## SERVED: March 28, 2013 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

InThe Matter Of: WORLDWIDEAIRCRAPT SERVICES, INC. Respondent 

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Case No. 2009S0150216



### ORDERSETTINGRULE 16 LITIGATION SCHEDULING CONFERENCE, AND DIRECTING RULE 26(t) PLANNING AND SUBMISSION 1) Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference: Pursuantto 14 C.P.R.§ 13.205(a)(l) and (7) and Civ. R. 16, the parties shall appear by telephone on

### Thursday,June 6, 

### 2013, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time for a Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference. During this Conference the parties will discuss the issues inthe. dispute, theirjointly submitted proposed scheduling/discovery plan (see paragraph2 

### infra) and respond to any questions regarding disagreements not resolved in the proposed plan. Duringthe Conference a final scheduling/discovery plan will be ruled upon, as well as any otherrelated matters pursuant to Rule 16(c). The Office ofHearings will contact the parties with the conference call number and passcode priorto the Conference.
2) Parties' Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting and Submission ofProposed Discovery Plan: Pursuantto 14 C.P.R.§ 13.217 and Civ. R. 

### 26(f),priortoconvening withthe Judge for the Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference, the parties shall privately conduct a Rule 26(f) planning meeting and prepare ajointly written proposed scheduling/ discovery plan, which must be completed and filed with the undersigned Judge on orbefore 

### Thursday, May.JO, 2013 (i.e.
seven (7) calendar days before the Conference). The attorneys ofrecord and all unrepresentedparties arejointly responsible for arranging the Rule 26(f) conference, and for attempting in good faith to agree onthe proposed discovery plan.The parties' Rule 26(f) planning meeting shall include a good faith discussion aboutthe nature and basis ofeach party's claims, the possibility ofresolving all orpart ofthe case, the scope and type ofdiscovery (including electronic discovery) and the place ofvenue for hearing. During this meeting, the parties shall discuss matters identified in 14 C.F

### .R. § 13.217 and Rule 26(f)(2) and (3) as part ofdeveloping their proposed scheduling/discovery plan. The parties' planning meeting should also include discussion about the sequence and timing offollow-up discovery, including whether that discovery should be conducted inphases to prepare for any filing ofparticular motions (e.g., limiting scope oftrial, dispositive motions, etc). The deadlines inthe parties' proposed scheduling/discovery plan should be mutually agreeable, with a view to achieving case resolution with a minimum ofexpense and delay. Any unresolved scheduling/discovery disputes shouldbe clearly identified inthe proposed plan, so thatthese disputes may be addressed by the Judge during the Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference. In addition to filing the proposed scheduling/discovery planby regular mail filing withthe Federal Aviation Administration Hearing Docket Clerk, the parties shall file a working copy of the scheduling/discovery plan with the undersigned Judge at the Office ofHearings byfax, express carrier, or personal delivery. The certificate ofservice shouldreflect the manner of service.
3) Conflicts with Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference Date: Ifa party has an unavoidable conflict withthe Scheduled Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference setinparagraph 1

### supra, and wishes to modify the date/time ofthe scheduled Conference, the party shall first confer with opposing counsel about mutually agreeable alternate dates, and then contact Mr. Cody 

### L. Smith, Attorney-Advisor atthe Office of Hearings (202-366-6941) as soon as possible after the receipt ofthis Order, with at least three (3) mutually-agreed, proposed alternate dates/times for the Judge's consideration.

Attachment: Service List

Page 2 of 2SERVICE LIST ORIGINAL & ONE COPY Federal Aviation Administration 800Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1000 1

Mr. William P. Vines, Esq. Complainant·'s Counsel Attorney, Office ofthe Regional Counsel Southern Region Federal AviationAdministration P.O. Box 20636 Atlanta, GA 30320 TEL: 404-305-5200 FAJ(: 404-305-5223 Michael A. Honeycutt, President ONE COPY

Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., Respondent c/o JET I.C.U. 2561 Rescue Way Brooksville, FL 34604 TEL: 325-796-2540 FAX: 325-796-2549
Judge J.E. Sullivan US. Administrative LawJudge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-2132 FAX: 202-366-7536 FDMS No. FAA-2013-0045 (Civil Penalty Action)

1 Service was by U.S. Mail. For service in person or by expedited courier, use the following address: Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1000, Washington, DC 20591, Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430.