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Western-Pacific R.egion + 

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P.O. Box 92007**~** 004/009**~003**



### u.s. Depa(tment ofTranspor1ation Offiee ofthe Regional Counsel Los Angeles, CA 9C'l009M2007 Fedeml Aviation AdminlstratiOI1 

### May24, 2012**~~TIFIED** 

### MAIL- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Federal Aviation 

### Administration 800 Independence**Avenue~** SW Washington, DC 20591 

### Attn: Hearing 

### Docket Clerk, 

### AGC-430 Wilbul' Wright 

### Building-- Suite 

### 2Wl000 Telephone: (310) 7"25-711?. Facsimile: (3,0} 725·6S16

Re: In the Maner ofJesus Valdez-Pin.a; Case No. 2012WP090001 

### Enclosed is a copy ofa request for hearing 

### d.ated May 14, 2012,. and the original and one copy of the Complaint in th.e 

### above-referenced proceeding. I 

### request that the hearing 

### in this :matter 

### be held 

### in the SanDiego, California area, and expect that the hearing will last one (1) day. Please address all communications 

### for 

### the Regional Counsel ofthe Westem·Paci:fic Region, to the**undersigned~** 

### at: Office ofthe RegionaJ Counsel, AWPM7> 

### Federal Aviation Adnrinistration, 

### Western-Pacific Region, P. 0. Box 92007, 

### Los 1\.ngeles, 

### CA 90009-2007, 

### Telephone: (310) 725·7112. FAX: 

### (310)**725~6816.** 

### Sincerely,



### Enclosures: Request for Hearing; 

### Complaint;**c~rtificate** 

### ofService 

### NOTE TO RESPONDENT: SECTION 1.3.209 OF THE CP RULES OF PRACTICE 

### FEQUIRE THAT A WRITTEN 

### ANSWER TO

## THE COMPLAINT BE FILED NOT LATER 

### THAN 3Q 

### DAYS AFTER SERVICE 

### OF THE COMPLAINT. AS ANALTERNATIVE 

### TO FILING

### AN ANSWER, A MOTION MAY BE :FILED 

### PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.208(D) 

### OR SECTION 13.218(F)(l·4) OF THE RULES OF 

### PRACTICE.05/31/2012 08:26 FAX 2024835142 05/24/2012 07:06 FAX 3107256816 FAA 

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION AOMlNISTRA TION



### ln the Matter of; FAA DOCKET Jesus Vald12-:Pina 

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FAACASE NO. 2012WP090001 Respoodent 

### JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED COMPLAmT**~** 005/008 @) 004



### The Complainant files its Complaint, pursuant to Rule 208 ofthe R1.1les ofP,ractice (14 C.F.R. 13.208)> 

### and states as follows:

I. 

### Respondent, Jesus**Valdez-Pin~** 

### was advised through a Notice of

### Proposed CivilPenalty dated Febmary 8, 2012, andthroughFinalNotice ofProposed Civil Penalty dated April 27, 

### 2012, that the FAA proposed to assess a civil p<:nalty 

### in the amount 

### of$7)700.00. On May 

### 14, 20**12~** 

### Respondent submitted a written request for a hearing.



### IL

1. 

### On or about October 9, 2011, at approximately 

### 12:59 am local ti.Jne, Respondent deliberately aimed a beam of

### light from a laserpointer at a policehelicopter**(ABLE~3)** 

### tha:t was 

### flying near San Diego, California. 2. The 

### bea.tn oflight 

### illu.tnln.ated the cockpit ofthe 

### helicopter. 3. The beam oflight interfered 

### with the**crewm~ber'** 

### s perfonnllll.ce ofhis duties aboa:rd that aircraft.05/31/2012 09:28 FAX 2024935142 05/Z4/2012 07;06 FAX 3107256816 FAA AWP-7



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Byreason ofthe foregoing facts and circ'llmstances, Respondent violated 1he following l'ederal Aviation Regulations 

### (Title 14, Code ofFederal Regulations): Section 91.11 which states that no person may interfere with a crewmember in the performance ofthe crewmember's duties aboard an aircraft being operated.


## rv. l. Pursuantto Title 49 U.S.C. Section 46301(a.)(S)(A), Respondent 

### is subject to a civil 

### pen.al.cy uot to exceed $11,000.00 for each

### <}fthe violations alleged.

2. Under fue facts and circumstances ofthis 

### case, a civil penalty of$7,100.00 is appropriate.

WHEREFORE, the Complainant, respectfully requests 

### thatthe Administrative Law Judge enter an 

### order that**Respond~nt** be assessed a civil penalty 

### in the amount of$7,700.00.
Respectfully submitted,**-~~~~~~~~==~--­** 

### .:,, eodore
... Byrne Attorney Office ofthe Regional Counsel J•cdeml Aviation Administration WeStern-Pacific Region DATED:· May 24, 201205/31/2012 09:28 FAX 2024935142 05/24/2012 07:06 FAX 3107256816 FAA 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE -+ 

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I hereby certify that onthis 

### date 

### I·ha-ve sent by facsjmile 

### md placed in

### the 

### United States mail, 

### postage prepaid, certified mail-return receipt**requested~** the 

### executed original and one copy ofthe Complaint, addressed as follows: Federal AviationAdministration 800 Independence Avenue, SW 

### Washington, DC 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Cle.rk, AGC-430 Wilbur

### Wright Building-Suite 2Wl000 Facsimile: (202) 493-5142

1 :further certify that onthis date I have placed 

### inthe United States ·mail, postage pr0paid.**~e:rtified** mail-return receipt requested, a true co:py ofthe C()mplaint. addressed as follows:

Dated: May 24, 2012

Agnes.Ebilane Legal Technician Jesus Va.ldez-Pina 4135 Broadway SanDiego, CA 92102 Megan Chambers, 

### Esq. Office ofClients' Rights Advocacy 1111 SixthA

### venue, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92101

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### Jesus Valdez 4135 BroadWay 

### VIA CERTIFIED MAIL 

### San Diego, CA 92102 May 14, 2012 Federal Aviation Administration 

### 800 Independence Avenue, SW 

### Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket 

### Clerk AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building, Room 2W1

# ooo Re: Case 

### no_ 2012WP090001 Request for 

### Hearing 

### To Whom 

### It May 

### Concern: .I hereby request a hearing 

### regarding the proposed 

### civil penalty 

## of $7700 in 

### this case. A copy of

### the Final Notjce 

### of Proposed Civil Penalty 

### from which 

### I am appealing is enclosed with this request for 

### hearing_ I still intend to 

### participate in an informal meeting with the 

### FAA 

### in this matter and will continue to 

### communicate with 

### Theodore Syrne, Esq. 

### regarding that meeting and regarding 

### the additional 

### information I submitted 

### to him today via 

### facsimile and U.S. 

### Mair.

cc: Theodore 

### Byrne, Esq. via facsimile and 

### U.S. Mail Megan Chambers,. Clients' Rights 

### Advocate/Attorney Jeffrey Duron, San 

### Diego New 

### Horizons ·