SERVED: March 12, 2014 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, DC 

IN THE MATTER OF 

ABO SUPPLY LLC 

FAA DOCKET NO. [TO BE ASSIGNED] 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

FDMS NO. FAA 2013-0713 

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ORDER DENYING AGENCY MOTION FOR DECISION 

The Federal Aviation Administration (hereafter "Agency") filed a Motion for 

Decision dated January 9, 2014. ABO Supply LLC (hereinafter "ABO") filed a 

Response to the Agency's Motion served January 20, 2014. 

ABO filed a Motion for Allowance to Respond Out of Time served January 30, 

2014. 

WHEREFORE, the Agency's Motion and ABO's Response having been read and 

considered, it be and is hereby ORDERED as follows: 

1. Respondent's Motion for Allowance to Respond out of Time is GRANTED; and 

2. The Agency's Motion for Decision is DENIED; and 

3. Unless amended herein, our prior Procedural Orders remain in effect. Paragraphs 

#2 and #3 of our Procedural Orders are amended as follows: 

• On or before May 30, 2014, the parties shall conclude all discovery 

including, but not limited to, depositions, document production, responses 

to production requests and/or interrogatories. If the parties cannot resolve 

a discovery dispute they shall submit the dispute to the undersigned for 

resolution in a timely manner; and 

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• The parties shall be prepared to present this case at a hearing on or after 

May 30, 20141

, subject to the availability of courtroom facilities. The 

specific date and time for the hearing will be forthcoming in a separate 

Order. 

4. All documents are to be submitted to the undersigned as follows: 

HON. Richard C. Goodwin 

U.S. Administrative Law Judge 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-310) 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Attn: Patricia Matthews 

Administrative matters should be directed to Patricia Matthews, Staff Assistant 

(202) 366-5121 at (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov). TheJudge's email is 

(Richard. Goodwin@dot. gov ). 

All other matters should be addressed in writing/email to Judge Goodwin. 

Richard C. Goodwin 

U.S. Administrative Law Judge 

Attachment - Service List 

1 14 C.F.R. § 13.221 states: "The administrative law judge shall give each party at least 60 days notice of · 

the date, time and location of the hearing." Ifthe parties can agree on tentative hearing dates, they are 

encouraged to discuss those dates with Mr. Leibowitz and/or Ms. Matthews in order to get the dates 

reserved on the judge's calendar. 

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SERVICE LIST 

ORIGINAL & ONE COPY 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1 0001 

Scott L. Johnston, Respondent's Counsel 

Givens & Johnston, PLLC 

950 Echo Lane, Suite 360 

Houston, TX 77024-2788 

TEL: 713-932-1540 

FAX: 713-932-1542 

WATTS: 800-285-8042 

ONE COPY 

EMAIL: sjohnston@givensjohnston.com 

James Archier, Complainant's Counsel 

Attorney, Office of the Regional Counsel 

Southwest Region, ASW -7 

Federal Aviation Administration 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Suite 679 

Fort Worth, TX 76137 

TEL: 817-222-5074 

FAX: 817-222-5945/5092 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin, Administrative Law Judge 

, Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310) 

Washington, DC 20590 

TEL: 202-366-5121 Staff Assistant/Paralegal 

FAX: 202-366-7536 

FDMS Nos. FAA-2013-0713 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

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1 Service was by U.S. Mail. For service in person or by 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. 

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