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(Civi l Penall y Action ) FDMSNO . FAA-201I-I29 5 PROCEDURA LORDE R I norde r t o expedit e th e hearin g inthi 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 forthin1 4 C.F.R . Par t 13 , Subpar t

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio nRegulations" , 'fhos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e Responden t

mus t fil e awritte nAnswe r

o r motio n withi nthirt y (30 ) day s afte r servic e o f

th e Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . t; 13.2()9(a)) . tha t a genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e anAnswe 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 nadmissio no f eac hallegatio ninth e Complain t (§13.209(0) ; an dthat , absen t agreemen t

o f th e parties , apart y seekin g anextensio no f tim e mus t

fil e awritte nmotio nno t les s tha nseve n(7 ) day s befor e th e documen t i s due , absen t goo dcaus e show n(i ; 13.213(a ) an d(b)) . Mor e specifically , 14CF R§ 13.209(e ) states : A perso nfilin g ananswe r shal l admit , deny , o r

stat e tha t

th e perso ni s withou t sufficien t knowledg e o r

informatio nt o admi t

o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap h o f th e complaint . An y statemen t o r allegatio ncontaine di

nth e complain t

tha t i s no t specificall y denie di

nth e answe r

ma y b e deeme da nadmissio no 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 an answer . 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 Material s filedi

nth e FA A Hearin g Docke t (excep t fo r maierial s filedi

nsecurit y cases ) ar e als o available fo r viewin g a

t fnip://\\'ww.re^iilaiions.gov . Th e Administrator' s civi l penalty decisions , alon g wit hindexe s o f

th edecisions , th e Rule s o f Praciice . a s well a s othe r

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ai : luip-'/w\\^\'Jau.}^t>viaboia/olliccj)r^/heu(kiuariersj)jrK-cs'ugc/p o se e also : hup://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/i/iexl/!exl-idx?c=ecfr&ipl=/ecfrhrowsc^Ti{lel4/l4iab_0 2 {p i I n addition , Thomso nReuters/Wes t Publishin g publishe s Federalj\vialio nDecisions . Finally , th e decision s ar e availabl e throug hLEXI S (TRAN S library ) andWestLaw 9FTRAN-FA A database) . For additional information , se e the Web site .settlemen t an d compromis e o f thi s matter. ^ Compromis e ma yb e effecte d wit h o r withou t a finding o f 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 d o n th e Judge . Othe rJudge s hav e differen t policies , bu t a s lon g a s thi s cas e is assigne d t o tli c undersigne d presidin g Judg e th e partie s may , bu t ar e no t required , serv e discover) ' o n th e undersigned . Th e judg e wil l no t discus s th e cas e wit h an yparty," * o rit s representativ e o n a n e x part e basis . I f a part yha s a non-substantiv e matte rt o discuss , the yshoul d contac t th e judge' s attorney-advisor , Mr . Ir a Leibowit z a t (202 ) 366-213 9 (Ira.Leibowitzraidot.uov) . Administrativ e matter s ma yb e addresse d t o thejudgc's , Lega l Assistant , Pa t Matthew s [202-366-5121 ] (Patricia.Matthews@dot.cov) . WHEREFORE , th e partie s b e an d ar e hereb yORDERE D t o adher e t o th e followin g procedura l schedule : 1 . Venu e is ye t t o b e determined ; 2 . O n befor e Apri l i , 201 2 bot h partie s shal l file memorandu m settin g fort h thei rrespectiv e position s o n whethe rVenu e fo rth e hearin g shoul d b e Chicago , IL. , Arlington , TX. , Detroit , MI . o rothe rmutuall yagreeabl e venue ; 3 . O n o rbefor e Apri l 6 , 2012 , th e partie s shal l conclud e al l discover y including , bu t no t limite d to , depositions , documen t production , response s t o productio n request s and/o rinterrogatories . I f th e partie s canno t resolv e a discover ydisput e the yshal l submi t th e disput e t o th e undersigne d fo r resolutio n i n a timel ymanner ; 4 . Th e partie s shal l b e prepare d t o presen t thi s cas e a t a hearin g o n o rafte r Apri l 6 , 2012^ , subjec t t o th e availabilit yo f courtroo m facilities . Th e specifi cdate'an d tim e fo rth e hearin g wil l b e forthcomin g i n a separat e Order .

' Se e Lind a Joyc

e Goodman . FA

ADocke t No . CP89WP0061 , Orde rdate d Ma y30 . 1989 . ^ "Th e publi cpolicyo f favorin g an d encouragin g settlenien l make s necessar

yth e inadmissibilityo f settlemen t negotiation s i n orde rt o foste rfran k

discussions" . (Fiberglass Insulators , Inc . vDupuy , e t al , (856F . 2d652,2 6 Fed . R . Evid . Serv . 1225 , 1988 . Se e als o Coakle y& William s Construction . Incorporate d vStructura l Concrete Equipment , Incorporated , 97 3 F.2 d 349 , 1992 ; 2 McCormic k o n Evid . §26 6 (6t h ed.) ; Rul e 6

8 o f th e Federa l Rule

s o f Civi l Procedure.) . Rul e ^0 8 o f th e Federa l Rules o f Evidenc e "...prohibit s th e admissio n o f statement s made i n compromis e negotiations... " (I n th e Matte ro f Afric a Ai rCorporation , FAAOrde rNo . 99-5) . "Rul e 408' s publi cpolic ypurpose o f encouragin g frank settlemen t discussion s i s a s compellin g i n FA

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s i t is i n Federa l Trials . Hence , it s guidanc e wil l b e followe d i n thes

e proceeds.' ' (Id. ) * 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.22 1 stales : "Th e administrative la wjudg e shal l give eac

h part ya t leas t 60 day s nolice o f th e dale , tim e an d locatio n o f th e hearing. "5 . 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 afte r

receip t o f th e transcript ; Responden t shal l it s brie f fifteen(\5 ) 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 . 6 . Settle dcase s wil l no t b e remove dfro mth e hearin g docke t unti l th e prope r writte npleading(s) , consisten t wit hth 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

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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 securit y agencie s an dma y tak e u p t o fou r (4 ) week s t o b e delivered . Additionally , submission s ma y b e "irradiated" , whic haffect s th e qualit y o f submissions . Th e partie s ar e encouraged , bu t no t required , t o file submission s b y privat e deliver y service , facsimile , o r email . Th e certificat e o f

servic e shal l refiec l th e manne r o f service .

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1 4 C.F.R . § 13.21 5 states : A t an y rim e befor e o r durin g ahearing , a

nagenc y attorne y ma y withdra w a 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 administrative la

w judge . I f a nagenc y attorne y withdraw s th

e complain t o r apart y withdraw s th

e request fo r ahearing an

dth e answer, th e administrative la

w judg e shal l dismis s th

e proceeding s unde

r thi s subpar

t wit hprejudice . ^ See : I nth 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" , serve

dFebruar y 26 , 2005 ; citing Kerr

y Jame s Eldridge . FA

A Docke t CP89GL0458 , '"Orde

r Cancelin g Hearin g an dTerminatin

g Proceeding" , serve

dJanuar y 16 . 1991 , a t I ; I nTh e Matte r o f tiobcr t Harri s FA" ADockc i No . CP03EA000I . DM

S No . FAA-2002-14236 . Order s date dOctobe r 18 . 200 4 an dOctobe r 27 . 2004 . tJSAIR . Inc. . FA

A Docke t CP90NE0359 . Tran s Worl

d Airlines . Inc. . FA

A Docket s CP90GL0085 . CP90CE0

I 10. CP9nCE0 1 14 . CP90CE0I34 . Orde r o f Administrative La

w Judge Buno

nS . Kolko . serve

dApri l 8 , 1992 , p . 2 . Se

e "Orde r Dismissin g Complainant' s Appear'.^l nTh e Matte r o f Rohei t Harris . FA

A Docke t No . CP03EA0001 . DM

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