i

s as compellin

g i nFA A civi l penall y proceeding s a

s i t is i nFedera l Trials . Hence , it s guidance wil

l b e followe di nthese proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l give eac hpart y a t least 6 0 day s notice o

f th e dale , tim e an dlocatio no 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 stree t

addres s ofth e U.S . Departtnen t

o f Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , ma y b e delaye ddu e t o screenin g conducte db y th e U.S . Posta l Servic e and/o v 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 nia 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 . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachinen t

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1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A l an y tim e befor e o r durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attonie y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t fo r ahearin g withou t th e consen t ofth e administrative la

w judge . I f a nagenc y attorne y withdraw s th

e complain t er apart y withdraw s the request

fo r ahearing an

dthe answer, th e administrative la

w judg e shal

l dismis s th

e proceeding s unde

r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ Sec : I nih e Matte r o f Lewis Drak

e & Associates , FA

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

- 16379 , "Orde

r Tenriinating Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin

g Kerr y Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "^'Orde

r Cancel'm g Hearin g an dTemiinating Proceeding" , serve dJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t I ; I nTh e Matte r o f Robei l Harri s FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA00Q1 . DM

S N^o . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders date dOctobe r 18 , 200 4 an dOctobe r 27 . 2004 . USAIR. Inc. . FA

A Docke t CP90NE0359. 1 rans Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP9QGL0Q85.CP9QCE0110 . CP90CEQ114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrative La

w Judge Burto

nS . Kolko , ser-ve

dApri l 8 , 1992 . p . 2 . Se

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

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

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