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T o th e Honorabl e Richar

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. Goodwin : COMPL.\INANT' S MOTIO N T O COMPE L I n accordanc e wit

h 1 4 C.F.R

. § 13.22 0 (Rul e 13.220 ) an dth e Federa

l Rule s o f Civi l Procedure , Complainan t

move s tha

t th e Administrativ e La

w Judg e {ALT

) is^ e a n Orde r t o Compe l Responden t

t o comply wit

h Complainant' s discovery ' reques t



### Fact s Complainan t

sen'edRespondent

v^it h a n Initial Discover

y Reques t i n thes e case s o

n Jul y 27 , 2011 , pursuan t t o Rul e 13.220

. Th e reques t gav e Responden t

3 0 day s to respon dt

o th e request , settin g a du e dat e o f

Augus t 26 , 2011

. Th

e reques t slated , i n bol dsmal l caps : SHOUL D YO

U FAI L T O ANSWE RTHES E DISCOVER Y REQUESTS , AGENC Y COUNSE L WIL L MOV E T O COMPE L DISCOVERY

. FAILUR E T O COMPL Y WIT H YOU RDISCOVER Y OBLIGATION S CA N RESUL T T

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Compiainani' s Motio

D t o Compel Comersion e Aviabon, Inc.

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- - i 24 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 3 2 5 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 E 3 5 3 7 3 9 3 S 4 0 4 1 •1 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 S 4 7 4 8 4 3 E D 5 1 5 2 5 3 PRECLUSrO N O F INFORMATIO N YO U WIS H T O PRESEN T A T A HEARING

. O n Augus t 23 , 2011 , Responden t

requeste da

n additional tw o week s t

o respon dvi ae-mail

. Complainan t

grante dth e requeste dextension , settin g ane w du e dat e fo r discover y o f September

9 , 2011

. Th

e letter grantin g th e extensio n reiterate dtha t "[fjailure t

o compl y with..

. discover y obligation s ma

y resul t i n [da] inability ' t

o present informatio n a

t th e hearing. " Respondent' s answer s t

o Complainant' s Interrogatorie s ar e largel y incomplete

. A respons e wa s receive do n September

8 , 201 1 vi ae-mai l andahardcop y o f th e respons e wa s receive dfi:om Responden t

o n Septembe

r 13,2011

. Respondent

failedl o provid e informatio n relate dt o Interrogators ' Nos
. 2 , 3 , 4

. 5 , 6 , an d7
. I n Interrogator

y No
. 2 , Ri^spondeu

t ha s faile dto identif

y th e title , date , author , an

dcontent o f the documcm s i n question

. Additionally , Responden t appear s to interprete dth e Interrogator y a s inquin ' int o correspondenc e only , a s oppose dt o "al l documents , includin g correspondence/ ' Respondent onl y provide dth e nam

e of th e documen

t custodiai L In Interrogatory Ho
. 3 , Responden t faile dt o provid e exper

t witnes s information , includin g anticipate dtestimony

. Responden t provide donl

y th e contac t

informatio n for

witnesse s Cornerston e A\iatJo n (CSA ) intend s t o call a s exper t witnesses

. I n Interrogator^ ' No
. 4 , Respondent claime dall e\ndcntiai y document s b y CS A wer

e provide dl o th e FA A counsel , Jeffre

y Harpe r andmatter s concernin g "SLC C records' ' will b e addresse db y Respondent'.' ? President

o r Fion aSilcox

. Responden

t failedto provide th e title , date , author , an d content o f tii e specific document s Re<;ponden t will see k to introduce

. Additionally , Respondent ha s faile dt o identif

y which wtnes s Respondent intend s t o us e t o sponsor

al l document s bein g offere d int o evidence , wit

h th e exceptio n o f

th e "SLC C records. " I n regard s to Inierrogatoo ' No

- 5 , Respondent fail s to idcntii y which witnesse s ar e experts , an

d thos e experts * credentials , background , training , an dexperience

. A

t best , i t identifie s eac

h individual' s current

position

. Respondent

onl y responde db

y a n attachment , which fail s to provid e th e requeste dinformatio n o f credentials , background , training , an dexperience

.

Compltiiriart' s Motio n t

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y No
. 6 , th e respons e completel y fail s t o stat

e the subjec t

matter o f eac h expert' s ex'pertisC ; th e facts o r opinion s th e exper

t i s expecte dt o testif

y to
. an dprovide s zer

o summar y o f th e ground s fo

r an y suc h opinion

. Finally , uHt

h regar dto Interrogator

y No
. 1 , Responden

t requeste dclarificatio n regardin g Tv'Ir

. Michaelby

. Complainant' s reques t

state d''Describ e \Wt

h specificit y all of th e l^ct s anticipate da

t hearing.... " I

t made n o mentio n o f

aMr
. Nfichaelby

. Argumen t Respondent

ha s ha dampl e opportunit> ' t o compl y wdl h Complainant' s discover

y request , even t o th e extent o f bein g agrante da

n extensio n o f

time

. Responden t

ha s twic e been informe do f th e consequence s o f

failin g t o comply with adiscover y request
. Th e FAA rule s are clea

r regardin g apaiT>'' s discover y obligation s an

dth e consequence s fo

r failin g to comply

. Rul e I3.220(m ) states : A part> ' ma

y make amotio n t o compe l discover y if..

. apart) ' fail s or

refuse s t o answe r a n interrogatory , i

f aperso n give s a

n evasiv e o

r incomplete answer

dtirin g adepositio n or

whe n respondin g to a

n interrogatory..

. Respondent' s answer s t

o Interrogatorie s ar

e facially incomplete

. The rul e provid e n o exceptio n or excus e for pr o s e Respondents

. Accordingly , Complainant move s th e cou n t o issu e a n Orde r t o Compel Discovery a s pro-vide di n Rul e I3.220(m ) requirin g Respondent to provid e substantiv e answer s to Complainan t

withi n 1 0 day s o f

th e Orde r an dputtin g Respondea

t o n notic e o f

tli e potential sanction s availabl e imder Rul e 13.220(n ) fo

r failin g to compl y wit

h adiscover

y order

.
Conclusio n Respondent' s respons e t o Complainant' s Interrogatorie s ar e incomplete , despite Responden t bein g given a

n extensio n o f

tim e t o respond

. Rul e 13.220(m) provide s tlia t apart> ' ma

y mov e fo r a n Ode r to Compe l Discovery

. THEREFORE , Complainan t request s that

the cour t issu e a n Order pursuant to Rul e 13.220(m) that :

Coraplainmt' s Motio n t o Compe l Comcmon c Aviurion , Inc
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. Compel s Responden t to provid e substantiv e an

dcomplete answer s to Complainant' s interrogatorie s withi n 1 0 day s o f th e Orde r an d 2

. Place s Responden t

o n notic e o f

th e potentia

l sanction s availabl e under Rtil e 13.220(n ) fo

r failin g t o comply

. DATE D thi s 29t h da y o f September , 2011

.
Jefee y M
. Harpe

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. Attorne y Enclosures : (1 ) Complaina^it' s Letter Grantin g a

n Extensio n o f

Tim e (2 ) Respondent' s Discover y Respon'^e

.

ComplainaDt' s Motio n t o Compe l Comcmon e Aviarion

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Requeste dthi s date , t o th e following : Honorabl e Richar dC

. Goodwi n OfRc c o f Hearings

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