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APARTMEN TO F 

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Respondent .

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OPPOSITIO NT O RESPONDENT' S MOTIO N

F O RPROTECTIV EORDE R To : Th e Honoiabl e Richar dC . Goodwi nan dt o Responden t actin g i npr o pe r

herein : COME S NOW , th e Regiona l Counse l o f th e Western-Pacifi c Regioi i o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n(FAA) , b y an dthroug hhi s counsel , an dfile s thi s Oppositio n t o Respondent' s Motio nfo r Protectiv e Orde r

o nground s tha t

Resp<jndent' s Motio ni s devoi do f

an y supportin g evidenc e tha t th e requeste ddiscovery woul dcaus e embarrassmen t

an dundu e expense . 

### BACKGROUN D O n Septembe r

10 , 2010 , th e Complainan t filedhi s Firs t

Se t o f Discovery t

D Responden t

seekin g informatio nregardin g th e identit y o f witnesses , testimony ,01/18/201 1 12:5 0 FA X 310725681 6 AWP- 7 El00 3

document s an dothe r

evidenc e t o b e presente db y Responden t a t th e hearin g i ntlii s case . Respondent' s response s wer e du e no t late r tha nOctobe r

15,2010 . O n Octobe r

18,2010 , Complainan t

serve dhi s Motio nt o Compe l Discover y Response s an dMotion t o Dee ma s a nAdmissio no f TruthEacx hStatemen t

i n Complainant' s Reques t

for Admission . O n Novembe r

10,2010 , Administrativ e La w Judg e Goodwi ngrante d Complainant' s motio n an dordere dResponden t t o provid e response s t o Complairant' s discover y no t

late r tha n Decembe r

6 , 2010- ' O n Decembe r

6,2010 , Respondent , mlie u o f complyin g wit hth e Admini;>trativ e La w Judge' s Orde r

o f Novembe r

10,2010 , filed amotio nfo r aprotectiv e orde r

o i ground s tha t

"i t woul dcaus e embarrassmen t an dundu e expense. " ARGUMEN T Sectio n 13.220(h ) o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e [1 4 C.F.R . Sectio n13.220(h) ] ;illow s a part y t o file aprotectiv e order , bu t explicitl y state s that , "th e part y o r perso nmak

i ti g th e motio nmus t

sho w that

th e protectiv e orde r

i s necessar y t o protec t

th e part y o r

th e perso n fromannoyance , embarrassment , oppression , o r undu e burde no r

expense. " Td

. Here , Responsen t

ha s provide dn o evidenc e tha t h e woul db e subjecte dt o embarrassmen t

o r undu e expens e i f

h e wer e t o compl y withth e Administrativ e Law Judge' s order . A s indicated , th e requeste ddiscovery merel y seek s informatio nretjardin g th e identit y o f

hi s witnesses , testimony , document s an dothe r evidenc e t o b e presente db y

* Th e Olde r

als o deeme dtha t

Responden t

admitte deac hstatemen t

i n Complainant' s Reqeus t for Admissions .01/18/201 1 12:5 0 FA X 310725881 6 AWP- 7 11100 4
Responden t

a t th e hearin g i n thi s case . Moreover , th e requeste ddiscovery i s intende dt o narro w th e issue s a t

hearin g an dt o sav e th e Court' s time. Respondent' s speciou s attemp t t o circumven t

th e Covirt' s orde r

t o compK

- wit hth e discover y orde r

b y fihng fo r

aprotectiv e orde r

shoul dno t

b e rewarde db y havin g i t granted . Responden t

ha s provide dn o evidenc e tha t h e require s aprotectiv e order . Fo r th e th e foregoin g reasons , Respondent' s motio nshoul db e summaril y denied . Respectfiill y submitted , Naom i Tsud a Regiona l Counse l

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