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. Yode r U S Departmen t o fTransportatio n Offic e o fHearings , M-20 , Roo m El2-32 0 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue
. S.E
. Washiingfon , D C 2059 0 FA X20 2 36 6 753 6 Re : Depositio n o fLatony a William s an d Federa l Hearin g Locatio n Dea rJudg e Yoder ; Thi s lette ri

s i n respons e t o M s Ponto' s correspondenc e date d Decembe r 30 , 2010
. i n he rlette rsh e mad e severa l misrepresentation s tha t I woul d lik e t o correc t o fthi s time
. A t n o tim e di d I reques t o ragre e t o a hearin g locatio n i n Philadelphia , PAo rWashingto n DC
. I n fact , durin g th e informa l hearin g o f Octobe r1 , 2010 , M s Pont o state d tha t ther e wa s a cour t locatio n i n Ailentow n PA , whic h wa s confirme d t o a s a n optio n an d jointl yagree d to
. M s Pont o als o evade d an d circumvente d th e mai n reaso n fo rrequestin g th e Ailentow n location , a s state d i n m ylette ro fNovembe r24 , 2010 , namel ym y rol e i n th e communit yo s a solo , privat e practic e cardiologis t (fo rth e las t 2 3 years ) wit h hospita l an d outpatien t responsibilities
. To leav e th e are a woul d b e a hardshi p t o m ypatient s an d myself
. Nevertheless , i t wa s i n he rlette ro f Novembe r17 , 201 0 tha t sh e o n he row n accord , requeste d th e Philadelphi a hearin g location
. M s Pont o mentione d tha t Philadelphi a is onl y1 hou ran d 1 5 minute s away , whic h i s als o incorrect , a s i t close r2 hour s a t of fhours , bu t ca n b e severa l hour s o fhol d u p tim e durin g busines s hours du e t o th e insurmountabl e traffi co n th e Schuylkil l Expresswa yan d i n th e downtow n area . Ther e is a s wel l heav yai r traffi can d continuou s delay s i n Philadelphi a o % compare d t o th e eas yacces s t o Ailentow n bot h i n ai ran d groun d traffic
. I t is a s well , appropriate , prope ran d follow s sui t tha t sinc e th e violatio n
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wa s investigated , Initiate d an d generate d b yM s William s comin g t o th e Ailentow n locatio n requirin g 2 visits (specificall yt o m yjoin t cardiology/ai rcharte r office) , the n i t woul d onl yfollo wsuit e tha t unde rth e circumstances , th e hearin g shoul d thereb yb e hel d i n th e Ailentow n locatio n a s t o no t i n addition , inconvenienc e m ypatients , disrup t th e continuit yo fcore , pu t the m a t ris k o r ad d additiona l liabilit yo rmalpractice , M s Pont o agree d t o a depositio n o fM s William s an d cite d erre d date s fo r pre-tria l depositio n o fM s William s i n he rrespons e date d Decembe r20 , 201 0 o f "Januar y28 , 2010
. Februar y1-4 , 2010 , February8-11 , 201 0 o rFebruar y15-17 , 2010"
. Responden t doe s agre e t o thes e date s excep t a s th e date s appl yt o th e yea r201 1 a t 1 0 am , a s fittin g t o M s William s schedul e I n th e Ailentown , locatio n namel yat ; Gallaghe rReportin g an d Video , LLC , 160 0 Lehig h Parkwa yEast , Suit e 1 H Ailentown , P

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. Onc e I a m notifie d o fth e dat e tha t bes t suits M s William s schedul e fo rth e pre-tria l deposition , I ca n fir m u p th e othe rdetails
. I wil l o fcours e cove rth e cost s pertainin g t o th e roo m an d cour t reporter , I a m le d t o believ e tha t you roffic e woul d nee d t o se t u p th e hearin g a t th e U S Distric t Cour t locate d a t 50 4 Hamilto n Street , Ailentown , PA
. 18101 , i n th e even t tha t yo u believ e thi s cos e shoul d proceed
. I a m hopefu l tha t thi s cour t wil l find : 1
. Th e conduc t b yM s William s an d M s Pont o t o b e procedura l an d prosecutoria l overreaching
. 2
. Tha t th e complainant s ar e tryin g t o hol d th e responden t t o a highe rstandar d tha n thei row n official s i n regar d t o regulation s tha t wer e no t eviden t o rknown
. 3
. Issues o fjudicia l estoppels , lega l inconsistenc yan d procedura l defects , 4
. Tha t inappropriat e actio n ha s bee n take n agains t a smal l singl e pilo t operatio n tha t ha s ha d negativ e cas h flo wan d ha d lon g stoppe d operatin g i n du e diligence , goo d judgmen t an d goo d fait h du e t o huma n factor s o fa tragi c divorc e cas e scenari o i n orde rt o no t expos e th e publi ct o undu e risk , 5
. Rapidl yinitiate d th e appropriat e change s onc e responden t becam e aware , despit e no t performin g operations
. 6
. Tha t preciou s scarc e judicia l resource s ar e bein g squandere d o n a cas e tha t appear s frivolous , trivial , withou t merit , whil e representin g a n aggressiv e prosecutoria l pursui t tha t lack s prope rperspectiv e o rgoo d judgment
. Than k yo u fo ryou rkin d considerations
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CERTIFICATEO FSERVIC E ( HEREB YCERTIF ytha t 1 hav e thi s aa yserve d th e foregoin g entrie(s) : Deposino n o fLatony a William s an d Federa l Hearin g Locatio n (Letter ) upo n al l partie s o frecor d i n ihi s proceeding , i n accordanc e wit h th e requirement s o t Rul e 2 9 pursuan t t o 2 8 U
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