### SERVED: J ANUAR Y 9, 20 1 3

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIO N O FFI CE OF HEARINGS

WASI-I l GTO . DC I N T H E MATTER OF 

### CORNERSTONE AVIATION, INC.

FAA DOCKET o. I TO B E ASS I GNED! (Civi l Pena lt y Case) DMS FAA-20 12
- 1293 

### ORDER GRANTING IN PART ORDER TO S HOW CAUSE, GRANTING COMPLAINANT'S MOTIONS, AND LIMITING HEARING TO SANCTION The Mot ion for Deci sion and Renewed Motion for Deci s i on of Comp laina nt Federal Av iation Adm ini strati on (' · Comp lain ant") argued for a dec i s ion in i ts favor as a matter of J aw beca u se Respo ndent Co rn ersto ne Aviat io n , Inc . ("'Res p ondent") had not answered 

### t h e Co mpl aint. Re s pondent a lso had neither demonstrated good cau s e for fai lure to tile an answe r nor had so ught an extension of time in which to do so. The agenc y's Ru les of Practice s tate that a person ·s failure to f il e an Answer w ith o ut good ca use s ha ll be deemed an admissio n of the truth of eac h a ll ega tion ofth e Co mplaint. 14 C.F.R. § 1 3.209( t). Our Order to Show Cause of' ' ovem ber 7. 20 1 2 ("OSC''). issued in re s pon se to Co mplain a nt ' s Motions. directed Co rnerstone to answer by ovember 28 (later ex tended to

### 2 December 

### 1 7 , 20 

### 1 2) o r ri s k sa n c ti o n s. Sanction s could m ea n , as the 

### OSC note d . a defau lt judgm e nt aga in s t Res pond e nt. w hich could includ e a civ il pen a lty up to the full a m o unt Comp lainant had reque s ted in it s Co mpl a int (O rd er to Show Ca u se. p. 

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## , 1 4). R es p o nd e nt tiled a n a n s wer to th e OSC under d a te o f D ece mb e r 1 2. 20 1 2. Th e answer d oe s not addres s th e a lle gati o n s of the Co mplaint. Re s p o nd e nt, howev e r . c laim s to h ave a n s were d the Complaint earlier. T he o nl y d oc um e nt round which discus s es th e Co mpl a int' s a ll eg ation s i s a le tte r Co rn e rs ton e tiled o n D e cemb e r 

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### II. a date prior to the i ss uan ce of the Co mpl a int. While th e Rul es of Prac ti ce requ ire a n A n s wer to addres s th e allegat ions of th e Co mplaint
- and thus , of co ur se , to be til ed after the Co mplaint is is s ue d
- the s tate ment s in the J e tte r wi ll b e con s idered . Re s p o nd e nt in th e le tte r acknow le dge s the truth of on e of Co mplainant 's two a lle gat io n s ( th a t o fa v io lati o n 

### of 14 C.P. R . § !4l.101 (c). th e failure to certif y a s tudent ' s reco rd upon t e rmin ation of th a t s tud e nt' s trainin g). It does n o t addre ss the o th e r ( a v io lation of 14 C.F .R .**~** 141 .9 5 (b)(7) , iss uin g 

### a graduat ion certificate th a t did not contain a s ta te ment of th e c ro ss -countr y training the s tud e nt received) . Finall y . Co mplainant til e d a respo n se to Res po nd e nt' s an s we r to the OSC , accompan ied b y a Motion to Dee m A ll egation s Ad mitted. Complainant ' s variou s m o ti o n s are g ranted . Re s pondent h as ackn ow led ge d th e § 141.10l( c) v iol a tion . It s failure to direc tl y address the § 14l.9 5(b)(7) a llegation e ithe r in it s le tt er of**e~.:e mber**  

### 5 , 201 1 or it s a nswer 

### of Dec e mb e r 1 2, 20 12 a mount s to admitting its truth .' T he tact s thu s determined. h oweve r. do not es ta bli s h th e ap propri a te sanction. That i ss ue i s ge nuin e ly controverted a nd will b e h eard a t an o ra l ev id e nti a ry h earing. WH E R EFO RE . 

### it is ORD E R E D as follow s: I. Co mplain a nt 's Motion for Deci s ion , Renewed Motio n for D ec is i o n , and Motion to D ee m A ll eg ation s Admitted are G RA N T ED; 2. Res pondent 

### is 

### t o und in violation 

### o f 14 C.F. R. §§ 141.9 5(b)(7) and 14l.IOI (c); and 

### 3. Th e hearin g in OM S No. FAA-20 11 -129 3 w ill b e limit e d to the i ss ue of s anction.

# 2Juu:l)CL~~ Ri c h a rd C. Goo dwin 

### U.S. A dmini s trativ e Law Judge A ttac hm e nt - Service Li s t

1 R es pond e nt 's a n s wer t o th e OS C of December 1 2. 2 01 2 , per Ms. Ho r s tm a n , it s chie f exec utiv e o fficer , s t a te s that s he h ad · ·ex p la in ed in m y prev iou s l et

te r w h at h appene d ' ' res p e cting th e§ 1 4 1 .95(b)( 7) c har ge, but that le tte r co ntllin s no s u c h exp la n a tion . In an y event R e s p o ndent' s an s wer to the OSC , w hil e n o t direct l y ad mittin g thi s v iol a ti o n . d oes a cknow ledg e ·' incorrec t pape 1 wo rk . " An swe r. p . 2.

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### SERVICE LIST ORIGINAL & 

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### Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S. W. Washington , DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk , AGC
-430 Wilbur Wright Building
- Suite 2W l 000 1 

### ONE COPY 

### Susan J. 

### Horstman , Chief Exec utiv e Officer Cornerstone Aviation , Inc. , Respondent 337 North 2370 West # 130 Salt Lake City , UT 84116 TEL: 801
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- 2244 FAX: 801
- 355-2754 Jeffrey M. Harper, Complainant ' s Counsel Attorney , Office of the Regional Counsel Northwest Mountain Region, ANM
- 7 Federal Aviation Administration 1601 Lind Avenue , S.W. Renton , W A 98057 TEL: 425-227-2161 FAX: 425-227 -1 007 The Honorable Richard C. 

### Goodwin,

Administrative Law Judge Office of Hearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue , S.E . (E11
- 3 1 0) Washington , DC 20590 TEL: 202
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- 2139 Attorney
- Advisor 202
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- 512 1 Staff Assistant FAX: 202
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- 7536 FDMS No. FAA-2011-1293 (Civil Penalty Action)

1 Service was by U.S. Mai l. For se rvice in person or by exped ited courier , u se the fo ll owing address: Federal Aviation Administrat ion, 600 In dependence Av e nu e, S.W. , W il bur Wright Bui lding
- Su ite 2 W I 000 , Wa s hin gton, DC 20591; Attention: Hear in g Docket Clerk, AGC-4 3 0.