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MOTIO NAN D MEMORANDU MI NLIMIN ERE : PRIO RINVESTIGATION S TG I Freigh t (hereinafte r "TGI" ) , throug hit s attorneys , Wilkerso n Hozubin , hereb ymove s t o preclud e th e FA Afro m presentin g anyevidenc e a t th e hearin g o f 1 ) anyprio r investigation s conducte d byth e FA Ao f TGI ; 2 ) anyshipment s mad e byTG I befor e Februar y19 , 2010 , tha t th e FA Aallege s t o hav e no t bee n handle d properly ; an d 3 ) anyallege d violation s o f federa l regulation s byTG I prio r t o Februar y19 , 2010 , Suc h informatio n i s no t relevan t t o thes e proceedings . Further , eve n i f i t wer e relevant , i t i s mor e prejudicia l tha n probative . Finally , suc hinformatio nwoul d violat e Federa l R . Evid . 404(b) . Th e Federa l Rule s o f Evidenc e defin e "relevan t evidence "
a s evidenc e havin g anytendenc yt o mak e th e existenc e o f anyfac t tha t i s no t o f consequenc e t o th e determinatio no f th e actio n mor e probabl e o r les s probabl e tha ni t woul d b e withou t th e evidence . Fed . R . Evid . 401 . Irrelevan t evidenc e i s inadmissible . Fed . R . Evid . 402 . I nthi s case , anyinvestigation s conducte d byth e FA Aregardin g TG I prio r t o Februar y19 , 2010 , ar e no t relevan t t o thes e proceedings . Thi s matte r pertain s t o a shipmen t tha t wa s mad e o n Februar y19 , 2010 , nothin g further . Evidenc e o f anythin g els e woul d b e irrelevant . Further , eve n i f evidenc e o f anyinvestigation s o r matter s prio r t o Februar y19 , 2010 , ar e relevant , the yshoul d b e exclude d a s bein g unfairl yprejudicial . Th e onl ypurpos e t o presen t suc hevidenc e a t th e hearin g woul d b e t o tr yt o cas t TG I i n a poo r ligh t befor e thi s tribunal . Fed . R . Evid . 40 3 prohibit s suc hconduct . Finally , i f th e F7\ Awer e t o presen t anysuc hevidence , i t woul d violat e Fed . R . Evid . 404(b ) whic hpreclude s evidenc e o f othe r wrongdoing s o r act s t o provid e tha t th e perso no r entity , i n thi s cas e TGI , acte d i n conformit yo f prio r conduct . Ther e i s n o reasonabl e basi s t o presen t suc hevidence . TG I respectfull yrequest s a n Orde r precludin g th e FA Afro m presentin g anyevidenc e a t th e hearin g o f 1 ) anyprio r investigation s conducte d byth e FA Ao f TGI ; 2 ) an yshipment s mad e b yTG I befor e Februar y19 , 2010 , tha t th e FAAallege s t o hav e no t bee nhandle d properly ; an d 3 ) anyallege d violation s o f federa l regulation s b yTG I prio r t o Februar y19 , 2010 .

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### WILKERSONHOZUBI N Attorney s fo r TG I Freigh t By : R^ecc ^ J . A K Ba r No . / 9 CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E I herebycertif ytha t o n th e ^ ^da yo f September , 2011 , a tru e an d correc t cop yo f th e foregoin g wa s maile d t o th e following : Origina l Plu s 1 Cop y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docket Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building-Suit e 2W100 0 On e Cop y Howar d L . Martin , Jr . Regiona l Counsel , Offic e o f Regiona l Counsel , AAL- 7 Alaska nRegio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 22 2 W7"^

^ Avenu e #1 4 Anchorage , A K 99513-758 7 Chery l M . Jones , Sr . Attorne y Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l Alask a Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 22 2 Wes t 7*^

^ Avenu e #1 4 Anchorage , A K 99513- 7 58 7 Th e Honorabl e Richar d C . Goodwin , Administrativ e La wJudg e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue , S.E . Eas t Building , Groun d Floor , Roo mE12-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0

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K 9950 1 TEL : (907 ) 27U29 7 FAX : (907 ) 27frj29 1 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TE^NSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I n th e Matte r o f

TG I FREIGH T ) )FA ADocke t No . CP10NM001 2 )DM S NO . FAA~2010-107 9 )Judg e RICHAR D C . GOODWI N (PROPOSED ) ORDE RGRANTIN GTGI' S MOTIO NI NLIMIN ERE : PRIO RINVESTIGATION S Havin g reviewe d TGI' s Motio n i nLimin ere : Prio r Investigations , an d anyoppositio n thereto , thi s Judg e find s th e motio n wel l taken . Accordingly , i t i s GRANTED . Th e FA Ai s preclude d fro mpresentin g anyevidenc e a t th e hearin g o f 1 ) any prio r investigation s conducte d b yth e FA Ao f TGI ; 2 ) any shipment s mad e byTG I befor e Februar y19 , 2010 , tha t th e FA A allege s t o hav e no t bee n handle d properly ; an d 3 ) anyallege d violation s o f federa l regulation s byTG I prio r t o Februar y19 , 2010 . Suc hevidenc e i s no t relevan t t o thes e proceeding s and , i f i t wer e relevant , i t woul d b e mor e prejudicia l tha n probativ e an d violat e Fed . R . Evid . 404(b) . DATE D thi s da yo f , 2011 .

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, SUIT E« S ANCHOIIAGE , A

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I herebycertif ytha t o n th e ^ y ^da yo f September , 2011 , a tru e an d correc t cop yo f th e foregoin g wa s maile d t o th e following : Origina l Plu s 1 Cop y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n BO O Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building-Suit e 2W100 0 On e Cop y Howar d L . Martin , Jr . Regiona l Counsel , Offic e o f Regiona l Counsel , AAL- 7 Alaska n Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 22 2 W1^^Avenu e #1 4 Anchorage , A K 99513-758 7 Chery l M . Jones , Sr . Attorne y Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l Alask a Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 22 2 Wes t 7^ ^ Avenu e #1 4 Anchorage , A K 99513-758 7 Th e Honorabl e Richar d C . Goodwin , Administrativ e La wJudg e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue , S.E . Eas t Building , Groun d Floor , Roo mE12-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0

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