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D.C . „. ^ I n th e Matter

o f Empir e Airway s 2009EA11003 9 CP10EA000 2 Th e Honorabl e Isaac D . Benkin FAf l •z*i o 'Of f f COMPLAINANT' S MOTIO N T O WITHDRA W COMPLAIN

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party . Th e basi s for

thi s motio n i s a s follows : (1 ) Th e namedRespondent b th e Complain

t i s Empir e Airways . (2 ) In it s Answe

r t o th e Complaint , however , i t i s asserte da s a

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t Empir e Airway s di

dno t maintai n o r operate th e aircraf

t i n question . (3 ) Upo n furthe

r consideratio n o f

th e evidenc e i

n thi s case , th e Agency acknowledge s tha t th e compan y tha t committe dth e allege

dviolation s wa s no t

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initiatin g th e cas e ane w agains t

Empir e Fligh t Academy . WHEREFORE , th e Agency request s tha t it s motio n b e grante di

n al l respect s an

dtha t i t b e permitted t o withdra w th e Complain

t withou t prejudic e fo

r puqsose s o f

initiating th e cas e agains t

th e correc t corporate entity . Respectfull

y submitted , Alfre dR . Johnson , Jr . Regiona l Counse l - - --......- . By ; yi^V^l^r- ^ ^^^^ . june21,201 0 ZacharyNlBerpa n Attorney Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 1 Aviation Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 Telephone : 71 8 553-325 8 Facsimile : 71 8 995-569 906/29/201 0 17:3 2 FAX 202493514 2 FA A + DM S E1003/00 3

CERTIFICATE O

F SERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha t o n thi s da y copie s o f

th e foregoing COMPLAINANT' S MOTIO N T O WITHDRA

W COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJLTDIC E were sen

t vi afirst clas s mai l an

dvi a facsimO e t o each o f

th e following : Th e Honorabl e Isaac D . Benkin Administrativ e La

w Judg e Office o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Dep^men t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse

y Avenue , SE . Eas t Building GroundFloo r

. - - ...... . RoomE12-32 0 Washington , D.C , 2059 0 Telefax : (202)366-753 6 Gr^oi y S . Winton , Esq . 33 0 Aviation Wa

y 2 dFloo r Frederick , M D 2170 1 Telefax : (301)294-252 5 I hereby certif

y tha t on thi s da y copie s o f

th e foregoing COMPLAINANT' S MOTIO N TO WITHDRA

W COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDIC E wer e sen t vi afire t clas s mai l to : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (Oiigina l an don e copy ) 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Attn ; Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildii ^ - Roo m201 4

Date : JU N 2 1 201 0 ^^t-^H- ^ I Hook s Paralega l Specialis t Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l 1 Aviation Plaz a Jamaica , NY 1143 4