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### ORDE R GRANTIN G MOTIO N T O DISMIS S

REOUES T FO R HEARIN G AN D ASSESSIN G CIVI L PENALT Y Complainan t

Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ("Complainant " o r "FAA") , o n Decembe r

8 , 2010, ' filedunde r

§§13.208(a ) an d13.218(f)(2)(i ) o f th e Rule s o f

Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalt y Actions , 1 4 C.F.R . §13.20 1 e t seq . ("th e Rule s o f

Practice") , a Motion t o Dismis s Reques t for Hearin g ("Motion") . Th e Motion seek s dismissa l o f th e Reques t for Hearin g ("Request" ) filedb y Responden t Susan Richardso n ("Respondent " o r "Ms . Richardson") . Complainan t assert s that

th e Respondent' s Reques t mus t b e dismisse da s untimely . Th e Rule s o f

Practice , §13.16(g)(2) , requir e aperso n charge dwith aviolatio n wh o ha s requeste dahearin g - th e positio n that Ms . Richardso n i s i n - t o mak e tha t reques t "[n]o t late r tha n 1 5 day s afte

r receip t o f th e final notic e o f

propose dcivi l penalty. " Complainan t

ha s submitte dcopie s o f

posta l document s indicatin g tha t Responden t

receive dth e FAA' s final notic e o f propose dcivi l penalty ("FNPCP" ) o n Septembe r

27,201 0 (Exhs . C an dD attache dt o th e FAA' s Motion) . Respondent' s Th e Motio n i s date dNovembe r 1 , 2010 . However , it

wa s sen t b y facsimil e transmission , an dreceive dby th e Offic e o f

Hearings , o n Decembe r

8 . Th e latte r

dat e i s considere dth e filing date .Request , whic h i s undate dan dno t certified , i s postmarke dOctobe r 20 , 201 0 (Exh . E) . Th e dat e o f

th e postmark , whic h i s construe da s th e dat e o f Respondent' s Reques t

unde r th e Rule s o f

Practice, ^ i s 2 3 day s afte r th e dat e o f

th e Respondent' s receip t o f th e FNPCP . Responden t

ha s no t answere dComplainant' s Motion . Th e Motion i s hereb y GRANTED . Th e Rule s o f Practic e ar e clear . Ms . Richardso n was require dt o file aReques t for Hearin g n o late r

tha n 1 5 day s followin g he r receip t o f th e FNPCP . Sh e receive dth e FNPC P o n Septembe r 27,2010 . Therefore , Ms . Richardso n wa s require dt o mai l her Requeslft o late r

tiian 1 5 day s after

tha t date , o r b y Octobe r 12 . However , he r

Reques t was postmarke dOctobe r 20 . Sh e was eigh t

day s late . Sinc e Ms . Richardson' s Reques t for Hearin g wa s untimely , i t mus t b e dismissed , unles s goo dcaus e i s shown . Car l P . Langton , FA A Orde r No . 93-1 2 (Marc h 25 , 1993) , p . 6 . Bu t Responden t

di dno t answe r Complainant' s Motion . Ms . Richardso n mad e n o attemp t t o demonstrat e goo dcaus e for he r untimel y filing. I n thes e circumstances , I a mcompelle dt o gran t

Complainant' s Motion . I wil l therefor e dismis s Ms . Richardson' s Reques t for Hearing . Further , apenalty o f $2,000 , th e amoimt

sough t i n th e Complaint , wil l b e assessed . Thi s docke t i s closed. ' WHEREFORE , i t

i s ORDERE D a s follows : 1 . Complainant' s Motio n t o Dismis s Reques t for Hearin g i s hereb y granted ; 2 . Respondent' s Reques t for Hearin g i s hereb y dismissed ; 3 . Responden t

i s hereb y assesse dacivi l penalt y o f $2,000 ; an d

^ See section 13.211(d) , whic hstate s i n pertinen t part: " Th e dat e of servic e .. . shal

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k if ther e i s n o certificat e o f service,... " Se

e als o Michae

l R . Largen, FA

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b e sen t to agenc y counsel . Service upo

n the presiding judg e i s optional .4 . Thi s docke t i s closed .

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