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y Action ) FDMSNo . FAA-2010-121 1 ORDE R DENYIN G MOTIO N FO R RECONSIDERATIO N B ymotio n date d Jul y21 , 2011 , Responden t M & R Helicopters , LL C ("Respondent" ) ha s aske d fo r"appea l an d reconsideration " o fm yOrde ro f Jul y18 , 201 1 denyin g it s reques t fo rth e deposition s o fLaur a Pont o an d Latony a Williams . I affir m tha t ruling . Thes e individual s simpl yar e no t prope rsubject s fo rdeposition . Ms . Pont o i s a n attorne yfo rth e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ("FAA " o r"Complainant") , and , b yvirtu e o ftha t status , ma yno t b e deposed . Ms . Williams , a n investigato rfo rComplainant , ha s no t bee n name d a s a potentia l witness . Sh e wil l no t b e testifyin g a t an y hearin g whic h ma ytak e place . Responden t ha s offere d n o reason'wh yhe r depositio n ma yb e taken . Fo rthes e reasons . Respondent' s motio n i s denied . Additiona l observation s ar e i n order . Respondent , b yit s representative , ha s show n considerabl e passio n an d zealotr yi n advocatin g it s position . Bu t i n hi s fervor , th e representativ e - wh o i s no t a practitione r

- appear s t o insufficientl yappreciat e th e solemnit yan d decoru m o fth e lega l process . Thi s bod yi s a dul yconstitute d Cour t o fLa wunde rth e Administrativ e Procedur e Act , 5 U.SiC . §55 2 e t seq . Th e proces s an d it s participant s mus t b e treate d wit h appropriat e dignity . I t i s no t consisten t wit h prope rdecoru m t o refe rt o Complainant' s attorney s a s a "ta g team. "Suc h languag e demean s th e proces s an d reflect s poorl yo n It s participants .

Al l partie s shoul d us e languag e an d mak e argument s whic h uphol d th e dignit yo fth e proceedin g o fwhic h the yar e a part. ^ Violatio n o fthes e principle s wil l b e deal t wit h appropriately .

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' Additionally , Respondeni' s captio n namin g certai n individual s I n additio n t o th e FA Aa s Complainant s i s not correct . Tlier e i s onl yon e Complainant , an d that i s th e Federa l Aviatio n Adniinistration . Responden t i n th e fxiture shoul d refe rt o th e Complainan t a s such .FA ADocke t No . CPIOSOOOI 1 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) REVISE D SERVIC ELIS T ORIGINA L& ON ECOP Y Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention ; Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON ECOP Y Michae l Seiig , MD , FACC , CFI-H , Responden /

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Counse l Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 TEL : 202-267-335 7 FAX : 202-267-510 6 Th e Honorabl e Ronni e A . Voder , Chie f Administiotiv e Lcn

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