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Decisio n Motio n fo r Decision

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. Motio n fo r Summar y Judgmen t
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o f Practic e i n Civi l Penalt

y Proceeding , 1 4 C.F.R

. § 13.218(0(5) , th e Administrato r o f th e FA A agai n renew s hi s Motio n fo r Decision

. Introductio n Thi s cas e involve s th e Responden t offerin g fo

r transportatio n i

n ai r commerc e undeclare d
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yo u fail t o respon dt o thes e request s fo r admission s i n writing , th e fact s containe dtherei n ar e deeme dadmitted , absen t ajudge' s rulin g tha t

you r failur e t o answe r

wa s du e t o circumstance s beyon dyou r control

. Se e 1 4 C.F.R

. § 13.220(0(1)

. . Responden t

failedto compl y wit

h he r discover y obligation

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y 5 , 2011 , Complainant' s counse l wrot e t o Respondent extendin g th e du e dat e t

o Ma y 12 , 2011 , admonishin g Responden t

tha t h e "i s no t require dto continuall y pursu e yo u fo r informatio n an dcompliance. " Responden t

agaif i failedto compl y wit

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n Ma y 13 , 2011 , Complainan t
filedaMotio n t

o Dee mAdmitte dComplainant' s Request s fo r Admission s an dMotio n t o Compe l
Discover y fo r Respondent' s continue dfailur e t o correspon dwit

h Complainan t

o r th e Court

. O n Jun e 8 , 2011 , th e AL

J issue da n Orde r Requirin g Responden t

to Answer

Discover y or Ris k
Sanctions , h i thi s Orde

r th e ALJ cautione dResponden t tha t sh e ha dunti l Jim e 20 , 201 1 to compl y wit h her discovery obligation s an

dtha t sh e face dsanctions , includin g Default Judgmen t

i n th e

amoun t o f th e fine requested , shoul dsh e fai l t o comply

. A s o f thi s date

. Responden t

ha s failedt o compl y wit

h th e Judge' s Order s an drepeate d attempt s b y Complainan t

to ge t he r i n t o compliance

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r recalcitran t

action s warrant

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a Defaul t Judge

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r Rul e 13.220(m) , th e AL

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y extend s to stri3dng aportio n o f th e party' s pleadings ; precludin g discovery motion s b

y th e offendin g party ; precludin g evidenc e b y th e offendin g party ; an d precludin g witnesses

. Here , Respondent tim e an dagai n ha s failedto compl y wit h th e Judge' s Order s an dComplainant' s correspondence

. A t thi s point , Responden t

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y tha t th e foregoin g Complainant' s 2 dRenewe dMotio n fo r Decisio n ha s bee n serve dvi afacsimil e an dcertifie dmai l - Return Receip t Requeste dthi s date , t o th e following :

Th e Honorabl e Richar dC

. Goodwi n Offic e o f hearings , M-2 0 1200 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E

. Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , R mE12-32 0 Washington , D.C

. 2059 0 TEL : 202.366.213 9 FAX : 202.366.753 6

Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S W Washington , D.C

. 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk

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y tha t th e foregoin g Complainant' s 2 dRenewe dMotio n for Decisio n ha s bee n serve dvi aRegula

r an dCertifie dMai l - Return Receip t Requeste dthi s date , t o th e following :

Lis aGamache-Wortma n P.O.Bo x 1279 3 Olympia , W A 98508-279 3 TEL : 360.866.089 2

Date dthis 24th da

y o f June , 2010

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