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No . 2010-1 2 Docke t No . CP08WP001 3 FDM S No . FAA-2^te-t2 ' l,oo%-0-\8^ 0 Served : Jun e 23 , 201 0 ORDE RGRANTIN G MOTIO N T O DISMIS S APPEAL ^ Complainan t

FA A filed amotio n t o dismiss , arguin g tha t Responden t

Joh n Hutto n Corporatio n d/b/ aTor aFligh t Adventur e Clu b faile dt o perfec t it s appea l fro mth e writte n initia l decisio n issue db y Administrativ e La w Judg e ("ALJ" ) Richar dC . Goodwin. ^ Fo r th e reason s state di n thi s order , Complainant' s motio n t o dismis s i s granted . O n Februar y 2 , 2010 , th e ALJ issue dawritte n initia l decisio n assessin g a$15,00 0 civi l penalt y agains t

Respondent . Th e ALJ' s offic e di dno t sen dacop y o f

th e initia l decisio n t o Respondent' s representative , Joh n Weiser , Respondent' s presiden t an dsol e

' Material s file

di n th e FA A Hearing Docke

t (excep t fo r material s filedi

n securit y cases ) ar e als o availabl e fo

r viewing a t http://-www.regulatiom.gov . ^ The Administrator' s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit

h indexe s o

f the decisions , the rule s o

f practice , an

dothe r information , ar

e availabl e o

n the Interne

t a t the following address : http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_adjudication/AGC40Q/Cm l _Penalty . I

n addition , Thompson/Wes t publishe s Federa

l Aviation Decisions . Finally , the decision s ar

e availabl e through LEXI S (TRAN S library ) an dWestLa w (FTRAN-FA

A database) . Fo

r additiona l information , see the We

b site . ^ Th e AL J hel dtha t Responden

t violatedth e following regulations : 1 4 C.F.R . § § 119.5(g) , 119.5(k) , 135.21(a) , 135.63(a)(4) , 135.95(b) , 135.293(a) , 135.293(b) , 135.299(a) . 135.341(a) , an d 135.343 .stockholder . Th e ALJ' s office , instead , mistakenl y sen t th e writte n initia l decisio n t o Respondent' s forme r

counsel , wh o withdre w o n th e da y o f th e hearing.' ' Mr . Weise r

filedRespondent' s notic e o f appea l o n Februar y 23 , 2010 , statin g tha t h e receive dth e initia l decisio n tha t day. ^ H e wrot e i n th e notic e o f appea l tha t

th e "appea l i s a s t o al l appealabl e issue s herein " withou t an y elaboration . Responden t di dno t file a n appea l brie f

o r see k a n extensio n o f

tim e t o file a

n appea l brief. O n Ma y 5 , 2010 , th e FA A filed amotio n t o dismiss , arguin g tha t Responden t

ha d faile dt o perfec t

it s appea l b y filing a

n appea l brief

. Th e FA A serve dacop y o f th e motio n t o dismis s o n Respondent , but Responden t

di dno t respond . Unde r 1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.233(c ) an d13.211(e) , Responden t wa s require dt o perfec t it s notic e o f

appea l b y filing an appea l brief , statin g it s argument s an dth e basi s o f it s appeal, * n o late r

tha n 5 5 day s after

servic e o f

th e ALJ' s writte n decision. ^ I t i s not clear fi-omth e recor di n thi s cas e whe n th e initia l decisio n wa s actuall y served . However , eve n

^ Th e AL J permittedRespondent' s counse l t o withdra w due to apotentia

l conflict o f interes t durin g the first

da y o f the hearin g o

n Marc h 2 , 2009 . ( 1 Tr . 126-130. )

' I n the motion t o dismiss , th e agency attorne y wrot e tha t sh e sen t acop y of the initia l decision t

o Mr . Weise r o n Februar y 11 , 2010 , an

dtha t the ALJ' s lega

l assistant sen t acop y o f the initia l decisio n t o Mr . Weise

r o n Februar y 16 , 2010 . * Th e require dcontent s of

a n appea l brief ar e se t fort h i n 1 4 C.F.R . 13.233(d)(1) , as follows : A part y shall se t forth , i n detail , th e party' s specifi c objection s to th e initia l decision o

r ruling s i n th e appea

l brief . A part y als o shal l se t forth , i n detail , th e basi s fo

r th e appeal , th e reason s supportin g th e appeal , an dth e relief

requeste di

n th e appeal . I

f th e part y relie s o n evidenc e containe di

n th e recor dfo r th e appeal , th e part

y shal l specificall

y refe r t o th e pertinen

t evidenc e containedi

n th e transcrip t

i n the appea

l brie f ^ Unde r 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.233(c) , " apart y shal l perfec t a n appeal , not

late r tha n 5 0 day s afte

r .. . servic e o f th e written initia

l decisio n o

n the party , b

y filing a n appea l brief wit h the FA A decisionmaker. " Th e part

y ha s a n additiona

l 5 day s i n whic h to file a n appea l brie f fromawritte

n initia l decision , unde

r the "mailin g rule " i

n 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.211(e) . A s aresult , apart y has atota

l of 5 5 day s i n whic h t o file a n appea l brief afte r the servic e o f

awritten initia

l decision b

y a n ALJ .i f

th e appea l brief s du e dat e i s compute dfi-omth e dat e o f receip t o f th e initia l decisio n o n Februar y 23 , 2010 , Responden t shoul dhav e filedth e appea l brie f b y Apri l 19 , 2010 . Accordingly , Respondent' s appea l i s subjec t t o dismissa l unde r

1 4 C.F.R . § 13.233(d)(2). * THEREFORE , I T I S ORDERE D THAT : Respondent' s appea l i s dismissed . J . RANDOLP H BABBITT , ADMINISTRATO R Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n VICK I S . LEEMON ' Manager , Adjudicatio n Branc h

* Section 13.233(d)(2 ) provides : The FA A decisionmake

r [th e Administrator] ma

y dismis s a

n appeal , o

n th e FA A decisionmaker' s ow

n initiativ e o

r upon motion o f

an y othe r party , wher

e apart y ha s filed anotic e of appea l bu t fail s to perfect

th e appea l b y timely filing a

n appea l brief wit h th e FA A decisionmaker .

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o the Chief

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t Chie f Counsel fo

r Litigatio n b

y memorandu

mdatedOctobe

r 27 , 1992 , unde

r 4 9 U.S.C . § 322(b ) an

d1 4 C.F.R . § 13.202 (se e 5 7 Fed . Reg . 58,28 0 (1992) ) an dredelegate db

y th e Assistan

t Chie f Counse l fo r Litigatio n to th e Manager , Adjudication Branch , b y Memorandu

mdatedAugus t

6 , 1993 .