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t o expedit e th e hearin g i n thi s matter , th e partie s shal l compl y wit hth e Procedura l Schedul e se t fort hhereinbelow' . Th e Rule s o f Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort hi n 1 4 C.F.R . Par t 13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations^ . Unde r FA A Orde r

2150.3 B an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Agenc y altome 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 fn)(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

.ludge 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 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 wit han y party / o r it s representativ e o n a n e x part e basis . I f

aparl y ha s anon-substantiv e matte r t o discuss , the y shoul dcontac t th e

' Material s filedi

n the FA A Hearin g Docket

(excep t fo r material s filedi

n security cases ) are als o availabl e fo r viewin g a

t htlp./Avww.regulaiivns.£ov . ^ Th e Administraior' s civi l penalty decisions , alon g wit hindexe s o f

th edecisions , th e Rule s o f Practice , a s well a s other

material s relatin g t o civi l penalty cases , are availabl e o n the internet at : hiip://www.faa.gov/aboia/ojricej[>r^/headquarter s oJpces/agcJpol_adjudicaii<)n/a^c400/ci\nlj ^ se e also : hilp://ecfr.gpoaccess.sov/cgi/i/iexi/iexi-idx?c^ecfr&ipl=/ecfrbrowse/Tiilcl4/l4tab_02.ip} . I n addition , Thomso n Reuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federal Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , the decision s are availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) andWestLaw 9FTRAN-FA A database) . For additional information , se e th e We

b site . ' Se e Lind aJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docke l No . CP89WTO061 , Order date dMa y 30 , 1989 . • * 'Th e publi c polic y o f

favorin g an dencouragin g settlemen t make s necessary the inadmissibility o f settlemen t negotiation s i

n order t o foste r frank discussions" . (Fiberglas s Insulators . Inc . v Dupuy . et 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 Slructural Concret e Equipment , Incorporated , 97 3 F.2d349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormic k o n Evid . §26 6 (6t hed.) ; Rul e 6 8 o f

theFederal Rule s o f

Civi l Procedure.) . Rule 40 8 o f the Federal Rule s o f

### judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir aLeibowit z a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (lra.Leibowitz(g!dot.£ov) . Administrativ e matter s ma y b e addresse dt o th e judge's , Lega l Assistant , Pat Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] fPatricia.Matthews@dot.gov) . WHEREFORi^ ; th e partie s b e an dar e hereb y ORDBRli D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e shal l b e Portland , OR. , 2 . O n o r

befor e Apri l 16 , 2012 , 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 atimel y manner ; 3 . 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

afte r Apri l 16 , 2012" , subjec t

t o th e availabilit y o f

courtroo mfacilities . Th e specifi c dat e an d tim e fo r th e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g i n aseparat e Order . 4 . 'fh e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file Post-Hearin g briefs an dargument 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

fifteen (15 ) day s afte r

receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f

fifteen (15 ) day s thereafter ; an dai\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 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 n o f statement s made i

n compromis e negotiations... " (I n th e Matter

o f Afric aAi r

Corporation . FAA Orde r No . 99-5) . "Rul e 408' s publi c polic y purpos e o f encouragin g fran

k settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i n FA A civi l penall y proceeding s a s i t i s i n FederaHVials . Hence , its guidanc e vvil

l be followe di

n tlies e proceeds. " (Id. ) ^ ! 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 stales : "Th e administrativ e la w judg e shal l giv e eac hpart y a t leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f the date , lime an dlocatio n o f the hearing. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t any time befor

e or durin g ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y ma

y withdra w a complain t or 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 complaint or apart> ' withdraw s the reques t fo r ahearin g andth e answer , th e administrativ e la w judg e shall dismis s th e proceeding s unde r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I n th e Matter

o f Lewi s Drake & Associates . FA A Docket No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 . "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , serve dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citin aKerr

y Jame s Eldrid^e . FA

A Docket CP89GL0458 . "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g andTerminatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , a t I ; I n Th e Matter

o f Rober t Harri s FA

A Docket No . CPO3EAO001 . DM S No . FAA'2002-14236. , Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 2004 an dOctober

27 . 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FA A Docket CP9DNE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CPQOCEOI10 . CP90CE0 I 14 . CP90CE0134 . Order o f Administrativ e La

w Judg e Burto n S . Koiko , serve dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Order Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I n Th e MaUe

r o f Rober t Harris , FA

A Docket No . CP03EA000I . DM S No . FAA

2005-14 . Augus t

15,2005 .

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to th e street

addres s o f

th e U.S . Departmen t

of Transportation , Offic e o f Hearings , ma

y b e delaye ddu e to screenin g conducte db y th e U.S . Postal Servic e and/o r othe r security agencie s an d ma y take up t o fou

r (4 ) week s to b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e quality o f submissions . Th e partie s are encouraged , but

no t required , t o file submission s b y privat e delivery service , facsimile , or

email . Th e certificate o f servic e shal l rcfiec l th e manne r o f service .

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