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Texa s FA A DOCKE T NO . CP09SO001 4 (Civi l Penalty Action ) DM S No . FAA-2009-104 5 

### PROCEDURA L ORDE R I n 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 are se t fort hi 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 dafailure t o fil e an 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 hallegatio n i n th e Complain t (§13.209(1)) , an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , aparty seekin g an extensio n o f tim e mus t file 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$ 13.20 9 (e ) states : A perso n filing an 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 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 no t specificall y denie di n th e ainswe r ma y b e deeme dan admissio n o f th e trut ho 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 A an dth e Rule s governin g thes e proceedings , th e Agenc y attorne y an dth e Responden t shoul dcontinu e t 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 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 differen t

policies , but

a s lon g a s thi s cas e i s assigne dt o th e

' Se e LindaJoyc e Goodman . FA A Docke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde

r date dMa y 30 , 1989 .undersigne dpresidin g Judg e th e partie s may , but are not required , serv e discover y o n th e undersigned . 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 Austin , TX. ; 2 . O n o r

befor e May 1 , 2010 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discovery including , bu t no t limite dto , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o r interrogatories . If

th e partie s canno t

resolv e a discovery disput e the y shal l submi t th e disput e t o th e undersigne dfor resolutio n i n atimel y manner ; 3 . NOTIC EI S HEREB Y GIVE N th e partie s shal l b e prepare dt o presen t thi s cas e at ahearin g o n ( courtroo mfacilities . cas e at ahearin g o n o r

after May 1 , 201 0 , subjec t

t o th e availability o f Th e partie s wil l hav e th e opportunit y t o file Post-Hearin g brief s an d argument 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 . Settle dcase s wil l not

b e remove dfromth 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." * TH EPARTIE S AR EADVISE D THA T SUBMISSION S SEN T T O TH E STREE T ADDRES S O FTH EU.S . DEPARTMEN T O F 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 states : "Th e administraitiv e law judg e shal l giv e eac hparty at leas t 6 0 day s notic e o f th e date , tim e an dlocatio n o f th e hearing. " 3 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t any tim e befor e o r

durin g ahearing , a

n agenc y attorne y may withdra w a complain t o r part y may withdra w areques t for ahearin g withou t

th e consen t

o f th e administrativ e la w judge . I f an agenc y attorne y withdraw s th e complain t o r aparty withdraw s th e reques t for ahearin g an dth e answer , th e administrativ e law judg e shal l dismis s th e proceeding s unde r thi s subpart

wit hprejudice . ' ^ See : I n th e Matte r

o f Lewi s Drak e & Associates . FA A Docke t No . CP03SO0045 , DMS . No . FAA-2003

- 16379 , "Orde r

Terminatin g Proceeding" , ser^^e dFebruary 26 , 2005 ; citin g Kerry Jame s Eldridge . FAA Docke t CP89GL0458 , "Orde r

Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin g Proceeding" , serve dJanuary 16 , 1991 , at 1 ; In Th e Matte r

o f Robert Harri s FA A Docke t

No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA-2002-14236. , Order s date dOctobe r

18 , 200 4 an dOctobe r

27 , 2004 . USAIR . Inc. . FAA Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl d Airlines . Inc. . FA A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0110 . CP90CE0114 . CP90CE0134 . Orde r o f Administrativ e La w Judg e Burto n S . Kolko , serve dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appeal" . I n Th e Matte r

o f Robert Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM S No . FAA

2005-14 , Augus t

15 , 2005 .TRANSPORTATION , OFFIC EO FHEARINGS , MA Y B EDELAYE D I N DELIVER Y DU E T O SCREENIN GCONDUCTE D A T TH ELOCA LU.S . POS T OFFIC EBUL K

MAI LFACILIT Y AN D MA Y TAKEU PT O FOU R WEEK S T O ARRIV EB Y REGULA RMAIL . E^ l ADDITION , SUBMISSION S MAY B E"IRRADIATED " A T TH EFACILITY , WHIC H AFFECT S TH EQUALIT Y O FTH ESUBMISSION . TH EPARTIE S AR S ENCOURAGED , BU T NO T REQUIRED , T O FA X O REXPRES S CARRIE RPLEADING S AND/O ROTHE RSUBMISSIONS . TH E CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E SHAL LREFLEC T TH EMANNE RO F SERVICE . AL LPLEADING S SHAL LINCLUD ETELEPHON E NUMBER S WHER ETH E PARTffiS-CA N B EREACHED .

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ON E COP Y Michae l C . Crowley , Respondent' s Counse l Environmenta l Protectio n & Administrativ e La w Division P.O . Bo x 1254 8 Austin , T X 7871 1 Geral dA . Ellis , Complainant' s Counse l Southern Region , ASO- 7 Federal Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlanta , GA 3032 0 TEL : 404-305-520 0 FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e La w Judg e Administrativ e La w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Grotm dFloo r Roo mE12-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : Attorney-Adviso r 202-366-213 9 Legal Assistan t

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