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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

FEB 1 2 2013 

HEARING DOCKET 

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In the Matter of AERO MICRONESIA * 

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Respondent. * 

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FAA Docket No.: Unassigned 

FDMS No. FAA-2012-0468 

FAA Region: Western-Pacific 

Judge: Richard C. Goodwin 

January 18, 2013 

COMPLAINANT'S REPLY TO RESPONDENT'S MOTION FOR 

RECONSIDERATION OF HEARING LOCATION 

To: Honorable Richard C. Goodwin, Administrative Law Judge, and Respondent Aero 

Micronesia. 

The following is Complainant's reply to Respondent's January 8, 2013, Motion 

for Reconsideration of Hearing Location. Respondent argues that the hearing location 

should be in Washington, D.C. Respondent argues that the location oftwo of 

Complainant's proposed witnesses should be disregarded, as the testimony they were to 

give is no longer relevant to this case, due to Respondent's admissions (as well as one of 

the witnesses now being deceased). 

While it's true that these two witnesses may no longer be relevant to the case, 

Honolulu is still the residence of the primary FAA witness, the FAA inspector who 

investigated the case. Additionally, the alleged violation took place on a flight en-route 

to Honolulu, and Honolulu is where the inspection took place, which revealed the alleged 

violation. Conversely, the sole link to Washington, D.C in this case is the fact that 

Respondent's attorney is based there. 
Respondent also argues that one of Respondent's witnesses in the companion case 

resides in Florida, and that "a hearing in Washington, D.C. would be convenient for Mr. 

Gazda whereas traveling to California or Hawaii would be a significant burden on both 

Mr. Gazda and Aero Micronesia." I checked flights on Expedia.com. 1 Using 

hypothetical travel dates of May 20,2013 (outbound) and May 23,2013 (return), round 

trip flights from Orlando to Washington D.C. were available for as low as $231 for about 

a 5 hour flight, or for $321 for a non-stop flight, just over 2 hours. Flights from Orlando 

to Los Angeles were available for as low at $348, with a flight time of just over five 

hours. Flights from Orlando to Honolulu were available for as low as $695, with a flight 

time of just over 12 hours. Although of course the flight time to Hawaii is greater, the 

travel from Orlando to Honolulu can still take place in a single day, and the airfare 

doesn't appear to vary by a wide margin. Thus, it doesn't appear that a hearing in 

Honolulu would amount to a significant burden on Respondent and Mr. Gazda- and any 

alleged burden would even be less for a hearing in Los Angeles. 

For the above reasons, Complainant respectfully moves for denial of 

Respondent's Motion for Reconsideration of Hearing Location. 

Respectfully submitted, 

By: A~--~ J/) 

Don Bobertt ' /jl 

Attorney for FAA 

Dated: January 18,2013 

1 See attached Expedia.com searches. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on this date I have placed in the United States mail, postage 

prepaid, COMPLAINANT'S REPLY TO RESPONDENT'S MOTION FOR 

RECONSIDERATION OF HEARING LOCATION, addressed as follows: 

And a copy to: 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2Wl 000 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin, Administrative Law Judge 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Dept of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE (Ell-310) 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Also by facsimile: 202-366-7536 

I fiu1:her certify that on this date I have placed in the United States mail, postage 

prepaid, certified mail- return receipt requested, a true copy of the above, addressed as 

follows: 

David Kirstein, Esq. 

Kirstein & Young PLLC 

1750 K Street, NW, Suite 200 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Also by facsimile: 202-331-3933 

Dated: January 18, 2013 

tf~~~ Agnes Ebilane 

Legal Technician 

Office of the Regional Counsel 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Western-Pacific Region 

Hawthorne, California 

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