## SERVED: August 5, 2015 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF I-IEARJNGS WASHINGTON, DC

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In The Matter Of: ) ) ) ) ) ) GLOBAL AIRCRAFT INTERIORS, INC. Respondent DocketNo. FAA-2014-0859
Case No. 2012EA110047



### ORDERSETTINGDEADLINE FORTHE RESPONDENT TO SHOW CAUSE AND TO FILEAN ANSWER
OnJuly 1, 2015, an Order Setting Deadline for the Respondentto File an Answer and Granting/Denying Other Reliefwas filed. Among otherthings, this Order set a July 15, 2015 deadline for thepro 

### se Respondent, Global Aircraft Interiors, Inc., to file a written Answer to the FAA's February 24, 2015 Complaint, which was accepted by this Court on June 30, 2015 as timely filed. (6/30115 Order, 1-2.) On July 15, 2015, the Respondent failed to file an Answerto the Complaint. As of today's date, the Respondent has not yet participated in these proceedings. 

### BriefDiscussion The FAA's April 10, 2015 Motion for Decision asserted that the Respondent had abandoned pmiicipation in the action. Pursuant to the July 1, 2015 Order, all action on the FAA's April 10, 2015 Motion for Decision was reserved until after July 15, 2015 (711/1 5 Order, 3**~** 4), so that the

### prose Respondent was providedthe requiredtime, pursuantto 14 C.P.R. §13.218(f)(2)(ii) and 14 C.P.R. §13.209(e), to answerthe allegations in the accepted·Complaint. ((711115 Order, 1-2.) The July 1, 2015 Order also provided that the FAA's April 10,2015 Motion for Decision would be automatically renewed, without further filing by the FAA, ifthe 

### pro se Respondent demonstrated a continued lack ofresponse in the action by failing to file any Answerto the Complaint on or before July 15, 2015, as directed by the Court. (Id. at 3**~~** 1, 2, 3, and 5.)
Page 1 of3Because the

### prose Respondent has failed to file an Answer to the FAA's February 24, 2015 Complaint, the FAA's April 10,2015 Motion for Decision is automatically renewed as of today's date. The FAA asserts in its April 10, 2015 Motion that the

### prose Respondent, Global Aircraft Interiors, Inc., has failed to file a timely Answerto the FAA's accepted Complaint. As a result, the FAA asserts that each allegation in the Complaint (i.e., Sections I, II, and III) should be deemed uncontested and admitted, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 

### § 13.209(f). In essence, the FAA alleges that the Respondent violated multiple regulations regarding certified repair station operations. The FAA proposes a civil penalty of$20,000 for the alleged violations in its Complaint. In addition, in its April 10, 2015 Motion for Decision, the FAA seeks a default finding andjudgment on its Complaint, because ofthe Respondent's failure participate in the proceedings by filing a timely Answer. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 

### § 13.209(f), a responding party who has not filed a timely answer to a Complaintmay avoid a default finding by presenting good causereasons (ifany) for the failure to file a timely Answer. The Respondent should be given a final opportunity to respond to the FAA's April 10, 2015 Motion for Decision, and to state what reason(s), ifany,there are for its failure to file a timely Answer and comply with the FAA's Rules ofPractice. As part of this good cause Response, the Respondent should also include an Answerto the FAA's February 24, 2015 Complaint. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. §§ 13.205(a), 13.209, 13.218, and Federal Rule ofCivil Procedure 8, and after reviewing all pleadings and documents, as well as all relevant caselaw, decisions, regulation, statutory authority, and being fully advised; 

### IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. 

### On or before August 28, 2015, the

### prose Respondent shall file a written 

### Response to the FAA's April 10, 2015 Motion for Decision. In this Response, the Respondent should specifically state any facts or reason(s) why he did not file a timely Answer to the

. Complaint. 2. 

### On or before August28, 2015, the

### prose Respondent shall file a written 

### Answer to the FAA's February 24, 2015 Complaint. This Answer should specifically respond to each

Page 2 of 3allegation in the Complaint, and specifically identify each affirmative defense (ifany) the Respondent intends to assert at the hearing. 3. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. §§ 13.209(b), 13.210, and 13.211, the Respondent shall mail orfax the original and one copy ofthe written Response and Answer, as well as any future documents, to the FAA Hearing Docket, and mail or fax a copy ofthe Response and Answerto the undersigned Judge and the FAA attorney, at the addresses appearing on the attached Service List. 4. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 

### § 13.2ll(c), the Respondent shall include a Service List with his Response and Answer, as well as with any future documents that the Respondent files in this litigation. An example ofa Service List is attached to this Order, and the names/addresses/fax numbers ofthe Judge and all parties are included. 5. Ifthe Respondent fails to file, on or before August 28, 2015 a written Response to the FAA's April 10, 2015 Motion for Decision, and fails to file a written Answerto the FAA's February 24, 2015 Complaint, the Respondent may be deemed to be in default. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 13.209(f) and Federal Rule ofCivil Procedure 55, ifthe Respondent is deemed to be in default, the allegations in the FAA's February 24,2015 Complaint may be deemed admitted, and the FAA's April 10,2015 Motion for Decision may be granted, in all or in part, without fmiher notice to the parties, and without further conference orhearing. 6. The FAA's April 10,2015 Motion for Decision is reserved until after August 28,2015.

Attachment: Service List

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### SERVICE LIST- BYU.S. 

### MAIL ORIGINAL & 

### ONE COPY Federal AviationAdministration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20591 Attention: HearingDocketClerk, AGC-430 WilburWright Building-Suite2Wl0001



### Mr. ZacharyM. Berman 

### Complainant's Counsel ONE COPY

Office ofRegional Counsel, EasternRegion Federal AviationAdministration 1AviationPlaza Jamaica,NY 11434 TEL: 718-553-3258 FAJ{: 718-995-5699 DocketNo. FAA-2014-0859 (Civil PenaltyAction)

Mr. RobertRoth 

### Respondent'sRepresentative 2075 SmithtownAvenue Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 TEL: 631-981-8470 Global AircraftInteriors, Inc.,

### Respondent 2075 SmithtownAvenue

Judge J.E. Sullivan 

### US. AdministrativeLawJudge Office ofHearings,M-20 U.S. DepartmentofTransportation 1200NewJerseyAvenue, S.E. (E11-310) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-6941 FAJ{: 202-366-7536 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

1Service wasbyU.S. Mail. For service inpersonorbyexpedited courier, usethe following address: Federal AviationAdministration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur WrightBuilding-Suite2Wl000,Washington, DC 20591; Attention: HearingDocket Clerk, AGC-430.