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- 078 1 NOTIC E O FHEARIN G DATE S NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N tha t testimon y an devidenc e wil l b e hear dan dconsidere d o n Augus t

13,1 4 an d15,2012 , inclusive , i n th e U.S . Distric t Court , Distric t

o f Montana , 20 1 E . Broadway , Missoula , M X 59802 \Hearing s wil l commenc e a t 9:0 0 a.m . an dconclud e at

4:3 0 p.m . eac h day . Th e partie s shal l vacat e th e courthous e o n o r befor e 5:0 0 p.m . eac h day . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e docke t unti l th e Judg e receive s th e prope r pleading(s). ^ Pleadings ^ ma y b e forwarde db y fax , expres s mail , courie r

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dchec k wit h th e Cour t Cler k the da y o f hearing t o determine the specific court . ^ "Th e public policy o

f favorin g an dencouraging settlemen

t make s necessar

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y o f settlemen t negotiation s in orde

r t o foste r fran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy , e t al , (85 6 F . 2 d652,2 6 Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . See als o Coakle y & William s Construction , Incorporatedv Structura

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

k o n Evid . §26 6 (6t h ed.) ; Rule 6 8 o

f th e Federa l Rule s o f Civil Procedure.) . Rule 40 8 o f the Federa

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A Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rule 408' s publi c policy purpos e o f encouraging frank settlemen t discussion s i s a s compelling in FA A civil penalt

y proceeding s a

s i t i s i n Federa l Trials . Hence , its guidanc e wil

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di n thes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ' Material s filedi

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n securit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewin g a t http.VAvww

. reeulations.gov . * The Administrator' s civil penalt y decisions , along wit

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