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U.S
. DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C
IN TH EMATTE RO F 

### KYL EPONSFOR D FA A DOCKE T NO
. CP09AL000 7

(Civi l Penalt y Case ) DM S FAA-2009-072 9 

### ORDE RT O SHO WCAUS E Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (hereinafte r "Complainant " o r

"agency" ) o n Jun e 8 , 2010 , file daMotio n t o Compe l Discover y ("Motion" ) unde r §13.22 0 o f

th e Rule s o f Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalty Actions , 4 9 C.F.R
. §13.20 1 e t seq . Complainan t

aver s tha t Responden t

Kyl e Ponsfor d("Respondent " o r "Mr
. Ponsford" ) ha s faile dt o substantivel y respon dwithou t goo dcaus e t o it s Firs t

Discover y Reques t

("Firs t Request")
. Th e Firs t

Reques t consist s o f

eightee n request s for

admission , four interrogatories , an don e reques t for production
. Respondent' s answe r t o th e Firs t Reques t contends variousl y tha t

th e request s for

admissio n ar e "cumulativ e an d repetitious " an d"interna l informatio n alread y possesse db y th e agency, " tha t th e agenc y ca n obtai n th e informatio n sough t throug hothe r

methods , an dtha t

providin g answer s t o th e request s i s "undul y burdensome " an d"expensive. " Th e agenc y ask s tha t Responden t b e ordere dt o full y respon dt o eac hreques t b y adat e certain
. Complainant' s Firs t

Reques t seek s t o determin e th e issue s o n whic hth e partie s differ an dt o determin e Respondent' s defenses
. I t als o seek s an y document s o n whic h Mr
. Ponsfor dintend s t o rely , an dth e identificatio n of Mr
. Ponsford' s witnesse s an da summar y o f

th e witness ' expecte dtestimony
. I n thi s i t i s entirel y lawfti l (se e 4 9 C.F.R
. §13.220)
.Th e hearing i s schedule dt o begi n o n Jun e 29 , 2010 , i n Juneau , A K {see Notic e o f Hearin g Date s serve dJanuar y 13 , 2010)
. Sinc e tim e i s short
. Responden t wil l b e require dt o provid e substantiv e an dcomplet e answer s t o Complaint' s entir e Firs t Request , o r

explai n wh y i t

canno t s o provid e tljeiii , b y Jun e 16,201 0 (mailin g date)
. If Mr
. Ponsfor dfail s t o d o s o i n any respect , h e risk s sanctions
. I n thi s cormection , Responden t

i s directe dt o §13.220(l)(l) , iji^hic hst^ s tha t

aparty' s failur e t o respon dt o a reques t for admissio n "i s deeme da n adi^slo n o^^feilrutho f th e statemen t

o r statement s containe di n th e reques t

for admission, " «(n

a§l3:^b(i)(2) , whic hstate s tha t i f th e administrativ e law judg e determine s tha t arespons e t o areques t

for admissio n i s insufficient , "th e matte r

i s deeme dadmitted. " WHEREFORE , i t

i s ORDERE D a s follows : 1
. O n o r

befor e Jun e 16 , 201 0 (mailin g date)
. Responden t shal l fit e a respons e t o thi s Orde r

statin g wh y th e relie f

requeste di n Complainant' s Motio n shoul dnot

b e granted ; 2
. O n o r

befor e Jun e 16 , 201 0 (mailin g date)
. Responden t shal l fil e ful l an d complet e substantiv e answers , o r stat e wh y i t

canno t furnis hafull an dcomplet e substantiv e answer , t o eac hreques t propounde di n Complainant' s Firs t Discover y Request ; an d 3
. Absen t

full an dcomplet e response s t o Orderin g paragraph s 1 an d2 , Responden t

may b e sanctione dincluding , bu t no t limite dto , allegation s i n th e Complain t

may b e deeme dadmitted ; an y aii dal l matter s i n Complainant' s request s for

admissio n may b e deeme dadmittedjjj^esponden t ma y b e preclude d fro mintroducin g an y evidenc e a t th e hearin g othe r

tha n persona l testimony ; Respondent' s Reques t

for Hearin g ma y b e dismissed ; and/o r aDefaul t Judgineii t ma y b e entere dagains t

Responden t

i n th e full aihbimt

o f th e fin e requeste db y th e Complainan t

i n it s Complaint
.

Good \ U.S
. Administrativ e L^w/^u^ e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis tFA A Docke t No
. CP09AL000 7 (Civi l Penalty Action ) CORRECTE D SERVIC ELIS T ORIGINA L& ON ECOP Y Federal Aviatio n Administratio 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 Buildin g - Suit e 2W1000 '

ON ECOP Y Kyl e Ponsford , Responden t H C 6 0 Bo x 339 4 Haines , A K

9982 7 Glen n H
. Brown , Complainant' s Counse l Senio r Attorney , Offic e o f

th e Regiona l Counsel , AAL- 7 Alaskan Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 22 2 Wes t 7* ^ Avenue , Bo x 1 4 Anchorage , A K

99513-758 7 TEL : 907-271-526 9 FAX : 907-271-280 0 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC
. Goodwin , Administrativ e Law Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S
. Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E
. Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mEl2-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : Attorney-Adviso r 202-366-213 9 Legal Assistan t

202-366-512 1 FAX : 202-366-753 6

' Service was by U.S
. Mail
. Fo r servic e i n person o r b y expeditedcourier , us e the followin g address : Hearin g Docket , Federa

l Aviation Administration , 600 Independenc e Avenue , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building - Roo

m 2014 , Washington , DC 20591 , Attention : Hearing Docke t Clerk, AGC-430
.