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# , SERVED AUGUST 30, 2012

# :~::p~"~.RTMENT OF

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### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF**TRANSPORTATIO~FJ:T OPEfif.\T!Ot\1:~~**  

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In The Matter Of:
KALITTA AIR, LLC Respondent 

### OFFICE .OF HEARINGS WASHINGTON, DC J'IHZ**~.0** 

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) ) ) ) ) Docket No. FA.A-2012-'0782 Case No. 2011-GL-23-0099·

ORDER SETtiNG RULE 16 LITIGATION SCHEDULING CONFERENCE, AND·

.. DIRECTING RULE 26(f) PLANNING AND SUBMISSION 1) Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference: ··· •


# . ., . Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 

### § 13.205(a)(1) and (7)and Fed. R. Civ. P. 16; the f.;a:ties shall appear by telephone on 

### Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 1:30pm Eastern time for 

# a**Rul~** 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference. During this C,onference the parties will discuss the issues-in the dispute, theirjointiy submitted propose,d scheduling/discovery plan (see paragraph 2 

### infra) and respond to any questions regarding disagreements not resolved in the proposeQ. plan. During the Conference a final scheduling/discovery plan will be ruled upon, as well as any' other related

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. matters pursuant to Rule 16(c). The Office ofHearings will initiate the Confereri.se

..by telephone



### . ·""'• call, contacting each party at the party's telephone number ofrecord. Aparty inay. pro:vide an '**~ ~**  A alternate number by notifying the Office ofHearings at least 24 hours prior to the Conference

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# .•.·- 2) Rule**2~(t)** Attomeysi Planning Meeting and**Sub~ission** of-Proposed**Discov~ryJ>lan:** ·; .. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 

### § ·13.217 and Fed. 

### R. Civ. P. 

### 26(f),prior to convening.wi"ihthe Juf!ge for the Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference, the

### p~ies shall privately conduct 

# a Rule 26(f) planning meeting and

### prepar~_ajointly written proposed scheduling/ discovery

### pl(lll;~'Yhich must

. '· be completed and filed with the undersigned Judge on or before 

### Wednesday, Oc.tober 24;**lOt~** (i.e. seven (7) calendar days before the Conference)

. .In addition to- filing the**propo_s~d** scheduling/discovery plan by regular mail filing with the U.S. Departmynt**o~Tran~po~tion's** PopketQffice,**th~ p~~e~** **sp~ll** file awq.rldng**q_QJ~~-,ofthe s~hed~Fng/disc()veryplari** **~ith** the ·

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# .'**~**undersigned

### J~dge atthe Office ofHearings by fax, express carrier, or personal de1iverr The certificate of service should reflect the manner of service; The Attorneys' Rule 26(f) planning meeting shall include a good faith discussion about the nature and basis. ofeach party's claims, the possibility ofresolving all or part 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(±)(2) and (3) as part ofdeveloping their proposed scheduling/dis<;overy plan. The parties' planning meeting should also include discussion about the sequence and timing offollow-q.p discovery, including whether that discovery should be conducted in phases to prepare for any filing ofparticular motions (e.g., limiting scope oftrial, dispositive motions, etc). The deadlines in the 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 should be clearly identified in the proposed plan, so that these disputes may be addressed by the Judge during the Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference.
3) Conflicts with Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference Date: If a party has an unavoidable conflict with the Scheduled Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference set in paragraph 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 C. Diane Mays at the Office ofHearings (202-366-2132) as
soon as possible after the**rec~ipt** ofthis Order, with at least three (3) mutually-agreed, proposed alternate dates/times for the Judge's consideration.



### '· Attachment: Service List

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### SERVICE LIST- BY U.S. MAIL ORIGINAL & ONE COPY Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W

.. Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 · Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2Wl000 1

George W. Kelsey, Respondent's Counsel Kalitta Air, LLC 2395 S. Huron Parkway, Suite 200 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 TEL: 734-973-1222 FAX: 734-973-1223 Chris G. Zurales, Complainant's Counsel Great Lakes Region, AGL-7K Federal Aviation Administration 2300 East Devon Avenue Des Plaines, IL 60018-4696 TEL: 847-294-7713 FAX: 847-294-7498 

### ONE COPY

The Honorable J.E. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge 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-2012-0782 (Civil Penalty Action)

I ' Service

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### u. s?M:ail. For

### S~rVice 'in persbri or

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### cdtirier,.\l~e 

### the folloWfhg'address;·

### F~der~I Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1000, Washington, l)C 20591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk,**AGC~30.** ·