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I N TH E MATTE RO F AIRLIN E TRANSPOR T PROFESSIONAL S FA A DOCKE T NO . [T O B E ASSIGNED ]

(Civi l Penalt y Action ) [Judg e Ronni e A . Yoder ] FDMSFAA-2011-028 9 MOTIO N O FAIRLIN E TRANSPOR T PROFESSIONALS , INC . T O VACAT E ORDE RO FAPRI L13,201 1 COME S NOW , Airlin e Transport Professionals , Inc. , an dmove s th e court t o vacat e it s Orde r o f Apri l 13 , 201 1 o n th e followin g grounds: 1 . In th e firs t

paragrap h o f

th e Orde r

o f Apri l 13 , 2011 , th e Orde r recite s that

th e proceeding s aris e from acomplain t serve dMarc h 31 , 2011 ; bu t n o complain t

b y th e FA A wa s timel y serve do n th e purporte dresponden t i n thi s case, ' whic h ha s thirty (30 ) day s fro mservic e o f any complain t

t o file a n answer . Th e effec t

o f th e Orde r

o f Apri l 13 , 2011 , i s t o improperl y an dwithou t jus t caus e reduc e th e numbe r o f day s withi n whic h th e purporte dresponden t may formulate a

n answer , sinc e n o complain t was timel y serve do n th e purporte dresponden t i n thi s actio n at

thi s time ; an dth e Orde r violate s th e purporte dRespondent' s right s t o du e proces s o f law , U.S . Const . amend . V , sinc e th e litigatio n involve s protecte dproperty o r liberty interest . Boar do f Regent s v . Roth , 40 8 U.S . 564 , 576 , 9 2 S . Ct . 2701 , 3 3 L . E d2 d54 8 1972 ; an dth e first paragrap h o f

th e Orde r

i s arbitrary , capricious , a n abus e o f

discretio n an dno t

in accordanc e with law ( 5 US C § 70 6 (2)(A)) , sinc e th e la w give s th e purporte d Responden t

3 0 day s to answe r

acomplaint , 1 4 C.F.R . § 13-209(a) ; an d

Se e Exhibi t

A attached , lette r

frompurporte dRespondent' s counse l t o FAA counsel , Apri l 18 , 2011 .2 . Footnot e No . 1 o f th e Orde r

o f Apri l 13 , 2011 , declare s tha t th e purporte dresponden t i n thi s matte r

mus t file a n amendmen t

t o it s answe r

b y May 13 , 2011 , but

again , n o complain t was timel y serve do n th e purporte drespondent ; an d 3 . Ther e i s n o obligatio n o n th e purporte dresponden t in thi s actio n t o file an answe r unti l thirty (30 ) day s afte r servic e o f

th e complain t

i n conformity wit

h 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a) . • 4 . Th e Orde r

issue db y Judg e Ronni e A . Yode r o f Apri l 13 , 2011 , was issue dbase d upo n an assumption , an dthat assumptio n was that

th e FA A ha dtimel y serve da complain t o n th e purporte dresponden t i n thi s matter , but

tha t assumptio n i s untrue; ^ an d 5 . Becaus e th e Cour

t assume dthat

th e FA A ha dserve dacomplain t o n th e purporte d respondent , th e Court

the n impose dobligation s o n th e purporte dresponden t that reduce dth e tim e withi n whic h th e responden t may file an answe r

whe n n o complain t ha dbee n timel y served" * an dthat Orde r reduce dth e tim e withi n whic h th e purporte d responden t

may amen dit s answe r

whe n again , n o complain t wa s timel y served . Th e Court' s Orde r

o f Apri l 13 , 201 1 i s arbitrary , capriciou s a n abus e o f

discretio n an d contrary t o la w withi n th e purvie w o f 5 U.S.C . § 706(2)(A ) an dviolate s th e purporte d Respondent' s right s t o th e proces s o f law , U.S . Const , amend . V , becaus e it require s th e purporte dResponden t t o file an answe r

i n les s tha n 3 0 day s whe n n o complain t ha s bee n timel y serve do n th e purporte dRespondent , i t require s th e purporte d Responden t

t o answe r

i n les s than 3 0 day s from, an di t bar s Responden t

from amendin g any answe r

afte r May 13 , 2011 .

^ Id . ' Id . ' I d6 . Th e tota l effec t o f th e Orde r

o f Apri l 13 , 2011 , whe n combine dwith th e fac t that th e FA A di dnot

timel y serv e acomplain t i n thi s action , i s t o depriv e th e purporte d responden t

o f aprotecte dproperty o r

liberty interes t

i n violatio n o f

it s right t o du e proces s o f

law unde r

th e Fift h Amendmen t

t o th e Constitutio n o f

th e Unite dState s o f America . Se e Boar do f

Regent s v . Roth , 40 8 U.S . 564 , 576 , 9 2 S . Ct . 2701 , 3 3 L . Ed . 2 d54 8 (1972) . WHEREFORE , th e purporte dRespondent s i n thi s case . Airlin e Transport Professionals , Inc . pray s a s follows :

1 . That

th e Orde r

o f Apri l 13 , 201 1 b e vacated ; 2 . That

th e purporte dOrde r

o f Apri l 13 , 201 1 b e vacate dt o th e exten t it give s th e purporte dresponden t i n thi s matte r

les s tha n thirty (30 ) day s t o formulate it s answe r

i n violatio n o f

1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a) ; an d 3 . That

footnote no . 1 o f

th e Orde r

o f Apri l 13 , 201 1 b e vacate dt o th e exten t i t purport s t o impos e aduty o n th e purporte dResponden t t o file a

n amendmen t

t o it s answe r

b y May 13 , 201 1 whe n th e complain t i n thi s cas e wa s no t timel y serve do n th e purporte drespondent ; an d 4 . That

th e purporte dResponden t hav e an dreceiv e suc h additiona l an d further relie f a s th e cour

t deem s jus t

an dprope r

i n th e premises .

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