SERVED: NOVEMBER 7, 2012 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, DC 

IN THE MATTER OF· 

CORNERSTONE AVIATION, INC. 

FAA DOCKET No. [TO BE ASSIGNED] 

(Civil Penalty Case) 

DMS FAA-2011-1293 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

The Federal Aviation Administration ("Complainant") filed a Motion for Decision and 

again, on November 7, 2012, a Renewed Motion for Decision ("Motion"). Complainant argues 

that Respondent Cornerstone Aviation, Inc. ("Respondent") has neither answered the Complaint 

nor sought an extension oftime to file an Answer. Nor has Respondent objected to 

Complainant's previous Motion for Decision. The Rules of Practice in FAA Civil Penalty 

Proceedings, 14 C.P.R. §13.201 etseq. ("the Rules"), require an answer to be filed within 30 

days of service of the Complaint; a failure to so file without good cause must under the Rules be 

deemed an admission of the truth of each allegation made in the Complaint. 14 C.P.R. §13.209. 

A deemed admission of the truth ofthe Complaint's allegations amounts to a'determination that 

Complaint prevails in this enforcement action . 

. Respondent will be given one final opportunity to comply. 

WHEREFORE, it is ORDERED as follows: 

1. On or before November 28,2012 (receipt date), Respondent shall file a response 

to this Order to Show Cause stating why the relief requested in Complainant's Motion should not 

be granted; 
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2. On or before November 28, 2012 (receipt date), Respondent shall file an Answer 

to the Complaint; 1 and : 

3. Absent full and complete responses to Ordering paragraphs 1 and 2, Respondent 

may be sanctioned, including, but not limited to, allegations in the Complaint may be deemed 

· admitted; Respondent may be precluded from introducing any evidence at the hearing ot~er than 

personal testimony; Respondent's Request for Hearing may be dismissed; and/or a Default 

Judgment may be entered against Respondent in the.full amount of the fine requested byithe 

Complainant in its Complaint. 

Richard 

/0'MC,~ C. Goodwin 

U.S. Administrative Law Judge 

Attachment - Service List 

I Rule 209(e), 14 C.F.R. § 13.209 (e), states: A person filing an answer shall admit, deny, or state that the person is without sufficient knowledge or 

information to admit or deny, each numbered paragraph of the complaint. Any statement or allegation! contained in 

the complaint that is not specifically denied in the answer may be deemed an admission of the truth of that 

allegation. A general denial of the complaint is deemed a failure to file an answer. 

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SERVICE LIST 

ORIGINAL & ONE COPY 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2WI0001 

ONE COPY 

Susan J. Horstman, Chief Executive Officer 

Cornerstone Aviation, Inc., Respondent 

337 North 2370 West #130 

Salt Lake City, UT 84116 

TEL: 801-355-2244 

FAX: 801-355-2754 

Jeffrey M. Harper, Complainant's Counsel 

Attorney, Office of the Regional Counsel 

Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 

Federal Aviation Administration 

1601 Lind Avenue, S.W. 

·Renton, W A 98057 

TEL: 425-227-2161 

FAX: 425-227-1007 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin, 

Administrative Law Judge 

Office of Hearings, M..:.2o 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310) 

Washington, DC 20590 

TEL: 202-366-2139 Attorney-Advisor 

202-3 66-5121 Staff Assistant 

FAX: 202-366-7536 

FDMS No. FAA-2011-129:3 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

1 Service was by U.S. Mail. For service in person or by expedited courier, use the following address: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S. W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 

2W1000, Washington, DC 20591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430.