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RESPONDENT' S INITIA L DISCOVER Y REQUES T Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R
. § 13.220 , Responden t Frontie r Airlines , Inc
. ("Frontier " o r "Respondent" ) b y an dthroug h it s counsel , Pillsbury Winthro p Sha w Pittma n LLP , hereb y request s that

th e Complainan t

Federia l Aviatio n Administratio n ("FAA" ) respon dt o thes e discovery request s withi n thirty (30 ) day s o f servic e o f

thi s request . DEFINITION S AND INSTRUCTION S A
. Th e term"document " i s synonymou s i n meanin g an dequa l i n scop e t o it s us e i n Federal Rul e o f Civi l Procedur e 34(a)
. A draf t o r non-identica l cop y i s aseparat e documen t withi n th e meanin g o f

thi s term . Th e term"document " shal l include , withou t limitation , th e original an dan y non-identica l cop y (whethe r different fromth e original becaus e o f handwritte n notes , underlinings , or

other marking s o n th e copy , o r otherwise) , regardles s o f origi n or location , o f

written , typed , printed , electroni c (i.e
. e-mail ) o r graphi c matter , however produce do r

reproduced , an delectrica l o r magneti c soun do r

vide o recordings , dat astorag e mediu m(i.e. , flopp y disk , CD , etc . o f any size) , har ddis k

o r compute r

magneti c tape , software , optical disk , fihn o r photographi c prints , microfich e or microfilm , an dany other writing s o r

recording s o f

every kin dan ddescription , includin g but not limite dt o papers , letters , correspondence , agreements , contracts , telegrams , notes , notations , brochures , pamphlets , memoranda , reports , articles , books , tables , charts , graphs , blueprints , drawings , lists , surveys , diaries , facsimiles , specimens , models , schedules , accoun t ledgers , personne l records , sprea dsheets , telephon e messages , audits , financial history , includin g iacom e statements , financial statement s ;an dbalanc e sheets , indices , an ddrafts , revisions , o r amendment s o f

an y o f th e above , andgenerally , any kin do f record s whic h ar e now , or formerl y were , i n your

possession , custody , o r

control , o r

whic h wer e know n t o yo u t o exist , or whic h yo u ca

n locat e or

discove r b y reasonabl y diligen t

efforts
. B
. Th e term"concern " or "concfamng " mean s identifying , evidencing , summarizing , conmientin g upon , referrin g to , relatin g to , describing , digesting , reporting , listing , analyzing , studying , discussing , constitutin g o r comprising
. C
. Th e ter m"you " o r

"yours " include s th e FA A an dany perso n or entity actin g o r

purportin g t o ac t o n it s behal fD
. Th e ter m"identify " a s t o persons , mean s t o give , t o th e exten t known , (i ) th e person' s ful l name , (ii ) presen t

o r las t know n address , (iii ) presen t o r las t know n telephon e number , (iv ) whe n referrin g t o anatura l person , (a) th e presen t or las t know n plac e o f

employment , (b ) th e person' s current

titl e o r position , an d(c ) hi s o r

he r title o r positio n durin g al l time s relevan t to you r response . E
. Th e us e o f

th e singula

r for mo f any wor dinclude s th e plura l an dvic e versa . F
. "And " a s wel l a s "or " shal l b e construe deithe r conjunctivel y o r

disjunctivel y a s necessary t o brin g withi n th e scop e o f

th e request s an y document s whic h migh t otherwis e b e construe dt o b e outside thei r

scope . G
. If yo u withhol dan y documen t fromdisclosur e pursuan t t o aclai mo f

privileg e and/o r attorne y wor

k product , pleas e (1 ) identif y th e author(s ) an drecipient(s ) name di n th e document ; (2 ) lis t

th e document' s date , subjec t matte r an dnimibe r

o f pages ; (3 ) stat e th e privileg e claimed ; an d(4 ) describ e you r basi s fo r assertin g th e privilege
. H
. If adocumen t

whic h woul dhav e bee n responsiv e ha s bee n destroyed , lost , o r dispose do f intentionally , pleas e (1 ) describ e th e document ; (2 ) se t fort h th e circumstance s o f

it s destruction , los s o r

disposal ; an d(3 ) identif

y eac h perso n havin g knowledg e concernin g th e content s o f

th e document
. I
. Thes e Documen t

Request s an dInterrogatorie s ar e continuing
. Pleas e prompti y supplemen t or amen dyour

response s a s require db y 1 4 C.F.R
. § 13.220(i)
.

DOCUMEN T REQUEST S 1
. A cop y o f

an y an dal l docvimerits identifie di n your response s t o th e accompanjdn g Interrogatories
. 2
. A cop y o f

your entir e file with respec t

t o Investigatio n an dCas e No
. 2008NM210020 , includin g acomplet e cop y o f th e Enforcement

Investigativ e Repor

t ("EER.") , an dacop y o f al l memoranda , notes , e-mail , bulletins , advisorie s o r othe r writin g o f

an y kin do r

descriptio n prepare db y any perso n employe db y th e FA A concernin g thi s case . Thi s ma y include , bu t i s no t limite dto , any recommendatio n wheneve r mad e a s wel l a s an y documents , notes , e-mail , memoranda , bulletins , advisorie s o r othe r writin g relate dt o an y revie w o f thi s case . 3
. A cop y o f

any an dal l document s tlia t contai n an y typ e o f

report o r informatio n prepare dby , conveye dto , o r

receive dby , an y <jmploye e o f th e FAA that

touche s upo n o r

concern s th e fact s andcircumstance s surroundin g th e allege dviolation , an dth e subsequen t FA A investigation
. 4
. A cop y o f

any an dal l document s containin g statement s provide db y FA A employee s wh o hav e knowledg e o f

th e allege dviolatio n an dtihat relate s to th e allege dviolation
. 5
. A cop y o f

any an dal l document s containin g statement s provide db y an y othe r person , no t covere di n Request s for

Productio n Nos
. 3 an d4 , wh o ha s knowledg e o f th e allege dviolatio nan dthat relate s t o th e allege dviolation , includin g employee s o r agent s o f

Frontier , th e Aircraf t manufacturer , an dan y othei

- entity involve di n thi s matter . 6
. A cop y o f

al l correspondenc e that

FAA employee s hav e receive dregardin g thi s cas e a s wel l a s al l relate denforcement

cases . 7
. A cop y o f

al l relate dcivi l penalt y actions , guidanc e tables , or sanctio n informatio n o n whic h th e FA A relie di n arrivin g a t th e reconmiende dcivi l penalty actio n i n thi s case . IN1ERROGATORIE S 1
. Pleas e set

fort b i n detai l th e exac t

amoun t o f th e $350,00 0 propose dcivi l penalty associate d with eac h allege dallegatio n se t fort h i n subparagraph s II(l)(a ) throug h II(l)(d ) o f your Amende dComplaint
. 2
. Pleas e se t

fort h i n detai l eac h fac t

tha t form s th e basi s for

your allegatio n in :
a . Paragrap h 1(5 ) o f

you r Amende dComplaint , that : "Frontier' s GMM , sectio n 30.0 5 set s fort h th e brak e wea

r limi t for it s aircraf t an drequire s th e remova l o f brake s whe n ther e i s 1/1 6 o f a n inc h o r les s wear pi n showing. " b
. Paragrap h 1(8 ) o f

you r Amende dComplaint , that : "Frontier' s CAM P prohibit s th e us e o f th e MEL whe n th e brak e wea r indicato r i s flush o r

recesse di n th e brak e housin g a s wa s th e cas e here. " Pleas e furthe r specif y th e fact s that

for mth e basi s for

you r conclusio n tha t th e brak e wea

r indicato r wa s flus h o r

recessed
. c . Paragrap h 1(12) o f

you r Amende dComplaint , that : "Th e brak e wa s overheatin g becaus e i t wa s not ble dpe r th e maintenanc e instruction s specifie di n th e maintenanc e maniial and tiie ME L "M " procedures. " d
. Paragrap h 1(13 ) o f

you r Amendii dComplaint , that : "Frontie r Maintenanc e Contro l Center (MCC ) calle dSLC contrac t maintenanc e anddirecte dthe mt o re-blee dth e # 2 brak e assembl y pe r

ME L 32-42-0 1 A. "
e . Paragrap h 1(14 ) o f

you r Amende dComplaint , that : "After th e brak e wa s re-bled
. Frontie r operate dth e N938F Rfor eleve n (11 ) flights whil e i n a n unairworth y conditio n becaus e th e #2 whee l brak e was worn beyon dlimit s an dimproperl y deferred. " Pleas e furthe r specif y th e fact s that

for mth e basi s for

you r conclusio n that

th e brak e wa s unproperl y deferred
. f Paragrap h 1(15 ) o f

you r Amende dComplaint , that : "Further , o n October 31 , 2008 , Aviatio n Safet

y Inspectors , whil e performin g surveillanc e discovere dthat tiie mechani c tha t performe dth e heav y chec k inspectio n bac k

o n October

28 , 200 8 ha dfaile dt o compl y with th e ME L "M " procedur e becaus e h e faile dt o properl y secure th e brak e hose. " g . Paragrap h 1(16) o f

you r Amende dComplaint , that : "Frontie r operate dN938F Ri n violatio n o f

it s operation s speci:Bcations. "3
. Pleas e identif y eac h individua l witit

i persona l knowledg e o f

th e allege dviolation , includin g withou t limitatio n eac h employe e o r agen t o f th e Federal governmen t

o r an y other

perso n wh o assiste di n th e investigatio n o f th e matter s se t

fort h i n th e Amende dComplaint
. 4
. Identif y th e name , titie, addres s andbusines s o r hom e telephon e numbe r o f eac h witnes s whos e testimon y th e FA A intend s t o proffer , an dprovid e ashort statemen t

o f th e substanc e o f th e testimon y t o b e offere db y eac h witnes s i n hi s o r he r testimony
. 5
. Pleas e identif

y th e date s an dtimes tha t th e individual s identifie di n Interrogatorie s Nos
. 3 and4 wil l b e availabl e fo r adepositio n b y Frontier' s counsel , Pillsbur y Winthro p Sha w Pittma n LLP , u i Denver , CO
. 6
. With respec t

t o eac h witnes s name di n Interrogatory No
. 4 wh o i s a n expert witness : (a) identif y th e topic s abou t

whic h th e expert

i s expecte dto testify ; (b ) describ e th e substanc e o f th e fact s an dopinion s t o whic h th e expert i s expecte dt o testify ; (c ) provid e asummar y o f th e basi s fo

r eac h opinion ; an d(d ) provid e acop y o f any documen t

describin g th e expert' s professiona l qualifications , i f th e Complainan t

intend s t o introduc e int o evidenc e o r otherwis e rel y o n sai ddocument
. 7
. T o th e exten t

th e Complainant' s response s t o th e abov e question s d o no t includ e it , provid e statement s o f

all individual s wh o eithe r spoke to , o r

wer e interviewe dby , th e Complainan t regardin g thi s case . 8
. Identif y an dproduc e copie s o f

an y an dal l document s o n whic h th e Complainan t anticipate s relying , o r

wil l rely , u

afurtheranc e o f

th e cas e i t

wil l presen t

i n thi s cas e before th e administrativ e law judge
. Thi s reques t includes , but

i s not limite dto , document s that th e Complainan t

intend s t o introduc e int o evidence
. 9
. Identif y with specificit

y th e document s and/o r

witnesses ' testimon y tha t th e FAA intend s t o proffer i n suppor

t of , an dse t fort h i n detai l eac h fac t

that form s th e basi s for , it s allegatio n that Responden t

Frontie r violate d1 4 C.F.R
. § 119.5(g)
. 10
. Identif y with specificit

y th e document s and/o r

witnesses ' testimon y tha t th e FAA intend s t o proffer i n suppor

t of , an dse t fort h i n detai l eac h fact

that form s th e basi s for , it s allegatio n tha t Responden t

Frontie r violate d1 4 C.F.R
. § 119.5(1)
. 11
. Identif y with specificit

y th e document s and/o r

witnesses ' testimon y tha t th e FAA intend s t o proffer i n suppor

t of , an dse t fort h i n detai l eac h fac t

that form s th e basi s for , it s allegatio n that Responden t

Frontie r violate d1 4 C.F.R
. § 121.153(a)(2)
. 12
. Identif y with specificit

y th e document s and/o r

witnesses ' testimon y tha t th e FAA intend s t o proffer i n suppor

t of , an dse t fort h i n detai l eac h fact

that form s th e basi s for , it s allegatio n tha t Responden t

Frontie r violate d1 4 C.F.R
. § 121.628(a)(5)
.Respectfull y submitted ,

Ke r Je E PIDtSeUR Y WINTHRO P SHA W PITTMA N LL P 230 0 N Street , N.W
. Washington , D.C
. 2003 7 Tel : (202 ) 663-800 0 Fax : (202 ) 663-800 7 E-mail : kquinn@pillsburylaw.co m jtrock@pillsburylaw.co m Counse l for

Frontie r Airlines , Inc
. Dated : January 6,201 0CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

I , Timoth y C
. Gerheim , hereb y certif y tlia t I hav e this , th e 6 * o f

January , 2010 , cause dacop y o f th e foregoin g documen t

t o b e serve dto th e followin g person s viafacsimil e an dU.S
. Firs t Clas s mail :
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. Goodwi n Adrndnistiativ e Law Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 120 0 New Jerse y Avenue , S.E
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