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WASHINGTON , D.C . J& B ENTERPRISES , INC . d/b/a . RHYTH M SHINE , 

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Complainant , FA A Docke t No . 16-08-0 7 V
. METROPOLITA N NASHVILL EAIRPOR T AUTHORITY , - c Respondent . 3-- - RESPONDEN T METROPOLITA NNASHVILL EAIRPOR T AUTHORITY' ^ g M0TM NFO RAIS IMMEDIAT ESTA Y AN D A NEXTENSIO NO FTIM ET O FIL E REPL Y T O APPEA L 1 . Responden t

Metropolita n Nashvill e Airport Authorit y (MNAA ) moves , pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . § § 16.1 1 an d16.19 , for an extensio no f

tim e t o file it s Repl y t o th e Appea l filedb y Complainan t

J& B Enterprises , Inc . i nth e above-captione dmatter , an dfor a nimmediat e stay pendin g a n FA A decisio n o n thi s motion . 2 . O n Jul y 8' ^ 2009 , Complainan t filedbothit s Appea l fi-omth e Director' s Determinatio n issue do nMay 5 , 2009 , an daMotio nt o Supplemen t th e Recor do nAppeal . Complainan t attache dtw o document s t o it s Appea l a s Appendi x A , an dfou r other s t o it s Motio n t o Supplemen t

th e Record , an dha s move dt o hav e bot hset s o f document s adde dt o th e Recor do n Appeal . 3 . Shortl y afte

r filing thi s Motio nfor

anExtensio no f

Time , MNA A wil l file, pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 16.19(c) , it s Oppositio n t o Complainant' s Mofio nt o Supplemen t th e Recor do nAppeal , base do nth e fact

that th e document s submitte db y Complainan t ar e untimely , irrelevan t an dprejudicial . Moreover , som e o f th e document s wer e previousl y submitte dt o th e FA A an dhav e alread y bee nexplicitl y exclude db y th e Directo r becaus e the y wer e not

serve do nth e Authority . Se e Director' s Determinafion , Ma y 5 , 2009 , a t p . 9 , note s 5 7 an d58 ; se e als o Complainant' s Motion t o Supplemen t

th e Recor do n Appea l a

t f 1 . 4 . Inaddition , pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 16.19(a) , an di naccordanc e wit hothe r FA A ruling s unde r Part 16 , MNA A wil l simuhaneousl y file aMotiont o Strik e Ne w Issue s Raise do nAppea l
an dNo t Considere dBelow , requestin g that th e FA A strik e ne w issue s raise db y J& B Enterprise s init s appeal a s improperl y raise dan dno t appropriatel y considere db y th e Associat e Administrato r

fo r Civi l Rights . See , e.g. , Bosto nAi r Charte r v . Norwoo dAirpor t

Commission , FA A Docke t

No . 16-07-0 3 a

t 1 5 (Fina l Decisio nan dOrder , Augus t 14 , 2008 ) ("Ne w allegation s o r issue s shoul dno t

b e presente do n appeal") . 5 . In accordanc e with1 4 C.F.R . § 16.33(c) , Respondent' s Repl y t o th e Appea l i s du e o n Jul y 31 , 2009 . A n extensio n o f tim e t o file Respondent' s Repl y i s neede dbecaus e i t woul db e unreasonabl e an dprejudicia l t o requir e Responden t t o prepar e it s Repl y befor e Responden t know s whethe r

th e FA A wil l gran t

o r den y Complainant' s motio nt o supplemen t th e Administrativ e Record , an dwhethe r th e FA A wil l gran t

o r den y Respondent' s motio nt o strike th e ne w issue s raise do n appea l that wer e no t

raise dbelo w o r

considere db y th e Director . In short , MNA A canno t

kno w ho w t o respon dappropriatel y t o th e Appea l unti l th e FA A ha s determine dth e exten t

o f th e Administrativ e Recor dan dth e issue s t o b e considere do nappeal . 6 . Therefore , Responden t request s a

nextensio no f

th e deadlin e for

filing it s Repl y t o Complainant' s Appea l unti l 2 0 day s after th e FA A rule s o nComplainant' s Motio n t o Supplemen t

th e Recor dan dRespondent' s Motio nt o Strike Ne w Issue s o nAppeal . 7 . I naddition . Responden t request s that

it s tim e t o repl y t o Complainant' s Appea l b e staye d immediatel y durin g th e perio dwhil e th e motion s are unde r consideration . MNA A note s thatFAA grante dJ& B Enterprise s asimilar sta y whil e it s Motion for Extensio no f

Tim e t o Fil e Appeal was unde r

consideratio n (se e attache demai l date dJun e 4 , 200 9 fi-omElizabethNewman t o Arthu r P . Berg , Thoma s R . Devine , an dThoma s Henderson) . 8 . An extensio n o f

tim e an dan immediat e sta y whil e th e motio nfo r anextensio no f

tim e i s pendin g ar e bothnecessar y an dappropriat e t o ensur e fimdamental fairnes s i nadjudicatin g J&B' s Appeal before th e FAA . Grantin g MNAA' s reques t wil l avoi dunnecessar y tim e an deffor t b y Respondent , whic hwoul dotherwis e b e force dt o addres s document s an dissue s that shoul db e stricke nb y th e FAA . Moreover , grantin g MNAA' s reques t wil l ensur e that

i t wil l respon donl y t o document s an dissue s that FA A determine s ar e properl y before th e agenc y o nappeal , thu s avoidin g confiisio n i n th e recor dan dconservin g agenc y resource s i nreviewin g th e appeal . 9 . Whil e MNA A i s anxiou s fo r thi s cas e t o b e resolve do nth e merits , s o a s t o remov e a clou dthat

thi s proceedin g cast s ove r th e Authority' s ACDB Eprogra ma t th e Airport

an dit s curren t effort s t o contrac t

for ashoeshin e concessionaire , th e action s take nb y J& B i nseekin g t o introduc e ne w document s an dne w issue s durin g th e administrativ e appea l o f th e cas e mak e th e reques t fo r a n immediat e stay an da

n extensio no f

tim e necessar y i norde r for MNA A t o repl y effectivel y an dappropriatel y t o th e Appea l an dt o conserv e agenc y resource s i nreviewin g th e appeal . 10 . Counse l fo

r Respondent , Lis aReynolds , contacte dThoma s J . Henderson. , counse l for J& B Enterprises , regardin g a n extensio no f

tim e o nJul y 13 , 2009 . Mr . Henderso nresponde do n Jul y 14 , 200 9 that

J& B Enterprise s oppose s a nextensio no f

time . WHEREFORE , Responden t MNA A respectfull y request s a nextensio no f

tim e unti l 2 0 day s after

th e FA A rule s o n th e Complainant' s Motiont o Supplemen t th e Recordand Respondent' s Motio n t o Strike Ne w Issues , an di nadditio nrequest s that FA A immediatel y sta

yRespondent' s tim e t o repl y t o Complainant' s Appea l whil e th e motio nfor a nextensio no f

fime i s pending .

t h Respectfull y submitte dthi s 14' " da y o f July , 200 9

Robert Watso n Metropolita n Nashvill e Airport Authorit y On e Termina l Drive , Suit e 50 1 Nashville , T N 3721 4 Telephone : (615 ) 275-163 7 Facsimile : (615)275-430 2 Thoma s Devin e KAPLA N KIRSC H & ROCKWEL LLLP 100 1 Connecticu t

Av e NW , Suit e 80 0 Washington , D C 2003 6 Telephone : (202 ) 955-560 0 Facsimile : (202 ) 955-561 6 Arthu r P . Ber g KAPLA N KIRSC H & ROCKWEL LLLP 64 1 Lexingto nAve . Suit e 140 9 Ne w York , N Y 1002 2 Telephone : (212 ) 328-951 5 Facsimile : (646)514-544 0 LisaReynold s KAPLA N KIRSC H & ROCKWEL LLLP 167 5 Broadway , Suit e 230 0 Denver , C O 8020 2 Telephone : (303 ) 825-700 0 Facsimile : (303 ) 825-700 5 Counse l fo r

Responden t

Metropolita nNashvill e Airpor t Authorit y—Origina l Message —

From : elizabeth.newman@faa.go v[mailto:elizabeth.newman@faa.gov ] Sent : Thursday , Jun e 04 , 200 9 11:4 9 A M To : Arthu rP
. Ber g Cc : Thoma s R
. Devine ; Thoma s Henderso n Subject : RE : J& B Enterprise s Motio n fo rExtensio n o f Tim e t o Appea l Nashville' s counse l ma yfil e a n answe ri n suppor t o ri n oppositio n t o th e motio n withi n 1 0 day s afte rservice
. Th e Directo r wil l no t rul e upo n th e motio n unti l th e tim e t o fil e elapse s unles s a filin g i s mad e earlier
. Th e appea l tim e i s effectivel y staye d durin g th e perio d whil e th e motio n i s unde rconsideration
.

Elizabet h Newma n Attorney-Airport s La wBranc h AGC-61 0 FA AOffic e o f th e Chie f Counse l 80 0 Independenc e Ave. , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 202-267-771 3 202-267-576 9 (Fax ) Thi s messag e i s intende d onl yfo rth e us e o f th e individua l o rentit yt o whic h i t i s addresse d an d ma ycontai n informatio n tha t i s privileged , confidential , an d exemp t fro m disclosur e unde rapplicabl e law
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Proceeding s Docket , AGC-61 0 Roo m92 5 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Origina l an d3 copie s VI A Federa l Expres s No . 796 7 749 1 575 8 Thoma s J . Henderso n Henderso n Law Firm , PLL C Suit e 35 0 142 5 K Street , N W Washington , D C 2000 5 On e Cop y VI A Federa l Expres s No . 797 7 621 6 678 2 ElizabethNewma n Offic e o f th e Chie f Counsel , Airport s an dEnvironmenta l Law Branc h Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , SW , Roo m923- M Washington , D C 2059 1 1 courtes y cop y VI A Federa l Expres s No . 797 7 621 8 286 0 

# 1 ^ Date dthi s 1 M da y o f July , 2009 : 

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