## SERVED: JANUARY 29, 2015 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS WASHINGTON, DC
In The Matter Of: ) ) ) ) ) DocketNo. DOT-OST-2014-0229 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (Enforcement Proceeding) Respondent


### ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT'S MOTION FORLEAVE TO FILE REPLY IN SUPPORT OFMOTIONTO DISMISS On December 23, 2014, the Office ofAviation Enforcement and Proceedings ("Enforcement Office") filed a Notice ofEnforcement Proceeding and Proposed Assessment of Civil Penalties; and an Enforcement Complaint.
On January 7, 2015, the Respondent DeltaAir Lines, Inc. ("Respondent") filed the following documents: 1) Answer ofDelta Air Lines; 2) Respondent Delta Air Lines' Motion to Dismiss Enforcement Complaint ("Motionto Dismiss"); and 3) Memorandum in Support of Delta Air Lines' Motionto DismissEnforcement Complaint.
On January 16, 2015, the Enforcement Office filed its Response [ ] to DeltaAir Lines' Motion to Dismiss Enforcement Complaint and a Memorandum in Support thereof.
On January 26, 2015, the Respondent filed Respondent DeltaAir Lines' Motion for Leave to File Reply in Support ofMotion to Dismiss ("Motion for Leave"), and Respondent Delta Air Lines' Reply in Support ofMotion to Dismiss ("Reply"). ..

**~**Order Granting Respondent's Motion For Leave To File Reply Page 2 of2
BriefDiscussion Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 302.6(b), "areply to an answer ... or any further responsive document is not authorized." However, a reply may be filed "ifleave has been obtained from the

...the administrative lawjudge, onwritten motion and for good cause shown." 14 C.F.R. § 302.6(c).
The Respondent's Motion for Leave points to the potentially dispositive nature ofthe Motion to Dismiss, the importance ofthe Motion to Dismiss to the future course ofthe case, and the need to comprehensively address the "several important questions oflaw regarding the interpretation of49 U.S.C. § 41712(c) and 14 C.F.R. § 257.5(b)" as good cause to grant leave to file its Reply. (Mot. Leave, 1.)
Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. §§ 302.6, 302.11, and 302.17(a)(vii), and afterreviewing all pleadings and documents, as well as all relevant caselaw, decisions, regulations, statutory authority, and being fully advised:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. For good cause shown, the Respondent DeltaAir Lines' Motion for Leave to File Reply in Support ofMotionto Dismiss is granted. 2. The Respondent DeltaAir Lines' Reply in Support ofMotionto Dismiss is accepted for filing.

Attachment: Service List
Page 2 of2Docket No. OST-2014-0229 SERVICE LIST ORIGINAL & ONE COPY U.S. Department ofTransportation Dockets Operations, M-30 West Building, Ground Floor Room W12-10 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590 ONE COPY Mr. Blaine A. Workie Assistant General Counsel for

Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, C-70 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. (W96-431) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-9350

Mr. J. Scott McClain Mr. Jon-Peter F. Kelley Delta Air Lines, Inc. Department 981 1030 Delta Boulevard Atlanta, GA 30354-1989 TEL: 404-773-6514 scott.mcclain@delta.com jonpeter.f.kelly@delta.com Judge J.E. Sullivan 

### US. Administrative LawJudge U.S. Department ofTransportation Office ofHearings, M-20 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-310) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-6941 FAX: 202-366-7536 Mr. Robert Gorman SeniorTrial Attorney Office ofAviation Enforcement and

Proceedings, C-70 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. (W96-413) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-9350 robert.gorman@dot.gov
Mr. Paul D. Clement Mr. Jeffrey M. Harris Bancroft PLLC 1919 M Street, NW Ste. 470 Washington, DC 20036 TEL: 202-234-0090 pclement@bancroftpllc.com jharris@bancroftpllc.com