In The Matter Of: 

## SERVED: July 30, 2015 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEAIUNGS WASHINGTON, DC

DocketNo. FAA-2014-1119 SELECTAVIATION SERVICES, INC. ) ) ) ) ) CaseNo. 2013NM130007 Respondent 

### ORDERFINDING RESPONDENT IN DEFAULT
On June 19, 2015, an Order Setting Deadline for the Respondent to Show Cause and to File an Answer, and Granting/Denying Other Reliefwas filed. 

### BriefDiscussion: Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 

### § 13.209(f), a responding party who has not filed a timely answer to a Complaint may avoid a default finding by presenting good cause reasons (ifany) for the failure to file a timely Answer. The June 19, 2015 Orderprovided the

### prose Respondent, Select Aviation Services, Inc., an opportunity to both respond to the FAA'sJune 17, 2015 Motion for Decision, and also to state what good cause reason(s), ifany, it might have for its failure to file a timely Answer. The June 19, 2015 Order set a deadline ofJuly 3, 2015, for the Respondentto file a written Response to the FAA'sJune 17, 2015 Renewed Motion for Decision, and a written Answerto the January 22, 2015 Complaint.ThisJune 19, 2015 Orderalso warned the Respondentthat failure to comply withthe Order could resultin the Respondent being deemed to be in default, the allegations inthe C011}plaintbeing deemed admitted, and the FAA'sJune 1 7, 2015 Renewed Motion for Decision ("Motion") being granted. On July 3, 2015, the

### prose Respondent, Select Aviation Services, Inc., failed to file either a written Response and/or a written Answer. As oftoday's date, the Respondenthas failed to appear in, or defend, this action.Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 

### §§ 13.209 and 13.218, and after reviewing all pleadings and documents, as well as all relevant caselaw, decisions, regulations, statutory authority, and being fully advised; 

### IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. The

### pro se Respondent, SelectAviation Services, Inc., has failed to provide any good cause file an Answerto the Complaint, failed to and has abandoned any defense ofthis case. 2. The

### prose Respondent is in default. 3. A separate orderwill issue shortly on the FAA'sJune 17, 2015 Renewed Motion for Decision on the merits and assessment ofa proposed civil penalty.

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Mr. Robert Spitzer 

### Complainant's Counsel Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 FederalAviation Administration 1601 Lind Ave., S.W. Renton, WA 98057 TEL: 425-227-1417 FAX: 425-227-1007 Select Aviation Seniices, Inc., 

### Respondent c/o Mr. Fred Hodgdon 1

004 Eastside Highway P.O. Box 430 Corvallis, MT 59828 TEL: 406-961-4100 FAX: 406-961-4101 Judge J.E. Sullivan U.S. Administrative LawJudge OHice ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation ONE COPY

1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-310) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-6941 FAX: 202-366-7536 DocketNo. FAA-20 14-1119 (Civil Penalty Action)

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