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LATONY A WILLIAM S upo n al l partie s o f recor d \r \ Ihi s proceeding , i n accordanc e wi^ h th e requirerr,ervl s o f Rv.il e 1 9 pursuan t t o 2 8 U . S . C , § 174 6 . Servic e b ytirsf-clas s mail . DOs^aQ e prepQid . addresse d a s follows : Pedera i Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue . SW Wilbu rWrigh l Avenue-Suit e 2W100 0 Washington , D.C , 2059 1 Alt : Hearin g Docke t Clerlt . AGC-d3 0 ly^FA X 20 2 49 3 514 2 Charle s Rciie

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OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C . Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n Charle s Raley , Laur aPonto , Latony aWilliam s Complainant s V . M & RHelicopters , LLC . Responden t Th e Honorabl e Richar dOoodwi n Docket s 2010.121 1

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LATONY A WILLIAM S AN D NOW , come s respondent . MICHAE LB . SELIG , MD , FACC . CFT-H , principl e fo r

M RHelicopters , LLC , (MRH ) (non-operational , a t financial los s sinc e 2007 . regulatio nviolation s pursue drescinde d1 yea r prio r t o issuanc e of

th e civi l penalty ) who maver s an drcspectfvill y file s th e tbllowin g Motio nfo r Appeu l an dReconsideratio nfo r Depositio no f Laur aPont o an dLatony aWilliam s unde r Rule s §13.22 5 an d§13.23 4 i n th e plac e o f

venue .

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1 . O nJul y 6 , 2011 , responden t emaile dM r

Rale y t o determin e if h e wa s willin g t o clos e th e cas e completel y instea do f incurrin g additiona l financia l cost s an dadditio ntransportatio nburde no nth e ta x payers . 2 . Thi s attemp t

t o clos e th e cas e a s advise db y th e Honorabl e Judg e Yode r wa s mad e i ngoo dfaith , i nadditio nt o al l th e othe r argument s (non-operaiional , n o income ) agains t areasonable , viabl e cas e othe r tha n aremot e violatio ni ntheory , o nth e par t o f th e agency . 3 . I nadditio ni t

wa s furthe r

discovere dtha t

th e 2 regulation s tha t th e agenc y wa s violatin g th e responden t for : 135.25 1 an d135.255 , wer e s o confusing , inconsistent , contradictor y an dproblemati c tha t th e FA A rul e maker s remove dan drescinde dthes e regulation s o nJul y 13 . 2009 . on e yea r prio r t o complainant s eve nfilin g thei r complain t

agains t respondent , perhap s unbeknowns t b y th e complainant s {di dno t researc h th e currenc y o f

th e regulation s cited ) o r lackin g cando r

t o th e tribunal , i n attempt s t o impai r

th e dignit y o f

th e court . Sinc e complainant s ar c no t intereste di nclosin g thi s cas e th e followin g person s ar e requeste dfo r depositions . 4 . O nJul y 15 . 2011 , responden t Motione dfo r

th e Depositio no f

Latony a William s an dLaur aPonto . 5 . Th e Motion s fo r

Depositio na s par t

o f th e court s requeste dentr y o f discovery , wa s Denied . 6 . Th e responden t

request s tha t

th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwi n - 2 -- HMS 0)004/00 5 0B/lV20 n 14-1 7 FA X 202a935U 2 FA A• un ^ )OOOi/00O 5

conside r th e followin g concernin g Latony aWilliams : a) ] t wa s Latony aWilliam s wh o travele dt o th e plac e o f venu e an d jurisdictio nt o see k

ou t tii c violation . b ) I t wa s solel y base do nLatony aWilliaiin s investigativ e wor k an d othe r factors , tha t

th e violatio ntheor y wa s created . c ) Th e sol e correspondenc e fo r th e firs t

yea r wa s wit hLatony a William s an dshiftin g contex t an dchangin g characte r o f tha t violation . d ) Ther e ar c question s concernin g tht * credibilit y of Latony aWilliam s tha t ma y b e essentia l t o th e case , c ) Therefore , i t

i s essentia l t o respondent' s defens e t o tak e testimon y o f Latony aWilliam s i norde r t o establis han dconfir mth e prope r Fac t Findings . 7 . Th e responden t

request s tha t

th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwi n conside r th e followin g concernin g th e depositio nof Laur aPonto : a ) I nyea r

2010 , mos t

al l th e correspondenc e an ddocument s wa s create dan dgenerate db y M s Ponto . b ) Ther e appeare dt o b e mistruth s b y he r t o th e court , perhap s lackin g cando r

t o th e tribunal . c ) Therefore , i t

i s essentia l fo r

respondent' s defens e t o tak e direc t testimon y o f

Laur aPoni o i norde r t o establis han dconfir mth e prope r Fac t Findmgs ,

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8 . I t i s respondent' s positio ntha t thes e employee s a s representative s o f th e FAA , shoul db e hel daccountabl e an dresponsibl e fur thei r decision s impactin g th e agenc y an dth e allocatio no f taxpayer s funds , therei nful ! disclosur e i s prope r

an dreasonable . 9 . I t wa s onl y a t

alat e dat e i nth e ta g tea mof agenc y attorney s di dMr . Rale y com e int o th e case . 10 . I t i s respondent' s positio ntha t afai r tria l i nafai r

tribuna l canno t

. occu r unles s th e mos t

activ e an dknowin g paxticlpant s i nthi s cas e b e availabl e fo r

clos e examination . WHEREFORE , th e responden t pray s tha t

th e Honorabl e Judg e Richar d C . Goodwi nwil l reconside r th e deposition s o f

Latony aWilliam s an d Laur aPont o i nAllentown , PA , th e originatin g jurisdictio nan dvenu e o f th e allege dtheoretica l violation s a s thes e tw o individual s ar e essentia l t o th e cas e o r

i nth e alternativ e fo r th e Honorabl e Judg e Richar dC . Goodwi nt o completel y dismis s wit hprejudic e thi s case . Respectfull y Submitted , Michae l B . Selig , MD . FACC , CFl- H \ \

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