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OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C . Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Laura Ponto , Latony a William s Complainant s V . M & R Helicopters , LLC . Responden t Honorabl e Judg e Ronni e Yode r Docket : 2010-121 1

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S REPL YTO COMPLAINANT S RESPONS E TO TH E MOTIONS : DEPOSITIO N O F LATONYAWILLIAM S DEPOSITIO N O F CYNTHI ADOMINI K

AN D TH E PRE-TRIALCONFERNC E A TGALLAGHE R REPORTING . ALLENTOWN . PA . AN D NOW , come s respondent , MICHAE LB . SELIG , MD , FACC , principl e fo rM R Helicopters , LLC , (MRH ) (non-operationa l sinc e 2007 ) who m aver s an d file s th e followin g Repl yt o Complainant s Respons e t o th e abov e Motions :

1 . O n Decembe r1 , 2010 , responden t faxe d an d file d a Motio n fo r Depositio n o fLatony a William s t o M s Ponto , t o tak e plac e i n Allentown , PA . 2 . I n complainant s respons e dote d Decembe r20 , 2010 , complainan t agree d t o mak e availabl e M s William s fo rDepositio n an d cite d erre d date s o f

- 1 -availabilit yfo rth e pre-tria l depositio n o f"Januar y28 , 2010 , Februar y1-4 , 2010 , Februar y8-11 , 201 0 o rFebruar y15-17 , 2010" . 3 . I n complainant' s typica l metho d o fevadin g an d circumventin g th e pleadings , a s wel l as no trespondin g t o enumerate d paragraphs , complainant s hav e faile d t o confir m i fth e abov e date s the yprovide d ar e stil l available . 4 . O n Decembe r21 , 2010 , responden t file d a motio n t o specificall y reques tth e depositio n t o b e i n th e Allentow n Location . 5 . O n January13 , 2011 , complainant s serve d thei rrespons e 1 3 day s later . I n tha t reply , Miami , Florid a wa s mentio n as a suggeste d location , whic h als o i s unacceptabl e t o th e respondent . 6 . Complainant s no wstat e tha tt o com e t o Allentow n "woul d b e a tremendou s inconvenienc e an d expense" . 7 . I t appear s i t wa s no ta tremendou s inconvenienc e an d expens e fo r M s William s t o com e t o Allentow n t o initiate , fin d an d impos e thi s frivolou s allege d civi l penalty , pullin a D rSell a awo vfo rhour s fro m hi s privat e cardioloa v practice , bu t no wis a n inconvenienc e t o appea rt o substantiat e an d defen d he rpositions . 8 . Th e complainant s agai n evade d an d circumvente d th e mai n reaso n fo rrespondents reques t fo rth e Allentow n location , as state d i n hi s lette ro f Novembe r24 , 2010 , namel yth e respondent s primaryrol e i n th e Lehig h Communit yas a solo , privat e practic e cardiologis t(fo rth e las t2 3 years ) wit h hospita l an d outpatien t responsibilities . T o leav e th e are a woul d pos e undu ehardshi p t o hi s patients . I t woul d no t b e prope ro rreasonabl e t o burde n o r

inconvenienc e neutra l part ypatient s an d a physicia n fo ro n allege d violatio n 

# i f l tha t h e di d no t initiate , wa s a n innocen tbystande rto , ha s cause d n o harm ,

lacks lega l meri tan d o n verywea k grounds . 9 . I t woul d no t b e proper , reasonable , morall yethica l gi^appropriat e t o compromis e a physician s clinica l responsibilitie s i n hi s offic e o ri n th e hospita l i n a manne rtha t woul d delay , interrup tcontinuit yo fcar e o rcompromis e patien t car e an d potentiall yincreas e liabilitie s o rris k t o hi m o rhi s patient s i n hi s rol e o f providin g emergent , acut e an d chroni cpubli cheat h car e service s t o th e community . 10 . I t woul d b e mos treasonable , prope ran d appropriat e sinc e th e violatio n occurre d i n Allentow n t o hav e M s William s retur n fo rdepositio n t o th e plac e wher e he rorigina l investigatio n an d initiatio n o factio n occurred , namel y th e Allentown ; th e originatin g jurisdiction . 11 . Responden t disagree s wit h M s Ponto s statemen ttha tth e Allentow n locatio n wa s neve rdiscusse d i n th e informa l conference . 12 . A s discusse d i n respondent s lette rt o Judg e Yoder , th e tim e Ms Pont o mentione d tha tPhiladelphi a i s onl y1 hou ran d 1 5 minute s away , i s incorrect , a

s i ti s close rt o 2 hour

s a tof fhours , bu tca n b e severa l hour s additiona l i n hol d u p tim e durin g business hour

s du e t o th e insurmountabl e traffi co n th e Schuylkil l Expresswa y an d i n th e downtow n area . There i s as wel l heav yai rtraffi can d continuou s delay s i n th e Philadelphi a Airportare a as compare d t o th e eas yacces s t o Allentow nbot h i n ai ran d groun d traffic . Th e cost s woul d als o b e greate ri n th e Philadelphi a

area . 13 . I fth e complainant s ar e concerne d wit h conservin g govemmen tfunds , th e mos t effectiv e effort i s t o dismiss thi s cas e now , befor e an yfurthe rtim e o r expense s ar e expended . 14 . Responden tagree s tha t ther e wa s onl ya pleadin g discussio n i n regar d t o th e deposition , bu tmentione d durin g th e informa l conferenc e concernin g th e hearin g location . 15 . M s William s state d t o th e responden t tha tsh e "travel s al l ove ras parto f he rjob " an d als o mentione d th e reaso n sh e wa s delaye d i n som e o fth e follow-u p documentation , wa s sh e wa s traveling . 16 . Th e responden thereb ypropose s th e following ; Assumin g th e prio r suggeste d date s wer e mean tt o appl yt o 2011 , usin g a tim e o f1 0 am , Ms Willia m ca n chos e th e dat e mos tfittin g t o he rschedul e t o appea ra tth e Allentow n locatio n namel yat : Gallaghe rReportin g an d Video , LLC . 1600 Lehig h Parkwa yEast , Sui t1 H Allentown , P

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s selecte d tha t bes tsuit s he rschedul e fo rth e pre-tria l deposition , responden twil l fir m u p th e othe rdetails . 12 . Responden tagree s t o cove rth e cost s pertainin g t o th e meetin g roo m an d cour t reporte rdirectl ywit h Gallaghe rReporting . 13 . I fMs Domini k

i s unwillin g t o provid e th e prio rrequeste d statemen to fi truth , the n thi s tim e an d locatio n ca n b e utilize d fo rhe rdepositio n a s well . 14 . Afte rth e abov e i s completed , a pre-tria l conferenc e ca n b e held . WHEREFORE , th e responden t pray s tha t thi s Honorabl e Cour t wil l gran t th e deposition s o fLatony a Williams , M s Domini k an d th e pretria l conferenc e i n Allentown , PA , th e originatin g locatio n an d jurisdictio n o fth e allege d violation . Respectfull ySubmitted , Michae l B . Selig , MD , FACC . Dat e