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- 107 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 are se t fort h 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 fil e awritte n Answe r

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

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a)) , tha t a general 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 an Answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme dan admissio n of eac h allegatio n i n th e Complain t (§13.209(f)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g a n extensio n of tim e mus t fil e awritte n motio n not les s tha n seve 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 , 1 4 CF R§ 13.209(e ) 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 admit

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 not specificall y denie di n th e answe r ma y b e deeme dan admissio n o f th e truth of tha t allegation . A genera l denia l of 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 file di n security cases ) ar e als o availabl e for viewin g at

/iffp.//www.reeulations.gov . ^ Th e Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g with 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/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_adjudication/agc400/civil_penalty/ ; see 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 h LEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLa w 9FTRAN-FA A database) . Fo r additiona l information , see th e We b site . 1Unde 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 of settlemen t an dcompromis e of

thi s matter . Compromis e may b e effecte dwith o r withou t afindin g of

violatio n (1 4 C.F.R . §13.1 6 (n ) (D) . NOTE : Thi s presidin g Judg e doe s not requir e "Discovery " t o b e serve do n th e Judge . Othe r

Judge s hav e different

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 , bu t ar e not required , serv e discovery o n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t

discus s th e cas e wit

h an y party , o r

it s representative o n an 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 (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.Matthew s @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 i s yet

t o b e determined ; 2 . O n befor e Decembe r 16 , 201 0 both partie s shal l fil e abrie f memorandu m settin g fort

h thei r respectiv e position s o n whethe r Venu e for

th e hearin g shoul db e Cincinnati , Ohi o o r Jacksonville , FL ;

' 3 . O n o r

befor e Marc h 1 , 2011 , 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 . I

f th e pzirtie s canno t

resolv e adiscovery disput e the y shal l submi t th e dispute t o th e undersigne dfo r resolutio n i n atimel y marmer ; 4 . 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 Marc h 1 , 2011'* , subjec t

t o th e availability of courtroo mfacilities . 5 . Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunity t o fil e Post-Hearin g brief s an d argument 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 fiftee n (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 file dseve n (7 ) day s thereafter .

^ See Lind aJoyc e Goodman , FA

A Docke t No . CP89WP006I , Orde

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

l give eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o

f the date , tim

e an dlocation o

f th e hearing. "6 . Settle dcase s wil l not b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte n pleading(s) , consisten t witl i th e applicabl e rules, ^ i s receive db y th e presidin g judge. ^ 7 . Th e partie s ar e advise dtha t submission s sen t

t o th e stree t

addres s of

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 security agencie s an dmay tak e u p t o four (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s may b e "irradiated" , whic h affect s th e quality 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 certificat e o f

servic e shal l reflec t

th e manne r

o f service .

Richar 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 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 areques t

fo r ahearing withou

t the consen

t o f the administrative la

w judge . I f a n agency attorne

y withdraw s the complain

t o r apart y withdraw s the reques t

fo r ahearing an

dthe answer, the administrative la w judg e shal

l dismis s the proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n th e Matte r o f Lewi s Drak

e & Associates . FA

A Docke t No . CP03SOG045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde

r Terminating Proceeding" , servedFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citing Kerr

v Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde

r Canceling Hearing an

dTerminating Proceeding" , servedJanuar y 16 , 1991 , a t 1 ; I n Th e Matte r o f Rober t Harri s FA A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . 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" . I

n 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 . CP10GL001 3 (Civi l Penalty Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L& ON E COP Y Federal 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 Gregor y S . Winton , Respondent' s Counse l Th e Aviatio n Law Firm On e Researc h Court, Suit e 45 0 Rockville , M D 2085 0 TEL : 301-294-855 0 FAX : 301-294-252 5 Glen n L . Brown , Complainant' s Counse l Senio r Attorney , Offic e o f

th e Regiona l Counse l Grea t Lake s Region , AGL- 7 Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 230 0 Eas t Devo n Avenu e DesPlaines,I L 6001 8 TEL : 847-294-706 3 FAX : 847-294-749 8 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 , 1200 New 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 Legal Assistan t

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

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r servic e i n perso n o r b y expedite dcourier , us e th e followin g address : Federa

l Aviatio n Administration

, 60 0 Independenc

e Avenue, S.W. , Wilbu

r Wrigh t Building—Suit

e 2W1000 , Washington

, D C 20591 ; Attention : Hearin

g Docke t Clerk , AGC-430.