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- 3 5 WASHINGTON , D C - - '• < I NTH EMATTE RO F FEDERA LEXPRESS , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CPI0NM000 8 (Civi l Penalty Action ) DM S No . FA A 2010-079 2 PROCEDURA LORDE R I n orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i nthi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y withth e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort hhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort hi n 1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpart

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 file awritte nAnswe r

o r motio n withi nthirt y (30 ) day s after servic e o f

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.2Q9(a)) , that a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file a nAnswe r ( § 13.209(e)) , that

failure t o file an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme danadmissio no f eac hallegatio ni nth e Complain t (§13.209(1)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , aparty seekin g anextensio no f tim e mus t file awritte n motio n not 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 , 14CFR $ 13.209(e ) states : A perso nfiling a

n answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

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

informatio nt o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine di nth e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme danadmissio no f th e trutho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailure t o file an answer .

' Material s filedin th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t for material s filedin security cases ) ar e als o availabl e for viewin g at

http://www . regulations , eov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g withindexe s o f th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s wel l a s othe r

material s relatin g t o civi l penalt y cases , ar e availabl e o n th e interne t at : http://M^i'\v/aa.gov/ahoiit/of/ke_org/headquarter s offices/agc/po l ad^^ ^ se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Titlel4/14tab_02.tpl . I n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federa l Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , th e decision s ar e availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLa w 9FTRAN-FA A database) . Fo r additiona l information , se e th e We b site .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 possibility o f settlemen t

an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter. ^ Compromis e may b e effecte dwitho r v^thou t afinding o f

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (n ) (D) . 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 , but

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 , but are not required , serv e discovery o nth e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e withan y party , o r it s representative o na ne 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 at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitz(a),dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . Thi s matte r

wil l no t b e hear dprio r

t o January 1 , 2011 . 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 Portland , OR ; 2 . O n o r befor e Decembe r

31,2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery including , but

not limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o > ^ productio n request s and/o r interrogatories . Ifth e partie s canno t resolv e a discovery dispute the y shal l submi t th e dispirte t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC EI S HEREB Y GIVE Nth e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at ahearin g o n o r

afte r January 1 , 2011'* , subjec t t o th e availability o f

courtroo m facilities . 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file 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 file it s brie f

fifteen(15 ) day s after 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 . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l not

b e remove dfi"omth 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. ^

^ See LindaJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r datedMa y 30 , 1989 . * 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "The administrative la w judg e shall give eac

hpart y a t leas t 60 day s notic e o f the date , tim

e an dlocation o

f the hearing. "Th e partie s ar e advise dtha t 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 , may b e delaye ddu e t o screenin g conducte db y th e U.S . Posta l Servic e and/o r othe r security agencie s an dma y tak e u p t o four

(4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , but

not required , t o file submission s b y privat e delivery service , facsimile , o r

email . Th e certificat e o f servic e shal l reflec t

th e manne r

o f service .

Lichar dC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y tim e before o r

durin g ahearing , an agenc y attorne y may withdra w a complain t o r part y may withdra w areques t for ahearin g withou t

th e consen t

o f th e administrativ e law judge . If an agenc y attorne y withdraw s th e complain t o r apart y withdraw s th e reques t fo r ahearin g an dth e answer , th e administrativ e law judg e shal l dismis s th e proceeding s unde r thi s subpart

wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n th e Matte r

o f Lewi s Drak e & Associates . FA A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruary 26 , 2005 ; citin g Kerry Jame s Eldridge . FA A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , at 1 ; I n Th e Matte r

o f Robert Harri s FAA Docke t

No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA-2002-14236. , Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 200 4 an dOctobe r

27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FA A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrativ e Law Judg e Burto n S . Kolko , serve dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I n Th e Matte r o f Robert Harris . FAA Docke t

No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus t

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