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Robert Spitzer "Enforcement Division, Western Team 160I Lind Avenue Southwest Renton, Washington 98057 T(425)227-1417 F (425) 227-1007 ANH7



### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION fEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION In theMatter of: Docket No. FAA-2015-3307 

### Felts Field Aviation FAA Case No2015WP910090



### FAA'sResponse to Orderto 

### Show Cause Pursuantto the Judge's FebnJaty 10, 2016 Orderto ShowCause in the above-captioned case, the complainaot submits this response. OnDecember 1, 2015, The Court served uponthe parties in this matter an order Setting a Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference, which directed the parties to appear via telephone before the Court on February 9, 2016. Notably, this Order was issued at a time oftransition for the FAA's Counsel's Office and its attorneys and staff. Due to simple administrative error, the Orderwas lost, and the due dates were not entered in the calendaring systemused by 

### FAA attorneys to monitor their appointments. While responsibility for the FAA's failure to attend the scheduling conferencerests squarelyupon the shoulders ofthe undersigned attorney, this PAGE 02/0402/23/2015 15:20 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 03/04

response is submitted in an attempt to explainthe circumstances leadingup to the FAA's failure to attend the febmary 

### 9, 2016 s<;heduling conference inthis matter. The FAA respectfullyrequests that the schedulingconference in this matterbe rescheduled :for a date in the future. Respectfully submittedthis

**23 ~**  day ofFebruary 

### 2016.

Robert Spitzer FAAAttorney

Response to Order to Sl1ow Cause In the Matter of Felts Field Docket No.

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify thatthe foregoing FAA's Response to Orderto Show Cause in Docket No. FAA-2015-3307 has been sentthis date by facsimile and First Class Mail to: Federal. Aviation Administration HearingDocket Clerk, 

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## FEB 2 3 2016
JeffKamb , Legal Technicia Enforcement Division National Enforcement Program Western Team , ...-.. Federal Aviation Administration Renton, Washington

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Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430, DOT Office of Hearings, and Judge J.E. Sullivl;ln, DOT, and Mark Conlin, Esq,, counsel for To: Respondent. Phone: (202) 267-1293, 202-366-7536, 509-623- Fax: 1650 From; Robert Spitzer Trtle: FAA Attorney, ANM-7
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