SERVED: June 15, 2015 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, DC 

ARASH DURRANI 

DOCKET NO. FAA 2015-0209 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

ORDER ENTERING DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST RESPONDENT 

The Federal Aviation Administration (hereinafter "FAA") filed a Complaint dated February 

25, 2015. Arash Durrani, Respondent (hereinafter "Durrani") filed a Request for Hearing dated 

February 10,2015. We served our Procedural Order on March 19,2015. On April 7, 2015, the FAA 

filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. 

On April 27, 2015, we served an Order to Show Cause stating: 

1. On or before May 8, 2015, Durrani shall file a response to this Order stating why 

the relief requested in the Agency's Motion should not be granted; and 

2. On or before May 8, 2015, Durrani shall answer the Complaint; and 

3. On or before May 8, 2015, Durrani shall fully comply with our Procedural Order; 

and absent full and complete responses to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 hereinabove, 

Durrani may be sanctioned including, but not limited to, allegations in the 

Complaint may be deemed admitted; and/or Durrani may be precluded from 

introducing any evidence at the hearing other than his own testimony; and/or 

Durrani's Request for Hearing may be dismissed; and/or a Default Judgment may 

be entered against Durrani in the full amount of the tine requested by the Agency 

in its Complaint. 

Durrani has failed to answer the Complaint, failed to file a response to our Procedural Order, 

failed to respond to the FAA's Motion to Deem Allegations Admitted; and failed to respond to our 

Order to Show Cause. 

By letter dated April 14,2015 the Hearing Docket Clerk was informed Durrani was not 

represented by the law firm indicated on the letterhead and Durrani may be incarcerated. 

Durrani was obligated to keep the court informed of any change of address. Dm·rani was 

obligated to comply with our Orders and Rules of Procedures for these hearings. 
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WHEREFORE, the FAA's Motion for Order Assessing Civil Penalty having been 

read and considered, it be and is hereby ORDERED as follows: 

1. Respondent's Request for Hearing be and is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice: 

2. Respondent be and is hereby DEEMED to have admitted to all of the allegations in 

Complainant's Complaint; 

3. Judgment be and is hereby ENTERED as civil penalty in the amount of$24,000 

against Respondent as requested in Complainant's Complaint. 

Richard C. Goodwin 

U.S. Administrative Law Judge 

Attachment- Service List 

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SERVICE LIST - BY U.S. MAIL 

ORIGINAL & ONE COPY 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2Wl0001 

Arash Durrani, Respondent 

141 Arena Street 

El Segundo, CA 90245-3902 

Stefan Sacks, Respondent's Counsel 

Sacks & Sacks 

1901 Avenue ofthe Stars, Suite 200 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Lierre Green, Complainant's Counsel 

Office ofthe Regional Counsel, AWP-7.3 

Western-Pacific Region 

Federal Aviation Administration 

P. 0. Box 92007 

Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007 

TEL: 310-725-7117 

FAX: 310-725-6816 

ONE COPY 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin, Administrative Law Judge 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Depatiment of Transportation 

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

Washington, DC 20590 

TEL: 202-366-5121 Staff Assistant 

FAX: 202-366-7536 

Docket No. FAA-201 5-0209 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

1 Service was by U.S. Mail. For service in person or by expedited courier, usc the lollowing address: Federal 

Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W .. Wilbur Wright Building--Suite 2W 1000. Washington, 

DC 20591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430. 

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