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(Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011-029 7 PROCEDURA LORDE R In orde r t o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y with th e Procedura l Schedul e se t

fort h hereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e for

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

13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations^ . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t file awritte n Answe r

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

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a)) , tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file a n Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o file a n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da

n admissio n o f

eac h allegatio n i n th e Complain t ( § 13.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , aparty seekin g a n extensio n o f tim e mus t file awritte n motio n no t les s tha n seve n (7 ) day s before th e documen t i s due , absen t goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a ) an d(b)) . Mor e specifically , 14CFR S 13.209(e ) states : A perso n filing a n answe r shal l admit , deny , o r

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

informatio n t o admi t

o r deny , eac h numbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio n containe di n th e complain t tha t i s no t specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme da n admissio n o f th e trut h o f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o file 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

' Materials filedi

n th e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t fo r materials file

di n securit y cases) ar e also availabl

e fo r viewing a t http://www . regulations , gov . ^ Th e Administrator'scivilpenalty decisions , tdong wit hindexe s of

th e decisions , th e Rule s of 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 the interne

t at : http://y\rwwjaa.gov/about/office_or^headquartersj)jpces/agdpoladjudication/agc400/civil_penalty/ ; see also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-icb:?c=ecfr&tp!=/ecfi-bro\{>se/Titlel4/}4tabJ)2.tpLI n addition , Thomson Reuters/Wes t Publishing publishe s Federa l Aviation Decisions . Finally , the decision s ar e availabl e throughLEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLa w 9FTRAN-FA

A database). ' For

additiona l information , see the We

b site . 1settlemen t an dcompromis e o f

this matter.' ' Compromis e ma y b e effecte dwith o r withou 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 n th e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e different

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 n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e with an y party , o r it s representativ e o n a

n e x part e basis . I f

aparty 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 (lra.Leibowitz@dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Legal Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@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 Albuquerque , NM. ; 2 . O n o r before Augus t

1 , 2011 , 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 dfo r resolutio n i n atimely manner ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e a t ahearin g o n o r

after Augus t 1 , 2011'' , subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo m facilifies . 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 da t 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 no t b e remove dfi-omth 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. ^

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

r date dMa y 30 , 1989 . " * 14 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "The administrativ e la w judg e shall give eac

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

e an dlocation of

the hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y tim e befor e o r during ahearing , a

n agency attorne

y ma y withdra w a complain t o r part y ma y withdra w arequest

fo r ahearing withou

t the consen

t of the administrativ e la

w judge . I f a n agency attorne

y withdraw s the complain

t o r apart y withdraw s the reques t

fb r ahearin g an

dthe answer, the administrativ e la w judg e shal

l dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t .wit hprejudice .6 . 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 ddu 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 ma 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 reflec t

th e manne r

o f service .

[Richar dQ Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

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See : I n the Matte

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e & Associates . FA

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

- 16379 , "Orde

r Terminating Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citing Kerr

y Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Canceling Hearing an

dTerminating Proceeding" , servedJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t I ; I n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders 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 Dockets CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r of Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burton S . Koiko , servedApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se

e "Orde r Dismissing Complainant' s Appeal" . I

n The Matte

r o f Rober t Hanns . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus t

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