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- 3 0 I N TH E MATTERO F CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10SW001 2 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DM S No . FAA-201 0 - 097 9 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 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 , of th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations^ . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t fil e awritte n Answe r

o r motio n withi n thirty (30 ) day s after servic e of

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 fil e a n Answe r ( § 13.209(e)) , tha t

failur e t o fil e a

n Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da

n admissio n of

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

of th e parties , aparty seekin g a n extensio n o f tim e mus t fil e awritte n motio n not les s tha n seve n (7 ) day s befor e tli e documen t i s due , absen t goo dcaus e show n ( § 13.213(a ) an d(b)) . Mor e specifically , 1 4 CF R§ 13.20 9 fe ) states : A perso n filin g an answe r shal l admit, deny , o r

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

informatio n t o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere 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 not specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme dan admissio n o f th e trutho f tha t allegation . A genera l denia l o f th e complain t

i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a n answer .

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

http://www . regulations , gov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit h indexe 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://www.faa.gov/about/ojficejyrg/lieadquaners_offices/agc/poljadjudication/agc400/civil_penalty/ ; se e also : http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/ritlel4/14tab_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 , see th e We b site . 1

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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 may b e effecte dwitho r ;withcm t a : findin g of

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (n)(l)) . 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 differen t

policies , but

a s lon g a s thi s cas e i s assign« l to th e undersigne dpresidin g Judg e th e partie s may , bu t ar e not required , serv e discover y o n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l not

discus s th e cas e withan 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 dcostac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z at (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.LeibowitZ@dot.gov) . Administrativ e matter s may b e addresse dt o th e judge's . Lega l Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORKERE D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Houston , TX. ; - • 2 . O n o r befor e Marc h1,2011 , th e partie s shal l cmrclud e al l discover y iiietodiiig , bu t not limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o ^^c^lM^o h request s and/o r

interrogatories . I f

th e partie s caimo t

resolv e adisccv^^^^isput e the y shal l submi t

th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio n i n atttt^ y ; V maimer ; 3 . NOTIC E I S HEREB Y GIVE N th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o pieseirtifisleas e at ahearin g o n o r

after Marc h1 , 2011^ , subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo m facilities . • 4 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y to file Post^Hearin g brief s and i pursuan t t o aschedul e t o b e determine dat th e heating . Fo r

guidimc^ , i followin g schedul e i s typicall y used : Complain t «ha U file its^de f

^^iecx i (15 ) day s afte r receip t o f th e transcdpt ; Rei^nden t sfaaU ^ it s brie f fiftec Q (l^ltoy s thereafter ; an dan y rebutta l brie f b y th e Complainan t

shal l b e file dseif^^^t ) day s thereafter . 5 . Settle dcase s wil l not

b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e pK^pe

r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t withth e applicabl e mles, ^ i s texxiy^M^A ^ presidin g judge.* ^ ' ^

^ Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman. FA

A Docke t No , CP89WP006I, Qrde

r date dMa y 30,1989 . * 14 C.F.R

. § 13.22 1 states : "Th

e administrativ

e la w judge shal

l giv e eadi part y a t leas t 60>da3lt|^otic

e o f th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " ';- > 14 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A

t an y tim e befor e o r durin g ahearing , anagency attonte y 0ui3^f|lfii|^

Wa complain t o r part y ma y withdra w areques t fo r ahearin g withou t th e consen t o f th e adiiiiMstrwwla

w6 . Th e partie s ar e advise dthat 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 dmay tak e u p t o four (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic h affect s th e quality o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , but

no t required , t o fil e 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 .

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

- Servic e Lis t

judge . I f a n agency attorne

y withdraw s the complain

t o r apart y withdraw s th

e reques t fo r ahearing an

dthe answer, the administrative la w judg e shall dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : In the Matte

r o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

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

- 16379 , "Orde

r Terminating Proceeding" , servedFebruar 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 The Matte

r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CPQ3EA0001 . DMS No . FAA-2002-14236. , Orders datedOctobe

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 o f Administrative La

w Judg e Burton S . Kolko , servedApril 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . See "Orde r Dismissing Complainant' s Appeal" . In The Matte r o f Rober t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DMS No . FAA

2005-14 , August

15 , 2005 ./ .

FA A Docke t

No . C3»10SW001 2 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC E US T ORIGINA L & ON E COP Y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-430 , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON E COP Y Thoma s Newto n Boiling , Respondent' s Coimse l Managin g Attorney , Regulator y Affair s Continepta l Airlines , Inc. , Responden t 160 0 Smit hStreet , 15 * Floo r

HQSL G Houston , T X 7700 2 TEL : 713-324-513 1 FAX: 713-324-516 0 Ti mDuff , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

Regiona l Counsel , ASW- 7 Southwes t Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 260 1 MeachamBlvd . Ft . Worth , T X 76193-000 7 TE L817-222-509 9 FA X 817-222-5945/509 2 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e Law Judg e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Hearings , M-20 , 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Building , Groun dFloor , Roo mEl2-32 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 0 TEL : Attorney-Adviso r 202

- 366-213 9 Lega l Assistan t

202-366-512 1 FAX : 202-366-753 6

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