U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Inthe Matter ofHortman Aviation Services, Inc. DocketNo. FAA-2016-0635 CaseNo. 201OEA170043 AdministrativeLawJudge J.E. Sullivan AGENCY'S REQUEST FOR 15-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILEA DEFAULTMOTION The Agency requests a 15-day extension oftime to file a default motion, based on the following:

1. By Order ofthe Administrative Law Judge served on December 4, 2015, Hortman Aviation Services, Inc. (Respondent), was ordered to submit a written explanation by December 31, 2015 stating the reason(s) it failed to appear for the Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference on December 3, 2015 and was advised that its failure to provide such a an explanation could be deemed an abandonment ofits Request for Hearing. Respondent was also ordered to submit an updated contact list by December 31, 2015 and was advised that its failure to submit such a contact list could be deemed an abandonment ofits Request for Hearing. 2. By the same Order, the Agency was given until December 31, 2015 to file a Motion for Default.3. In the event, however, that Respondent does not submit the required explanation and contact list before December 31, 2015, the Agency will not be in the position to know if Respondent's submissions will be filed on December 31, 2015. Therefore, ifthe Agency chooses to file a Motion for Default by December 31, 2015, it would be doing so without all the relevant information necessary for such a motion, including whether and how Respondent responded to the December4, 2015 Order. 4. Ifthe Agency were given a 15-day extension, until January 15, 2016, to file a Motion for Default, it will have had sufficient time to formulate a response based on all the relevant information, including the responsiveness (or nonresponsiveness) ofRespondentto the December4, 2015 Order. WHEREFORE the Agency requests that it be allowed a 15-day extension, until January 15, 2016, to file amotion for default. Respectfully submitted, Peter J. Lynch Assistant ChiefCounsel

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# Zoo2A~ Attorney Federal AviationAdministration Office ofthe ChiefCounsel Enforcement Division, Northeast Team 1AviationPlaza Jamaica, NY 11434 T: 718-553-3258 F: 718-995-5699 E: Zachary.Berman@FAA.GOV 2 Dated: December 11,2015CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certifY that on this day copies ofthe foregoing Agency's Request for ISDay Extension ofTime to File a Motion for Defaultwere sentfirst class mail and fax as follows: Judge J. E. Sullivan U.S. Administrative LawJudge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation I200NewJerseyAvenue, S.E. (Ell-3IO) Washington, DC 20S90 FAX: 202-366-7S36 Mr. H.M. Hortman, President HortmanAviation Services, Inc. 9800 AshtonRoad Philadelphia, PA I9II4 FAX: 2IS-677-6408 I hereby certifY that on this day copies ofthe foregoing Agency's Request for ISDay Extension of Time to File a Motion for Default were sent first class mail as follows:
FederalAviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20S91 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright

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Date: December 11, 201S Paralegal Specialist Federal AviationAdministration I AviationPlaza Jamaica, NY II434 3