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I N TH EMATTE RO F CIT Y O FBRIDGEPORT , CONNECTICU T

Respondent
. DOCKE T NO
. CP09NE000 1 (Civi l Penalty Proceeding ) DM S NO
. FAA-2009-097 7
ADMINISTRATIV ELA WJUDGE' S ORDE RIMPOSIN G SANCTION S FO RFAILUR ET O PROVID E RESPONSE S T O DISCOVER Y REQUEST S I n thi s proceeding , th e Respondent , th e City o f Bridgeport , Connecticu t

(th e City) , ha s aske dfor

atrial-typ e hearin g t o revie w th e validity o f

Complainant' s charge s tha t th e City faile dt o compl y with provision s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s applicabl e t o airport operators . Th e Complainan t i s th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA)
. I t ha s aske dm e t o asses s acivi l penalty o f $77,00 0 agains t

th e City
. Th e regulation s tha t

govern procedure s i n proceeding s o f thi s sort ar e foundi n Subpart

Go f Par t 1 3 o f th e FAA' s regulations , 1 4 C.F.R
. §§13.201

- 13.235
. The y provid e tha t eithe r party may obtai n civi l discovery fromth e other party by , inte r

alia , servin g interrogatorie s an drequest s fo r th e productio n o f

documents
. 1 4 C.F.R
. §13.220
. After issu e wa s joined , counse l fo r

th e Complainan t

serve dase t

o f interrogatorie s an drequest s for admissio n upo n th e Respondent
. Th e Responden t di dno t answe r thes e discovery requests , an dth e FA A file damotio n askin g m e t o issu e an orde r compellin g th e City t o provid e th e answers . O n Apri l 15 , 2010, 1 issue dan orde r directin g th e City t o provid e th e informatio n sough t b y th e Complainan t

o r explai n wh y i t

ha dno t don e so . Th e deadlin e for th e Respondent' s repl y t o th e orde r wa s se t at Apri l 26 , 2010
.Tha t dat e ha s com e an dgone , withou t any respons e fromth e City
. Th e Cit y i s no w i n defaul t

o f it s obligatio n unde r

th e Procedura l Rules , an d th e tim e ha s com e t o impos e sanction s for it s disobedience
. Unde r

th e Rules , 1 4 C.F.R
. § 13.220(n) , I a mempowere dt o "Preclud e admission " o f evidenc e b y th e Responden t a t th e hearin g o r

t o "Preclud e . . .th e testimony " o f [th e Respondent's ] witnesse s at th e hearing. " I choos e t o d o both
. I n consideratio n o f

th e foregoing , an dpursuan t t o § 13.22 0 o f

th e Rule s o f Practic e an dProcedure , th e Responden t wil l no t b e permitte dt o introduc e an y evidenc e o r sponso r any witnesse s at

th e hearin g o n th e subjec t o f it s liability for

acivi l penalt y b y reaso n o f th e violation s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s withwhic hi t i s charged
. It s participatio n i n th e hearin g wil l b e limite dt o cross-examinatio n o f th e witnes s o r

witnesse s sponsore db y th e Complainan t an dth e presentatio n o f

evidenc e bearin g solel y upo n th e issu e o f

th e amoun t

o f th e civi l penalty t o b e assesse d agains t it
. Unde r m y orde r o f Apri l 15 , 2010 , apre-hearin g conferenc e i n thi s proceedin g wil l tak e plac e o n May 27 , 2010
. Failur e o n th e par t o f th e City' s representativ e t o participat e i n tha t conferenc e i n goo dfait

hmay resul t i n th e impositio n o f

additiona l sanction s agains t it , includin g afinding tha t i t has , b y ignorin g it s obligation s unde r th e Rul e an dm y orders , withdraw n it s reques t

for ahearing
. I T I S S O ORDERED
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. CP09NE000 1 (Civi l Penalty Action ) SERVIC ELIS T ORIGINA L& ON E COP Y
Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W
. Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON ECOP Y Honorabl e Bil l Finch , Mayo r Cit y o f Bridgeport , Responden t Cit y Hal l Armex 99 9 Broa dStree t Bridgeport , C T 0660 4 Mar k T
. Anastasi , Respondent' s Counse l City Attorney , City o f

Bridgeport 99 9 Broa dStree t

2"' * Floo r Bridgeport , C T 06604-432 8 TEL : 203-576-808 2 FAX : 203-576-825 2 Joh n R
. Donnelly , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , ANE- 7 Ne w Englan dRegio n Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 1 2 New Englan dExecutiv e Park Burlington , MA 01803-529 9 TEL : 781-238-704 3 FAX : 781-238-705 5 Th e Honorabl e Isaa c D
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