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dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e La

w Judg e Office o f Hearings , M-20 U.S . Departmen

t o f Transportatio n 120 0 New Jerse

y Ave . S.E . Eas t Buildin g GroundFloor , RoomEl2-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 RE : Cas e 2008AL70007 2

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dC . Goodwin , I receive dth e Agencie s Firs t Discover y Reques t o n Ma y 18 , 2010 . Unfortunatel

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Epe r th e DO T rule s (attache da s required) fo r th e following reasons : 13.220 (f ) 1 . All 1 8 request s ar

e cumulativ e andrepetitious . 2 . 1 5 request s ar

e clearly interna

l information alread

y possessedby th e {^ency . 3 . Non e o f

th e request s are information th e Agency cannot obtain , or ha s no t obtaine dthroughothe

r method s permitted . 4 . All 1 8 request s ca

n only b e see

n a s unduly burdensome , andspecificall y expensiv e t o m

e fo r reason s shown in previou s letters . Therefor e I herby file amotio n tha

t th e Agencie s Firs t

Discover y Lette r b e dismissed . I f I a min error pleas e infor

mm e in wha t way . Sincerely , Kyl e Ponsfo

l Defendan t H C 6 0 Box 339 4 Haine s A K 9982 7

# Servic e Lis t One cop y Th e Honorabl e Richar

dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e La

w Judg e Office o f Hearings , M-20 U.S . Departmen

t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave . S.E . Eas t Building GroundFloor , RoomEl2-32 0 Washington , DC 2059 0 Agency Attorney o f

Recor d Howar dL . Martin , Jr . Regiona l Counsel FA A Alaska n Region 22 2 Wes t 7 * Avenue #1 4 Anchorage , Alaska99513-758 7 Origina l an dOn e Cop y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 800 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearing Docke

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### fdmn * AvkiHo n AdnHnMratlon . DO T S 13.22 0 (d ) Proccduxv . A part y shal l fil e ano tic e o f interlocutor y appeal , wit hsup portin g documents , wit hth e FA A deci sionmakn - an dth e hearin g docke t cleric , an dshal l serv e acop y o f th e no tic e an dsupportin g document s o n eac h part y an dth e administrativ e la w judge , no t

late r tha n1 0 day s afte r

th e administrativ e la w judge' s decisio n ftwTnin ^ th e .bgsi s o £a n interjocutor y appea l o f

righ t o r no t late r Tha n1 0 day s afte r

th e administrativ e la w judge' s decisics i grantin g a n interlocu tor y appea l fo r

cause , whicheve r

i s ap propriate . A part y shal l fil e arepl y brief , i f any , wit hth e FA A decision make r an dserv e acop y o f th e repl y brie f o n eac hparty , no t

late r tha n 1 0 day s afte r

servic e o f

th e ai^iea l brief . Th e FA A decisionmake r shal l rende r

a decisio no n th e interlocutor y appeal , o nth e recor dan da s apar t o f th e deci sio ni n th e proceedings , withi n area sonabl e tim e afte r

receip t o f th e inter locutor y appeal . (e ) Th e FA A decisionmake r ma y re jec t frivolous , repetitive , o r dilator y appeals , an dma y issu e a n orde r pre cludin g on e o r

mor e partie s fro mmak in g fVirthe r

interlocutor y appeal s i n a proceedin g i n whic htlMr e hav e bee n frivolous , repetitive , o r dilator y inter locutor y appeals . [Amdt . 13-21 , 5 3 F R27575 . Jul y 3 . 1990. a s amende db y Amdt . 13-23 , S S F R43983 . Oct . 31 . 1990 ] {iSJa O Dteoov«ry . (a ) Initiatio no f

discovery . An y part y ma y initiat e discover y describe di n thi s section , withou t

th e consen t

o r ap prova l o f

th e administrativ e la w judge , a t an y tim e afte r

acomplain t

ha s bee n file di n th e proceedings . (b ) Method s o f

discovery . Th e fol lowin g method s o f

discover y ar e per mitte dunde r

thi s section : deposition s o nora l examinatio no r writt mques tion s o f an y person ; writte n interrog atorie s directe dt o aparty ; request s fo r productio no f

document s o r

tangibl e item s t o an y person ; an drequest s fo r admissio nb y aparty . A part y i s no t re quire dt o file writte ninterrogatorie s an dresponses , request s fo r productio n o f document s o r

tangibl e item s an dre spcMises , an drequest s fo r adntissio n an d respons e wit hth e administrativ e la w judg e o r

th e hearin g docke t

clerk . I n th e even t o f adiscover y dispute , a part y sha U attac hacop y o f thes e docu ment s i n suppor t

o f amotio nmad e unde r thi s section . (c ) Servic e o n th e agency . A part y shal l serv e eac hdiscover y reques t di recte dt o th e agenc y o r an y agenc y em ploye e o n th e agenc y attorne y o f record .

- td ) Tim e fca

- respons e t o discovet y re quests . Unles s otherwis e directe db y thi s subpar t

o r agree db y th e parties , a part y shal l respon dt o areques t fo r dis covery , includin g filin g objection s t o a reques t fo r discovery , no t

late r tha n 3 0 day s o f servic e o f

th e request . (e ) Scop e o f

discovery . Subjec t

t o th e limit s o n discover y se t fort hi n para grap h(f ) o f thi s section , apart y ma y discove r an y matte r

tha t i s no t privi lege dan dtha t

i s relevan t

t o th e sub jec t matte r o f th e proceeding . A part y ma y discove r

informatio n tha t

relate s t o th e clai mo r

defens e o f

an y part y in cludin g th e existence , description , na ture , custody , condition , an dlocatio n o f an y documen t

o r othe r tangibl e ite m an dth e identit y an dlocatio n o f an y perso nhavin g knowledg e o f discover abl e matter . A part y ma y discove r fact s known , o r

opinion s held , b y a n exper t wh o an y othe r

part y expect s t o cal l t o testif y a t

th e hearing . A part y ha s n o groun dt o objec t t o adiscover y reques t o n th e basi s tha t

th e informa tio nsough t

woul dno t

b e admissibl e a t th e hearin g i f

th e informatio nsough t durin g discover y i s rectscoiabl y cal culate dt o lea dt o th e discover y o f ad missibl e evidence . ( O Limitin g discovery . Th e administra tiv e la w judg e shal l limi t th e frequenc y an dexten t

o f discover y permitte db y thi s sectio ni f

apart y show s that — (1 ) Th e informatio n requeste di s cu mulativ e o r

repetitious ; (2 ) Th e infcomatio n requeste dca n b e obtaine dtro manothe r les s burdensom e an dntor e convenien t

source ; (3 ) Th e part y requestin g th e informa tio nha s ha dampl e opportunit y t o ob tai n th e informatio n throug hothe r dis cover y method s permitte dunde r thi s section ; o r (4 ) Th e ntetho do r

scop e <r

f discover y requeste db y th e part y i s undul y bur densom e o r

expensive . 

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• 13.22 0 (g ) Confidentia l orders . A part y o e per so nwh o ha s receive dadiscover y re * ques t fo r informatio ntha t

i s relate dt o atrad e secret , ccmfidentia l o r sensitiv e material , competitiv e o r commercia l infcvmation , proprietar y data , o r infor matic mo nresearc han ddevelopment , ma y fil e amotio nfo r aconfidentia l orde r wit hth e administrativ e la w judg e an dshal l serv e acop y o f th e mo tio nfo r aconfidmtia l orde r o n eac h party . (1 ) Th e part y o r

perso nmakin g th e motio nmus t

sho w tha t

th e confiden tia l orde r

i s necessar y t o protec t th e Informatio n&o mdisclosur e t o th e pub lic . (2 ) I f th e administrativ e la w jud0 e de termine s tha t

th e requeste dmateria l i s no t necessar y t o decid e th e case , th e administrativ e la w judg e sha U preclud e an y inquir y int o th e matte r b y an y party . (3 ) I f th e administrativ e la w judg e de termine s tha t

th e requeste dnuteria l ma y b e disclose ddurin g discovery , th e administrativ e la w judg e ma y ordn tha t th e materia l ma y b e diacoivere d an ddisclose dunde r

limite dcondition s o r ma y b e use donl y unde r certai n term s an dcc»iditions . (4 ) I f th e administrativ e la w judg e de termine s tha t

th e requeste dmateria l i s necessar y t o decid e th e cas e an dtha t a cfMifidcaitia l orde r

i s warranted , th e ad > ministrativ e la w judg e shal l provide : (i ) A nopportunit y fo r revie w o f

th e documen t

b y th e partie s of

f th e xec<»d ; (ii ) Ftocedure s fo r

excludin g th e in formationfromth e record ; an d (iii ) Orde r

tha t th e partie s duU l no t disclos e th e informatio ninjm y mwnier ^ an dth e partie s shal l no t us e tfielnSor matio ni nan y othe r

proceeding . (h ) Protectiv e orders . A part y o r aper so nwh o ha s receive dareques t fo r dis cover y ma y file amotio n fo r protectiv e orde r wit hth e administrativ e la w judg e an dsha U serv e acop y o f th e mo * tio nfor protectiv e txxle r

o n eacd i party . Th e part y o r

perst mmakin g th e mo tio nmus t

sho w tha t

th e protectiv e orde r i s necessar y t o protec t th e part y o r th e perso n fro mannoyance , embar rassment , oiq>ression , o r undu e burde n o r expense . A s par t

o f th e protectiv e order , th e administrativ e la w judg e may : (1 ) I>en y th e discover y request ; 

### 14CniCh.l(1-1-« l (2 ) Orde r tha t discover y b e coulucte d onl y C O qiecifle dterm s an dooodltikMUu includin g adesiynatio ao f th e tUp e o r plac e fo r

discovet y o r

adeterminatio n o f th e metho do f

discovety ; o r (3 ) Limi t

th e scop e o f

diaoovw y o r preclud e an y inquir y int o certai nmat ter s durin g discovety . (i ) Dnt y t o Btyipiemea t at - ameti df» - spcMMM k A pett^Avh o ha s «M^paadba4«4 k discover y reques t

ha s adut y t o wapfAt men t <» - anaen dth e response , a asoo na s th e infonnatio ai s known , • • follows: (1 ) A part y shal l supptooten t <n : amen dan y respons e t o aquestlo are questioi g th e identit y an dtocatlo o « t an y penoi t

iiavin g knowledg e o t diacov er^l e matters . (2 ) A part y shal l supplemeii t o r amen dan y leqxnu e t o aquestio are questin g th e identit y o f eac hparso n wh o wi U b e calle dt o testif y a t th e hearin g a s a nexp« t witnes s wa dth e subjec t matte r an dsubstanc e o f

tha t witness ' testimony . (3 ) A part y shal l supfdeniMi t o r anoen damy reqwns e tha t wa s inoonec t whe n nuul e o r

an y re^Kins e tha t

wa s correc t wb mmad e bu t

i s n o ionfe r correct , accurate , < x complete . 0 ) D^pontioas . Th e fidlowln g rule s af^l y t o deposition s take npursuan t t o thi s sectton : (1 ) Fatm . A depositio nshal l b e tafce n o n th e recor dan dreduce dt o writing . Th e perso nbein g d^Mse dshal l sig nth e depositio n unles s th e partie s agto * t o waiv e th e requiremen t o f asignatuie . (2 ) Adtoriafamwte i ofoaOu . Wt^ii B th e Unite dStutes , o r

aterritor y e r

pnn(B|> ' slo nsubjec t

t o th e juriadk^lo n e f Mi e XWtedlSiatesrKTwrtystsattntalceviAap ' ositi< mb^ior e aperso nauthorise dt o administ w oath s b y th e law s o t th e Unite dState s o r

authorize db y th e la w o f th e plac e wher e th e examinatiat i i s held . I nfopeis n countries , apart y shal l tak e adepositio ni n an y wanne r al lowe db y th e Fedmti l Rule s o f Gky M Procedure . (3 ) Notio s t ^ tiepoaitiatt . A part y sHy i serv e anotic e o f

deposition , statin g th e tim e an dplac e o f

th e dqtositio n «n d th e nam e an daddres s o f eac hperso o t o h e examined , o n th e perso nt o b e de posed , o ndi e administrativ e la w judge , o n th e hearii ^ docke t cleric , aia do n eac hpart y no t

late r tha n 7 day s b^tor e 

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### F«d*ra l Aviallo n AdmlnMrcrtlon , DO T 113.22 0 th e deposition . A part y ma y serv e ano tic e o f depositio nles s tha n7 day s be for e th e depositio nonl y wit hconsen t o f th e administrativ e la w judge . I f a sut^poen aduce s tecu mi s t o b e serve do n th e perso nt o b e examined , th e part y shal l attac hacop y o f th e subpoen a duce s tecu mtha t

describe s th e mate rials t o b e produce da t th e depositio n t o th e ngjic B ofd^HKitifin.^ ^ (4 ) Us e o f

depositions . A part y ma y us e an y par t

o r al l o f adepositio n a t

a hearin g authoriie dunde r thi s subpar t onl y upo nashowin g o f goo dcause . Th e d^iositio n n\a y b e use dagains t an y part y wh o wa s presen t o r represente d a t th e depositio no r

wh o ha dreason abl e notic e o f

th e deposition . (k ) tBtenxtgataries . A party , th e par ty' s attorney , o r

th e party' s represent ativ e ma y sig n th e party' s response s t o interrogatories . A part y shal l answe r eac hinterrogator y separatel y an dcom pletel y i nwriting.I f

apart y object s t o a ninterrogatory , th e part y shal l stat e th e objectio nan dth e reason s fo r th e objection . A nopposin g part y ma y us e an y par t o r al l o f aparty' s response s t o interrogatorie s a t

ahearin g authorize d unde r thi s subpar t

t o th e exten t

tha t th e respons e i s relevant , material , an d no t repetitious . (1 ) A part y shal l no t

serv e mor e tha n 3 0 interrogatorie s t o eac hothe r party . Eac hsubpar t

o f a ninterrogator y shal l b e counte da s aseparat e interrogatory . (2 ) A part y shal l file amotio nfo r leav e t o serv e additiona l interrog atorie s o napart y wit hth e administra tiv e la w judg e befor e servin g additiona l interrogatorie s o naparty . Th e admin istrativ e la w judg e shid l gran t th e nK>

- tio nonl y i f

th e part y show s goo dcaus e fo r th e party' s failur e t o inquir e abou t th e informatio npreviousl y an dtha t th e informatio ncanno t reasonabl y b e obtaine dusin g les s burdensom e dis cover y method s o r

b e obtaine dfro m othe r sources . (1 ) Request s fo r

admission . A part y ma y serv e awritte nreques t fo r admis sio no f th e trut ho f

an y matte r

withi n th e scop e o f

discover y unde r

thi s sec tio no r th e authenticit y o f an y docu men t describe di nth e request . A part y shal l se t fort heac hreques t

fo r admis sio nseparately . A part y shal l serv e copie s o f

document s reference di nth e reques t fo r admissio n unles s th e docu ment s hav e bee nprovide do r ar e rea sonabl y availabl e fo r inspectio nan d cc^iying . (1 ) TYme. A party' s failur e t o respon d t o areques t

fo r admission , i n writin g an dsigne db y th e attorne y o r th e party , no t

late r tha n 3 0 day s afte r

serv ic e o f th e request , i s deeme da n admis sio n o f th e trut ho f

th e statemen t

o r ^tatexDcnt ? containe di n th e reques t fo r admission . Th e administrativ e la w judg e ma y determin e tha t afailur e t o respon dt o areques t fo r admissio ni s no t deeme da n admissio no f th e trut hi f apart y show s tha t

th e failur e wa s du e t o circumstance s beyon dth e contro l o f th e part y o r

th e party' s attorney . (2 ) Response . A part y ma y objec t t o a reques t fo r admissio nan dshal l stat e th e reason s fo r

objection . A part y ma y specificall y den y th e trut ho f th e mat te r o r describ e th e reason s wh y th e part y i s unabl e t o truthfiill y den y o r admi t th e matter . I f

apart y i s unabl e t o den y o r

admi t th e trut ho f

th e nuit ter , th e part y shal l sho w tha t th e part y ha s mad e reasonabl e inquir y int o th e matte r o r tha t th e informatic mknow n to , o r readil y obtainabl e by , th e part y i s insufficien t

t o enabl e th e part y t o admi t o r den y th e matter . A part y ma y admi t o r den y an y par t

o f th e reques t fo r admission . I f

th e administrativ e la w judg e determine s tha t arespons e doe s no t compl y wit hth e requirement s o f thi s rul e o r

tha t th e respons e i s in sufficient , th e matte r i s deeme dadmit ted . (3 ) Effec t o f admission . An y matte r ad mitte do r

deeme dadmitte dunde r thi s sectio n i s ccwiclusivel y establishe dfo r th e piupos e o f

th e hecuin g an dappeal . (m ) Motio n t o compe l discovery . A part y ma y mak e amotio n t o compe l discover y i f

aperso n refuse s t o answe r aquestio ndurin g adeposition , apart y fail s o r refuse s t o answe r

a n interrog atory , i f

aperso n give s a nevasiv e o r incomplet e answe r

durin g adepositio n o r whe n respondin g t o c minterrog atory , o r

apart y fail s o r

refuse s t o produc e document s o r tangibl e items . Durin g adeposition , th e prc^Jonen t o f a questio n ma y complet e th e depositio n o r ma y a^iou mth e examinatic mbefor e makin g anK>tio nt o compe l i f aperso n refuse s t o answer . (n ) Failur e t o compl y wit hadiscover y orde r o r orde r t o compel . I f

apart y fail s 

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### • 13.22 1 1 4 C M CI t I (1-1-O i MWor O t o compl y wit hadiscover y otdfcr o r a n orde r t o compel , th e administrativ e la w judge , limite dt o th e ext^i t o f th e party' s failur e t o con4>ly wit hth e dis covet y orde r

o r motio nt o compel , may : (1 ) Strik e tha t

portio no f

aparty' s pleadings ; (2 ) Preclud e prehearin g o r discover y nioti<»i s b y tha t

party : (3 ) Preclud e admissio no f tha t por tio n of aparty' s evidenc e a t

th e hear ing ; o r (4 ) Preclud e tha t

portio no f

th e testi mon y o f tha t party' s witnesse s a t

th e hearing . [Amdt . 13-21 . SS F R27375 . Jul y 3 . 1990 . a s amende db y Amdt . 13-23 . 5 3 P R43983 . Got . 31 . 1990] 

### ftS,tt l Notkne o f

hearing . (a ) Notice . Th e administrativ e la w judg e shaU giv e eac hpart y a t leas t ( 0 day s notic e o f

th e date , time , an dloca tio n o t th e hearing . (b ) Date , time , an dlocatio no f th e hear ing . Th e administrativ e la w judg e t o whcM nth e proceeding s hav e bee nas signe dshal l se t

areasonabl e date , time , an dlocatio nfo r

th e hearing . Tb e adnsinistrativ e la w judg e shal l conside r th e nee dfo r

discover y an dan y join t procedura l o r

discover y sdiedul e sid>- mitte db y th e partie s whe ndetra ^ raining th e hearin g date . Th e adminis trativ e la w judg e shal l giv e du e regar d t o th e convenienc e o f

th e parties , th e locatio nwher e th e majorit y o f th e wit iwsse s resid e o r

work , an dwhethe r

th e locatio ni s serve db y aschedule dai r carrier . (c ) Btuiie r

bearing . Wit htb e cooeen t o f A e administrativ e law'jtodge, ^ tlte~ ~ partie s ma y agre e t o hol dth e hearin g o na nearlie r

dat e tha nth e dat e speci fie di nth e notic e o f

hearing . tiv e la w judg e shal l admi t an y oral , documentocy . o r

demonstrativ e evi denc e introdiKe db y apart y bu t abaU exclud e irrelevant , immaterlSLl , o r un dul y repetitiou s evidence . (c ) Hearaay evidence . Hearsa y evl drac e i s admissibl e i nprocaecBng s gov erne dt ^ thi s subpart . Th e foot tha t evidenc e eulnnitte db y apart y i s bear sa y goe s onl y t o th e weitfl^jc ^ Jtpjfv) ; deuc e an ddoe s no t

affec t it s ocmiXisi biUty . Il&a nstandar do f

proo ^ Th e administrativ e la w judg e shal l issu e a ninitia l decisio no r shal l lul e i n aparty' s fiavor

oai y i f tb e decbtk no r rulin g i s supporte dby , an di naeconl ono e with , th e reliabte , probative , an d substantia l evidenc e containe di ntb e record . I ncmle r

t o i»evaU . th e part y wit hth e burde no f

proo f shal l prov e tb e party' s cas e o r

defens e b y aprepon dernno e o f

reliable , probative , an dsub stantia l evidence .

• l&j nSvidonoe . (a ) Oetteral . A part y i s entitle dt o presen t th e party' s cas e o r

defens e 1 ^ oral , documentary , o r demonstrativ e evidence , t o submi t

rebutta l evidence , fuidt o conduc t

an y cross-examinatio n tha t ma y b e require dfo r

aful l an dtru e disclosur e o f

th e facts . (b ) AdmissiMJity . A part y ma y intro duc e an y oral , docuntentary , o r demon strativ e evidenc e i nsu^Kir t o f th e par ty' s cas e o r

defense . Th e administra ll$JH M MmOfmotrrtM L (a ) Excep t

i nth e cos e o f

a naffirma tiv e di^Bnse , th e burde no f fuoo f i s o n th e agency . (b ) Excep t

a s otherwis e provide db y statut e o r

rale, th e proponen t

o f amo ti(» , request , o r

orde r ha s th e burde n o f ptuof . (c ) A patt y wh o ha s asserte da nafftimativ e defens e bo s th e burde no f provin g tb e affirmativ e defense . • UJ M OfUMTofprooe . A part y whos e evidenc e ha s boo nex clude db y amlin g o f

th e adnHntoj^aativ e la w judg e ma y offin - tb e e%4itii|M

> Cw thenecord-on^Vpea^ . _- . I18,aa e PUMI C dlaeloaar e ottnidtmn . (a ) Tb e administrativ e la w Judg e ma y orde r tha t an y informatio noontalne d i ntt » rcGordb e withhel dternpulitt c disclosure . An y persM i ma y otijap t t o disclosur e o f

litformatlo ni nth e reoon l b y filin g awrittw i motio nt o wltliMk i specifi c infecmatki nwit htb e admtola trativ e la w judg e an dservin g acop y o f th e motlm i meac hparty , Tli e part y shal l stat e ttt e specifi c ground s for non disclosur e l atile motion . (b ) Th e administrativ e la w Judg e ahaU ^raiit ; th e Motio nt o withhol dIn fonnatkii aI ntb e recor dif. base do ntb e 

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