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- 111 9 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 Tort hhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s ol ' Practic e fo r thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort hin1 4 C.F.R . Part

13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations^ . 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 settlemen t

an dcompromis e o f

thi s matter." ' Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwit ho r withou t afindin g o f

violatio n(1 4 C.F.R . $13.1 6 (n ) (])) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s no t requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do nIh 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 parlie s may , bu t ar e no t required , serv e discover y o nth e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e wit han y party," * o r it s representativ e o na ne x part e basis . If

a.part y ha s a"lion-subslantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e

' 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 hilp://www.re^ulalions.^ov . " Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g v^it

hindexe s o f

th e decisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s wel l a s oilier

material s relatin g t o civi l penalt y cases , ar

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nthe interne t

at : hilp:/Mw\i\faa.gov/ahoui/oJficejjrg/headqnartersj?Jfices/agc/pol_adjudicatioti/agc^OO/clvil_p e se e also : h(>p://ecfr.gpooccess.gov/cgl/i/texl/iext-idx?c-ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbro\vsc/Thlel4/}4iab_02.lpl . I n addition , Thomso nReuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio nDecisions . Finally , th e decision s ar e avuilabl e throug hLEXI S {TRAN S library ) an dWestlaw 9FTRAN-FA A database) . For additiona l infonnation . se e the We

b site . ^ Se e L-ind

aJoyc e Goodman . FA

A Docket No . CP89WP0061 , Orde r date dMa y 30 , 1989 . ^ 'Th e publi c polic y o f

favorin g an dencouragin g settlemen t make s necessary th e Inadmissibility o f settlemen t negotiation s i

norde r t o foste r fran k discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators , Inc . v Dupuy . e l al , (85 6 F . 2 d652 , 2 6 Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle y & William s Construction , Incorporate dv Structural Concret e Equipment . Incorporated , 97 3 l'.2 d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormic k o nEvid . §26 6 {6t hed.) : Rul e 6 8 of

the Federa

l Rule s o f Civi l Procedure) . Rule 40 8 o f the Federal Rule s o fjudge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213* ) (IraT.cibowitz(f£Jdot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.uov) . Wl-IERlil-ORE , 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 Reno , NV. ; 2 . O no r

befor e Marc h1 , 2012 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y includiiig , bu t

no t limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio nrequest 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 dfo r resolutio ninatimel y manner ; 3 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e a l ahearin g o no r afte r Marc h1,2012 ^ subjec t t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dat e an dtim 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 d argutuent s pursuan t

t o aschedul e t o b e detemiine dal 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 fiftee n(15 ) day s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

shal l b e tile dseve n(7 ) day s thereafter . 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 wit hth e applicabl e rules. ' i s receive db y th e presidin g judge . Evidenc e "...prohibit s th e admissio no f statement s made i

ncompromis e negotiations... " (Inthe Matter o f A fricaAir

Corporation , FA

A Order No . 99-5) . "Rul e 408' s publi c polic y purpos e o f encouragin g frank settlemen t discussion s is a s compellin g i nFA A civi l penall y proceeding s a s i t i s i nFederal Trials . Hence , it s guidanc e wil l b e followe di n thes e proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ 14 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administrativ e la w judg e shall giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f th e dale , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " 14 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t any time befor

e or durin g ahearing, " a

nagenc y attorne y ma

y withdraw a complain t o r part y ma y withdraw areques t

fo r ahearin g without

th e consent

o f th e administrativ e la

w judge . I f a n agenc y attorne y withdraw s th e complain t or apart y withdraw s th e reques t

fo r ahearin g an dthe answer , th e administrativ e la w judg e shall dismis s th e proceeding s under thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ' Sec : I nthe Matter

o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docket No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-20fl3

- 16379 , "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin g Kem ' Jame s Eldridue . FA A Docket CPX9CiL0458 , "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , al 1 ; I nTh e Matte r

o f Rober t Harri s FA

A Docket No . CP03EA000I . DM S No . FAA-2002-14236. , Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 200 4 andOctober

27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docket CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GL0085, CP90CE0110 . CP9QCE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burto n S . Kolko , serve dApril 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Order Dismissin g6 . 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 , ma y b e delaye d du e t o screenin g conducte db y th e U.S . Posta l Servic e and/o r othe r securit y agencie s an dma y tak e u p t o fou r (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s tua 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 fil e submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r email . Th e certillcat e o f

servic e shal l reflec t

th e mamie r

o f service .

U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

Complainant' s Appeal" . I

nTh e Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

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