SERVED: August 5, 2015 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF I-IEARJNGS 

WASHINGTON, DC __ J 

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GLOBAL AIRCRAFT 

INTERIORS, INC. 

Respondent 

Docket No. FAA-2014-0859 

Case No. 2012EA110047 

ORDER SETTING DEADLINE FOR THE RESPONDENT 

TO SHOW CAUSE AND TO FILE AN ANSWER 

On July 1, 2015, an Order Setting Deadline for the Respondent to File an Answer and 

Granting/Denying Other Relief was filed. Among other things, this Order set a July 15, 2015 

deadline for the pro 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 Answer to the Complaint. As of 

today's date, the Respondent has not yet participated in these proceedings. 

Brief Discussion 

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 provided the required time, pursuant to 14 C.P.R. 

§13.218(f)(2)(ii) and 14 C.P.R. §13.209(e), to answer the 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, if the 

pro se Respondent demonstrated a continued lack of response in the action by failing to file any 

Answer to the Complaint on or before July 15, 2015, as directed by the Court. (I d. at 3 ~~ 1, 2, 3, 

and 5.) 

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Because 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 Answer to 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 and judgment 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 Complaint may avoid a default finding by presenting good cause reasons (if any) 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), if any, there are 

for its failure to file a timely Answer and comply with the FAA's Rules of Practice. As part of 

this good cause Response, the Respondent should also include an Answer to the FAA's February 

24, 2015 Complaint. 

Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. §§ 13.205(a), 13.209, 13.218, and Federal Rule of Civil 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 August 28, 2015, the prose Respondent shall file a written Answer to the 

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

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allegation in the Complaint, and specifically identify each affirmative defense (if any) 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 or fax 

the original and one copy of the written Response and Answer, as well as any future 

documents, to the FAA Hearing Docket, and mail or fax a copy of the Response and 

Answer to 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 of a Service List is attached to this Order, and the 

names/addresses/fax numbers of the Judge and all parties are included. 

5. If the 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 Answer to 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 of Civil 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 or hearing. 

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- BY U.S. MAIL 

ORIGINAL & ONE COPY 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2Wl 0001 

Mr. Zachary M. Berman 

Complainant's Counsel 

ONE COPY 

Office ofRegional Counsel, Eastern Region 

Federal Aviation Administration 

1 Aviation Plaza 

Jamaica, NY 11434 

TEL: 718-553-3258 

FAJ{: 718-995-5699 

Docket No. FAA-2014-0859 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

Mr. Robert Roth 

Respondent's Representative 

2075 Smithtown Avenue 

Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 

TEL: 631-981-8470 

Global Aircraft Interiors, Inc., Respondent 

207 5 Smithtown A venue 

Judge J.E. Sullivan 

US. Administrative Law Judge 

Office ofHearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-310) 

Washington, DC 20590 

TEL: 202-366-6941 

F AJ{: 202-366-7536 

Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 

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 2Wl000, Washington, 

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