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## HEARIN G DOCKE T

ATTN : HEARIN G DOCKE T CLER K Re : I n th e Matte r

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A 000 ^ Docke t No . 2010EA11000 8 ' .^ . ^? ^ Enclose dherei n pleas e fin dacop y of areques t fo r hearin g an dth e origina l an don e cop y of th e FAA' s Complain t

i n th e above-entitle dactio n fo r filing , together

wit h proo f of servic e upo n th e Respondent . Th e FAA request s that

th e hearin g i n thi s matte r

b e hel di n th e Centra l Islip , L I area , an dexpect s tha

t th e hearin g wil l las t

on e (1 ) day . Pleas e addres s al l communication s for th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n t o th e attentio n of

Zachar y M . Berman , Offic e of

th e Regional Counsel , 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 11434 . Sincerely , Alfre dR . Johnson , Jr . Regional Counse l By : Zachary Attorne y Enclosure s cc : AEA~230(a)/230(b)/~-FSD OUNITE D STATES O

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FA A Docke t No . 2010EA11000 8 Judg e Unassigne d

REQUES T FO RHEARIN G PURSUAN T T O 1 4 C.F.R . S 13.1 6 COME S NOW , Respondent , DiamondAi r Charter , Inc. , b y an

dthrough undersigned counsel pursuan

t t o 1 4 C.F.R , § 13.16 , an

dhereby request s ahearin g concernin g th e allegation s raise di n th e Administrator' s Notic e o f ProposedCivi l Penalt

y date dMa

y 25,2010 , which propose s t o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun

t o f $1,100.00 . Responden

t denie s th e violation s allegedi n th e Administrator' s Fina

l Notic e o f ProposedCivil Penalt

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t it b e reversed . Responden

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th e foregoing Reques t

fo r Hearin g addresse dto : Attention : Hearing Docket Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building , Suit

e 2W1000 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 800 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C ; 2059 1 And , further, tha

t I hav e thi s dat

e servedb y regula r U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , acop y of the foregoin g Reques t fo r Hearin g addressedto : Zachar y M . Berman , Esq . FA A Easter n Region , AEA- 7 1 Aviatio n Plaza , Room56 1 Jamaica , N

Y 1143 4 Tel : 71 8 553-325 8 Fax:71 8 995-569 9 Dated : Jun e 3 , 201 0 Gregar5^ S^^inton , Esq . The/Vviation La

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, D.C . HEAF^IN G DOCKE T I n th e Matte r

of Diamon dAi r

Charter , Inc . 2010EA11000 8 Judg e No t Assigne d COMPLAIN T Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y file s it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 of

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f Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows : Respondent , Diamon dAi r Charter , Inc. , wa s advise dthroug h aFinal Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty that th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalty i n th e amoun t of $1,100 . O n Jun e 3 , 2010 , Responden t submitte dawritte n deman dfo r ahearing . I I 1 . Diamon dAi r

Charter , Inc . i s th e holde r of Ai r Carrie r Certificat e No . D9CA276H . 2 . O n o r

abou t Octobe r 29 , 2009 , i t

wa s discovere db y th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n that Diamon dAi r

Charter , Inc. , wa s advertisin g o r

otherwis e offerin g t o us e aCessn a56 0 aircraft , identificatio n numbe r

N365E A aircraf

t (hereinafte r

"th e N365E A aircraft" ) i n Part

13 5 (Ai r Carrie r O n Demand ) flight

operations . 3 . A t th e time , unde r

th e operation s specification s of Diamon dAi r Charter , Inc. , Diamon dAi r Charter , Inc. , wa s no t

authorize dto conduc t Part 13 5 fligh t

operation s with an y Cessn a56 0 aircraft , includin g th e N365E A aircraft .4 . A t th e time , Diamon dAi r

Charter , Inc. , wa s thu s no t authorize ' th e Federa l Aviatio n Administiatio n (FAA ) t o conduc t Partf,

- fligh t operation s i n di e N365E A aircraft . 5 . Diamon dAi r

Charter , Inc. , thu s advertise do r otherwis e offeree us e th e N365E A aircraf

t i n Part 13 5 fligh t

operation s whe n Diariil, , Ai r Charte r wa s no t authorize db y th e FA A t o us e th e N365 E aircraf t i n Part 13 5 flight

operations . 

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th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances . Responden t violate dth e followin g section(s ) o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations : a . Sectio n 119.5(k) , whic h state s tiiat n o perso n ma

y advertis e o r otherwis e offe

r t o perfor ma n operatio n subjec t

t o thi s par

t unles s tiiat perso n i s authorize db y th e Federal Aviatio n Administiatio n ;i o conduc t that operation . 

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t o 4 9 U.S.C . §46301(a)(l) . Responden t i s subjec t t o acivi l pen a t o excee d$25,00 0 for

eac h o f tiie violation s alleged , or , for asmal l busine s pursuan t t o 4 9 U.S.C . §46301(a)(5) . Responden t i s subjec t

t o acivi l p ' excee d$11,00 0 fo

r eac h o f th e violation s alleged . 2 . Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt

y appropriate .WHEREFORE , th e FAA , b y counsel , respectfull y request s tiiat th e Administiativ e La w Judg e ente r a n order that Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t

of $1,100 . Respectfull y submitted , Alfre dR . Johnson , Jr . Regiona l Counse l

By : Zachary M . Berman Attorne y Federa l Aviatio n Administiatio n 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 71 8 553-325 8 71 8 995-569 9 NOTE : Th e Rule s o f

Practic e fo r

thi s proceedin g ar e se t fort h i n Par t

13 , Subpar t G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . Par t 13) . Th e Rule s o f

Practic e provid e tha t

Responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r t o thi s Complaint , o r

awritte n Motio n t o Dismis s i f appropriate , no t late r tha n 3 0 day s afte r

th e dat e show n o n th e Certificat e o f Service . A genera l denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o fil e a n answe r (Sectio n 13.209(e)) .CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

I hereb y certif

y that th e foregoin g Complain t

ha s bee n place dthi s dat e i n th e Unite d State s mail , postag e prepaid , b y Certifie dMai l - Return Receip t Requeste daddresse d a s follows : Gregory S . Winto n Aviatio n Law Expert s , LL C On e Researc h Court , Suit e 45 0 Rockville , M D 2085 0 Federal Aviatio n Administiatio n (Original an don e copy ) 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Attii : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Roo m201 4 I F FILIN G B Y FEDERA L EXPRES S Federal Aviatio n Administiatio n (Original an don e copy ) 60 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Roo m201 4 Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0

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