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No . 2007 S W91005 0 ) DM S No . 2010-054 2
AGENCY' S RESPONS E T O MOTIO N T O DISMIS S Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F. R13.218(d) , th e Federal Aviatio n Adminislratio n (FAA ) hereb y file s it s Respons e L o Respondent' s Motio n t o Dismis s i n th e above-captione d matter , and.state s a s follows : Respondent

asser t tha t thi s cas e shoul db e dismisse do n th e ground s that (1 ) th e lengt h o f tim e th e cas e ha s been pendin g i s excessive ; (2 ) th e agenc y faile dto answe r all ol"Respondent' s questions ; (3 ) th e fou r individual s initiall y hired/transfeire dd o no t faJ l under th e auspice s o f

1 4 C.F.R . Par

t 135.251(a) o r

1 4 CFRPar

t 12 1 Par i 121 , Appendi x I ; (4 ) th e fou

r employee s were dru g teste dan dnegativ e result s obtaine dprio r t o thei r hiring/iran.sferrin g fromnon-salety-sensitiv e fiinction s to safety-sensitiv e functions ; an d (5 ) there were no Pa n 121/Part . 13 5 drug-relate dregulation s violated . Each argument fails . First , Responden t

appear s to argu e thi s matter i s barre dby a

t th e doctrin e o f lache.s . Th

e element s o f

alache s defens e arc inexcu.sable delay i n assertin g aright

o r claim , an dundu e prejudic e t o th e other part y resultin g fromthat

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r AlarmCo. , Inc . 69 3 F . 2 d1155 , 116 1 (5" " Cir . 1982) ; Gul l Airborn e Instruments . Inc . v . Wcinbertier . 69 4 F . 2d838 , 84 3 (D.C . Cir . 1982) . Th e allege d violation s occurre do n Ma y 25 , 2005 , Septembe r

11 , 2005 , May 1 , 2006 , an dFebruary 6 , 2006 . Afte

r a n informal conference , numerou s conversation s an dcorrespondence , Includin g unsuccessfu l effort s t o settl e the case , th e agenc y issue daFinal Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty o n Apri l 27 , 2010 . Responden t requeste dahearin g on Ma y 11 , 2010 , an dth e complain t

wa s file do n Ma

y 18 , 2010 . Responden t

ha s no t shovvnthat

any delay wa s unreasonabl e o r inexcusable . No

r ha s h e show n that

th e delay cos t

hi mcrucial witnesse s o r

documents . Indeed , ove r th e cours e o f

thes e proceedings . Responden t ha s provide dth e agenc y witli numerou s record s tha t purport t o absolv e th e compan y o f th e violation s allege di

n th e complaint . I

n addition , th e defens e of

lache s i s not

availabl e agains t th e Unite dState s whe n actin g I n it s sovereig n capacit

y to enforc e apubli c right o r protec t th e publi c interest . See , U.S . v . St . John' s General Hospital . 87 4 F . 2d1064 , 107 1 (3 dCir . 1989) ; Unite dState s v . Popovich , 82 0 F . 2d134 , 13 6 (5" ' Cir. ) cert , denied . 4R 4 U.S . 97 6 (1987 ) Se e also . In th e Matter o f John J . Carroll . FA A Orde r No . 90-2 1 at

3- 9 (Aug . 16 , 1990). ) 2 8 U.S.C . § 246 2 i s th e onl y applicabl e statute o f limitation s and impose s afive (5 ) yea

r limitation s perio do n th e governmen t t o enforc e acivi l penalty . I n th e instan t

case , th e complain t

wa s filedwithi n th e statutoi y timeframe . In short , Responden t

ha s Ikile dt

o establis h th e element s o f alache s defense . Second , although , th e undersigne ddiscus.sedth e applicabl e regulation s in thi s matte r wit h representative s o f

th e Responden t

durin g andafter

th e informal conference , any outstandin g question s regardin g th e regulation s are not aba.si s t o dismis s th e complaint .OG/25/201 0 15:0 G FA X 202493514 2 FA A* DM S glOOS/Ol O

Third , whethe r

th e individual s identifie di n th e complain t are covere demployee s i n accordanc e wit

h 1 4 C.F. R135-(a

) an d1 4 C.F.R . Par

t 121 , Appendi x I i s aquestio n o f fac t that mus t b e decide db y th e administrativ e la w judge . Furthermore , Responden t ha s already admitte dtha t

at leas t on e employe e identifie din th e complain t may hav e performe da.safety-sensitiv e functio n prio r t o receivin g adru g tes t

in accordanc e wit

h 1 4 C.F.R . Pa n 121 , Appendi x I . Se c Exhibi t A . Fourth , whethe r

th e individual s identifie din ihe complain t were dni g ttjsiedand negativ e result s obtaine dprio r to thei r hiring/transferrin g fromnon-safcty-.sensitiv c function s t o safety-sensitiv e function s i s aquestio n o f fac t t o b e decide db y th e administrativ e law judge . Finally , whethe r

regulation s reference di n 1 4 C.F.R . Par t 13 5 an d1 4 C.F.R . Par

t 12 1 wer e violate dare ultimat e issue s o f law t o b e determine dby th e administrativ e law judge . I n sum . Responden t

ha s merel y summarize dwha t h e intend s t o prov e dui-in g th e hearin g i n thi s matte r

andha s no t

provide dground s t o dismis s th e complaint . A t th e hearing , Kcsponden

Lwil l b e afforde dth e opportunity t o presen t testimon y an doffe

r exhibit s into evidenc e t o suppor t hi s positio n that

h e di dno t

violat e th e regulation s allege di n th e complaint . WIIHREFORE , th e FA A respectfially reque.st s tha t Respondent' s Motio n t o Dismis s b e denied . Pete r J Lync h Assistan t Chie f Counse l for Enforcement A^mifllirKillingha

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CERTIFTCAT E O FSERVIC E 1 hereb y certif

y that th e foregoin g Agency' s Respons e t o Motio n l o Dismiss , i n th e matte r o f Wisconsi n Aviation , Inc . FAA Ca.se No . 2007SW91005 0 ha s bee n maile dthi s dat e b y Certifie dMail-Return Receip t Requeste dan dto :
Jeffrey D . Baum President/CE O Wisconsi n Aviation , Inc . 174 1 River

Driv e Walei-lown , WI 5309 4 Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwi n Administrativ e Law Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 US . Departmen t

o f TransporLation 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , SE . Eas t Building , Groun dFloor , Roo mEl2-32 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Th e original an don e cop y wa s als o han ddelivere dt o th e Hearin g Docke t at : Hearin g Docket , Roo m2014 , AGC-430 , Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 60 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Wiishington , D.C . 2059 1 

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### Additiona l I n formatio n an dExplanation s Relativ e t o Cas e #2007SW91005 0

I n th e cas e o f

Mr . Ada mL . Wes t

(referenc e paragraph s 1 4 an d15) : Initial-f:lired , Part-Tim e Positio n Line/Ram p Technicia

n Dat e o f Initial Hirin g 11/01/0 5 Dat e Transfenre dt o Full-Tim c Positio n 02/06/0 6 (Part-Tim e Line/Part-Tim e Maintenance ) Dat e Transferre dt o Part

9 1 (non-Safety-Sensiiive ) 02/06/0 6 Dat e Administere dDru g Tes t 02/28/0 6 Date Negativ e Dru g Tes t

Resul t Receive d03/02/0 6 Date Assigne dt o Part

13 5 (Safety-Sensitiv e Position ) 03/02/0 6 Supportin g Documents : Mr . West' s TotaWB O Billabl e Hour s Report , 02/06/0 6 throug h 03/02/0 6 (Attachmen i 5a) . A s show n above , Mr , Wes t was initiall y hire da s aLine/Ramp Technicia n on apart-tim e basis . Becaus e o f

hi s knowledg e an dwork

ethics , h e wa s hire dftill-tim e wit h aspli t assignmen t

tha t simultaneonsl y include dlin e task s an dengagin g i n our apprentic e (shadow ) programi n th e maintenanc e department , a s h e i s pursuin g acaree r i n missionat y aviation . Mr . Wes t wji s t o apprentic e an dlearn , but

i n a n oversigh t

an dunbeknow n t o him , may hav e performe datas k tmder th e direc t supervisio n o f

aqualifie d(an dtested ) technicia n o n on e aircraf t (fio m02/07/0 6 throtig h 02/16/06 ) tha t

i s liste do n ou r

charte r certificat e (Attachmen t

5b) . Thi s aircialL , N214PN , was flow n 90H- % Par t 91 , an dthi s ma y hav e cause dsom e confijsio n that le dt o th e oversighL Thi s wa s prio r t o havin g adru g tes t

administere dt o hi mo r

th e negativ e result s thereo f received . Al l othe r

aircraf t Mr . Wes t apprentice dwith prio r

t o receip t o f hi s negativ e dru g tes t resul t wer e Par t

91 . O n 03/02/06 , Mr . Wes t worke do n N441BW , aPar t 13 5 aircraft , after

w e receive dhi s negativ e dru g tes t result . Mr . West' s Tim

e Card s fo r

th e Perio d02/06/0 6 throug h 03/02/06 . Hi s tim e cloc k

record s are attache da t

Attachmen t

5c .

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