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ERI C A . SEITZ ATTORNE Y A T LAW A LA W CORPORATIO N ERJCA . SEIT Z 141 2 LAWRENC E I . KAWASAK I 5S2 0 DELL A A . BELATT I RONAL D N.W . KI M 82 0 Mililan i Stree t Suit e 71 4 Honolulu , Hawai i 9681 3 Telephone : (808 ) 533-743 4 Facsimile : (808 ) 545-360 8 Attorney s fo r

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OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C . I N TH E MATTE RO F RAYMON D H . FESSLE R FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10WP00 2 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DM S No . FAA-2010-002 0 RESPONDEN T FESSLER' S MEMORANDU M I N OPPOS

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ITIO N T O COMPLAINTANT' S MOTIO N T O DEE M TH E TRUT H O FEAC H ALLEGATIO N ADMITTE D Th e undersigne dcounse l acknowledge s tha t w e misrea dth e notice s receive di n thi s cas e an db y a n unintentiona l oversigh t faile dt o fil e atimel y respons e t o th e Complain t tha t wa s receive db y us . Base dupo n th e consideration s se t forth i n th e attache dDeclaratio n o f Eri c A , Seit z w e request tha t th e Complaintant' s motio n tha t would , i n effect , defaul t th e Responden t

an dden y hi m ahearin g b e denie dan dtha t Responden t

Fessle r b e give n a n extensio n o f tim e t o remed y th e oversigh t

an dfile hi s answe r

t o th e Complaint . DATED : Honolulu , Hawaii , MarciTlS , 2010 .

ERI C A . SEIT Z LAWRENC E I . KAWASAK I DELL A A . BELATT I RONAL D N.W . KI M Attorney s fo r

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OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C . I N TH E MATTE RO F RAYMON D H . FESSLE R FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10W1^002 (Civi l Penalty Action ) DM S No . FAA-2010-002 0 DECLARATIO N O FERICA . SEITZ

DECLARATIO N O FERI C A . SEIT Z ERI C A , SEIT Z hereb y declare s under penalt y o f

perjur y a s follows : (1 ) I a man attorne y license dt o practic e i n th e State s o f Californi a an dHawai i an dth e Distric t o f Columbia . (2 ) Currentl y 1 a

mengage di n aprivat e practic e in Honolulu , Hawaii , an dI amservin g a s th e principa l attorne y for Responden t

Raymon d Fessle r i n thi s matter . (3 ) I hav e neve r

personall y me t

Mr , Fessle r

altlioug h I hav e spoke n wit h hi msevera l time s b y lon g distanc e telephon e call s to hi s hom e i n Idaho .03/18/201 0 17:1 3 FA X 202483514 2 FA A - * DM S @l005/00 8 ^TWII N WAB - 1 W -^rtir ^ -•*-* • i^rf-^ T 1 rt - • » • > yfcj, ^ 70^«'ki^«'»/^.d.^- i (4 ) I aminforme dtha t Mr . Fessle r

wa s o n a n airlin e flight t o Hawaii , a s allege di n th e Complaint , whe n h e becam e disoriente dan dwa s engage d in a n altercatio n with member s o f tli e airlin e crew . (5 ) When th e flight

lande di n Hawai i Mr . Fessle r

wa s arreste dan d charge dwit h crimina l offense s i n th e federal court .

(6 ) Mr . Fessle r

wa s represente din th e federa l proceeding s b y a publi c defende r

becaus e o f

hi s demonstrate dinability t o retai n counse l a t hi s ow n expense . (7 ) Eventually , althoug h h e di dno t believ e h e committe dan y crimina l acts , Mr . Fessle r agree dt o accep t

aple aagreemen t

becaus e h e coul dno t affor dto retur n t o Hawai i t o participat e i n acriminal trial . (8 ) Accordin g to th e ple aagreement , th e dispositio n o f th e criminal cas e calle dfo r

th e paymen t

o f onl y asmal l fine an dn o othe r consequence s becaus e al l partie s t o th e proceedings , includin g th e arrestin g FB I agent , th e prosecutor , an d th e federal judg e assigne dt o th e case , conclude dthat Mr . Fessle r

ha donl y minimal , i f

any , crimina l liabilit y an dth e end s o f justic e warrante dth e di:spositio n t o whic h everyon e agreed .

(9 ) Sometim e after

th e criminal cas e concluded , I wa s requeste db y Mr . Fessler' s federal publi c defende r t o assis t Mr . Fessle r

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matte r i n whic h th e FA A i s demandin g paymen t o f afine that

it know s Mr . Fessle r canno t afford . (10 ) I n communication s with th e FA A 1 supplie dthe mwit h tax returns , incom e an dasset s statement s an dothe r evidenc e that

Mr . Fessle r

ha s no t bee n employe dfo

r an extende dperio do f

time , ha s n o significan t

incom e or

assets , an dsimpl y caimo t

affor dt o pa y acivi l fine i n additio n t o th e crimina l fine that alread y wa s assesse dan dpaid .

(11 ) Additionally , I hav e mad e it clea r t o FA A counse l that

Mr . Fessle r continue s t o den y tha t

h e eve r engage di n any intentiona l misconduc t a s allege din th e FAA' s Complaint .

(12 ) Communication; ; wit h th e FAA an dit s counse l hav e bee n somewhat difficul t ove r th e pas t severa l months , ando n a t leas t on e occasio n th e FA A claime dno t

to hav e receive dcorrespondenc e fro mu s that

wa s sen t

b y certifie dmail .

(13 ) Nevertheless , Mr . Fessler' s denial o f liability an drequest s fo

r a hearin g hav e bee n unequivoca l fromth e inceptio n o f thes e proceedings . (14 ) Upo n m

y receip t o f th e Complain t

filedherei n b y FAA

L counse l frankl y I di dno t

kno w whe n o r

wher e to file any response , an dit wa s m y understandin g that

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instructin g u s ho w an dwhe n t o procee donc e th e cas e ha dbee n assigne dt o a n Administrativ e Judge .

(15 ) Thus , o n Marc h 6 , 2010 , whe n I receive dth e Procedura l Order , I erroneousl y misrea dth e directio n to file a n answer t o th e Complain t

withi n thirty day s o f th e dat e tha t

1 receive dth e Procedura l Orde r rathe r tha n th e Complaint . (16 ) A s th e Administrativ e Judg e knows , I promptl y responde dto th e directiv e to file amemorandu mregardin g venu e whic h shoul db e indicativ e o f ou r intentio n an ddesir e t o abid e with al l o f th e rule s an ddeadline s that are applicabl e t o thi s proceeding .

(17 ) I regre t

an dapologiz e for

m y misreadin g o f

th e situatio n and m y oversigh t

i n failin g to file atimel y answer , an dI reques t that my oversigh t

no t b e hel dagains t

Mr . Fessle r

o r that h e suffe r th e los s o f

an y o f hi s rights a s a consequenc e o f

m y error . DATED : Honolulu , Hawaii , Marc h 18 , 2010 .

ERI C A . SEITZ03/18/201 0 17:1 3 FA X 202433514 2 FA A + DM S @l008/00 8 FRO M <TMU>MA R T © ZOI O IO : IS^ST . IO : I=^MO . •rcooooo-»T' i R s

CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E T D O HEREB Y CERTIF Y that on e cop y o f

th e withi n wa s dul y serve dthi s dat e b y facsimil e an dUnite dState s mail , first clas s postag e prepaid , addresse dt o th e following :

CHRISTOPHE RI . MERRILL , ESQUIRE Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Western-Pacifi c Region , AWP- 7 Federa l Aviatio n Adminisatratio n P.O . Bo x 9200 7 Lo s Angeles , Californi a90009-200 7 Attorne y fo r

Complaintan t DATED : Honolulu , Hawaii , Marc h 18 , 2010 .

ERI C A . SEITZ