SERVED: JULY 1, 2013 

US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, DC 

IN THE MATTER OF 

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. 

FAA DOCKET No. [110 BE ASSIGNED] 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

FDMS No. FA4.-2012-0776 

IN THE MA'l'TER OF 

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. 

FAA DOCKET No. [TO BE ASSIGNED] 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

FDMS No. FAA-2012-0868 

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IN THE MATTER OF 

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC . 

. FAA DOCKET No. [TO BE ASSIGNED] 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

FDMS FAA_-2012-0869 

IN THE MATTER OF 

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. 

FAA DOCKET No. [TO BE ASSIGNED] 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

FDMS FAA-2012-0872 

IN THE MAiTTER OF 

SKYWEST AI~INES, INC. 

FAA DOCKET No. [TO BE ASSIGNED] 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

FDMS FAA-?012-0873 

IN THE MAifTER OF 

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. I 

FAA DOCKET No. [TO BE ASSIGNED] 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

FDMS FAA-2012-0874 
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IN THE MATTER OF 

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SKYWEST AI~INES, INC. 

FAA DOCKET No. [TO BE ASSIGNED] 

(Civil Penalty Action) l 

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FDMS FAA-~012-0904 

ORDER GRANTING IN PAR~ AND DENYING IN PART 

MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE 

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Respondent SkyWest Airlines, Inc. ("!Respondent") has filed a Motion to 

Consolidate ("Motion") the seven cases cap~ioned above. In support; it states that 

the parties are the same in all cases, the s~me violations of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations are alleged, and the facts and i:ssues are similar. Consolidation also will 

promote the effective dispatch of the agenqy's business. 

Complainant Federal Aviation Adminibtration ("Complainant") objects to the 

consolidation of -0776, arguing that it deal~ with an issue fundamentally different 

from the issues presented in the other mat~ers. Otherwise it does not object to 

Respondent's Motion. 

Complainant's objection is well-taken. Respondent's Motion to Consolidate is 

hereby GRANTED as to the following six prqceedings: FDMS No. FAA-2012-0868; 

-0869; -0872; -0873; -0874; and -0904. Respondent's Motion to Consolidate is 

DENIED as to FDMS No. FAA-2012-0776. "fhat matter will be heard separately. 

Richard 

e~c-~ I C. Goodwin ~ U.S. !Administrative Law Judge 

Attachment - Service List 
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FDMS Nos. FA'A-2012-0776, 2012-0777, 2012-0869, 

2012-0868,201~-0874,2012-0872,2012-0873,2012-0904 

(Civil Penalty Actions) 

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SERVICE LIST 

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Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. , 

Washington, DC 20591 i 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wrigh~ Building-Suit~ 2W10001 

ONEqOPY 

Todd C. Emerson, Respondent's Counsel 

Director, Government and Legal Affairs 

Sky West Airlines 

444 South River Road 

St. George, UT 84 790 

TEL: 435-634-3530 

FAX: 435-634-3505 

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Michael L. Dworkin, Respondent's Counsel l 

MICHAEL L. DWORKIN AND ASSOCIATES 

465 California Street, Suite 210 

San Francisco, CA 941 04 

TEL: 415-421-2500 

FAX: 415-421-2560 

EMAIL: law@avialex.com 

Robert Spitzer, Complainant's Counsel 

Attorney, Office of Regional Counsel 

Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 

Federal Aviation Administration 

1601 Lind Avenue, S.W. 

Renton, W A 98057 

TEL: 425-227-1417 

FAX: 425-227-1007 

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Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 

2WI 000, Washington, DC 20591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430. I 
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The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin, Admini)trative Law Judge 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-310) 

Washington, DC 20590 

TEL: 202-366-2139 Attorney-Advisor 

202-366-5121 Staff Assistant 

FAX: 202-366-7536