### SERVED: AUGUST 13, 2013 

### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, DC
IN THE MATTER OF COLGAN AIR, INC. FAADOCKETNO. CP09EA0016 (Civil Penalty Action) FDMS NO. FAA-2009-0580 

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### ORDER OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE LAWJUDGE STAYING PROCEEDINGS 

### By notice served June 11, 2013, a Prehearing Telephone Conference was set for Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at 2:30p.m., Eastern Time, in the other two pending cases concerning Respondent, docketed as FDMS Nos. FAA-2009-0025 and FAA-2009-0028, with all documents exchanged but not previous1y·provided to be received by Wednesday, July 24, 2013. By Letter faxed to Complainant's Counsel and the Judge on July 26, 2013, 1 

### Respondent's Counsel suggested the parties "jointly request that these cases be removed from the July 31 calendar,
... that the parties immediately enter into settlement.discussions with the aim ofresolving these matters," and that any "agreed settlement amounts would then be filed as claims in the pending bankruptcy proceeding, along with the $22,000 civil penalty
... assessed against [Respondent]" in the case docketed as FDMS No. FAA-2009-0582? During the Judge's status call to counsel on July 29, 2013, both sides acknowledged that, with Respondent having ceased operations, nothing would be gained from a hearing in either those
cases or this case. Therefore, the parties stipulated to cancel the prehearing conference and stay all

1 

### We suggest that "parties who serve submissions on the Judge by regular mail should also fax, express carrier, or personally deliver those submissions," see, e.g., 

### FDMS No. FAA-2009-0025, Order ofChiefAdministrative Law at 3 (Feb. 19, 2009); facsimile is not an authorized method offiling or service, see§§ 

### 13.210(a), 13.211(b). 2 

### Attachment 1 at 2.

### proceedings for 60 days, at which time, absent earlier settlement, the Judge could order a civil penalty in each case. Later on July 29, Complainant's Counsel faxed a letter to Respondent's Counsel and the Judge, transmitting a proposed order, to be signed after 60 days, memorializing the parties' agreement, assessing the civil penalty sought in each Complaint, and dismissing each proceeding with prejudice. 3 

### On August 5, 

### 2013, Respondent's Counsel faxed and mailed a letter to the Judge and Complainant's Counsel, stating that Respondent was "agreeable to entry ofthe order submitted to [the Judge] on July 29, 2013," in all three cases.4 

### For good cause shown, the request is granted. The proceedings are stayed. Absent notifiI 

### cation ofsettlement in the three cases on or before September 27, 2013, an order may issue in any unsettled case, deeming the allegations ofthe Complaint admitted, and the Complaint shall become an Order assessing a civil penalty in the amount sought.5 

### SO ORDERED.

4 Attachments 1. 

### Letter to Complainant's Counsel (July 26, 2013) (Dombroff, R.C.), 3 pp. 2. Letter to Respondent's Counsel (July 29, 2013) (Lewerenz, C.C.), 3 pp. 3. Letter to ChiefAdministrative Law Judge (Aug. 5, 2013) (Dombroff, R.C.), 1 p. 4. Service List

3'Attachment 2 at 2. 41Attachment 3. 5 

### See ColganAir, Inc., FDMS Nos. FAA-2009-0025 & -0028, Order ofChiefAdministrative Law Judge Adj01!rrning Prehearing Conference and Staying Proceedings at 2 (Aug. 13, 2013). 

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### FACSIMILE TRANSMI1TAL

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### Name/Company Christian Lewerenz, Bsq 

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# McKennaLong 

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### Fax No. 

### '718-995-5699 The 

### Honorable Ronnie A. Yoder 102-366-7536 

### ChiefAdministrative Law Judge


### From: Marlc A. 

### Dombroft' Phone: 703.336.8700 Re: 

### Colgan Air FAA

### DocketNo. CP09EA0002 .& 

### CP09BA005 

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### Christian L. Lewerenz, Esq. Office ofRegional Counsel Federal Aviation Administration 1Aviation Plaza Jamaica, NY 11434 Rc: 

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# McKenna Long &:

# Aldridge.u 1676tllemational Ortve • Penmouse Mc!Aan, VA22102 Tel: ?03;336.8800 mckerm&long.com

July 26, 2013

FAA Docket Nos. CP09BA0002 

### and 

### CP09EAOOOS 

### DearMr. Lewerenz: 7033368'751 P.02/03 Nllftlltii'IVII;Irlle OnlngeCounty RMchoS.maFe S.nOieQa**San~** 

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### As you know, a

### Preheating Scheduling 

### Conference has been set for 

### July 31,2013, 

### at 2:30 p.m. 

### before Judge Yoder in FAA 

### DocketNos. 

### CP09BA0002 and CP09EA0005. Given the fact that 

### Colgan Air, Inc. ("Colgan") is currently in bankruptcy, 

### we respectfully 

### suagest that 

### the parties

### jointly request that these cases be removed 

### from the July 31 calendar, 

### and thattheparties immediately 

### enterinto settlementdiscussions with the 

### aim ofresolving these matters. The agreed settlement amounts wouldthen be

### flled as claims inthe pending bankruptcy proceeding, along withthe $22,000 civU penalty that has been assessed against Colgan in FAA DooketNo. 

### CP09EA0001B. We note that 

### ourrecent review ofthe

### Pinnacle Airlines Coxp. banlauptcy docket 

### inthe Southern District ofNew York, Bankruptcy Petition# 12-113434-reg., did not locate any reference to a filing withrespectto the civil penalty in DocketNo. CP09EA00018. 

### Please let

### us know if

### this cow:se ofaction meets with

### your approval. If

### so. we

### will prepare ajointrequest 

### to Judge Yode:r.

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### Christian 

### L. Lewerenz, Esq. 

### July 26,2013
. Page2 Should

### you have any questions 

### regardina this 

### proposal, please 

### to not hesitate to 

### contact 

### us.

cc: Heather Frendl, Esq. 

### (hcathet.french@faa.gov) 

### The 

### Honorable Ronnie A. Yoder, ChiefAdministrative Law 

### Judge Fax: 202·366·7536

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## u.s. Department ofTransportation 

### FederalAviation Administration Telephone Facsimile July 29, 2013 

### Eastern Region

The Honorable Ronnie A. Yoder ChiefAdministrative Law Judge Office of Hearings, M-20 Room E12-320 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590 Tel: 202-366-2142**Fax:202~6-7536** Judge YOder: Re: In the Matter of Colgan Air, Inc.; CP09EA0002, -0005,-0016. 

### Offtce of 

### Regional Counsel 1Aviation Plaza Jamaica, NewYork 11434 Fax: 1111-99$.5699 Tel: 718·553-.3278 E.-Mall: chrlstlan.tewerenz@faa.gov

This Is to confirm that the Complainant conc:urs with Respondent's request to cancel the prehearlng conference currently scfleduled for July 31, 2013. This Is to allow for addHional time to reach a settlement In these cases. In the event nosettlement is reached by September27, 2013, the Complainant requests that that in each case an Order ofCMI Penalty be entered. Sincerely, Alfred R. Johnson

# ~-<·· ChriStian Attorney cc: Mark A Dombroff, Fax: 703-336-8751

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### JUL. 29. 2013 3:56PM F A A REGIONAL COUNSEL, AEA-7

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, DC IN THE MATTER OF COLGAN AIR, INC. FAA DOCKET NO. CP09EA0002, -0005, -0016 {Civil PenaltyAction) ORDER OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE LAWJUDGE DEEMING ALLEGATIONS ADMITTED AND ASSESSING CML PENALTY 

### NO. 7571 P. 3/3

On July 29, 2013, Complainant and Respondent agreed In a conference with the Chief Administrative Law Judge to cancel a July 31, 2013 Prehearlng Conference for the purpose of conclUding the settlement ofthese cases. Respondent

### was Involved In a bankruptcy 

### proceeding. The parties further agreed that 

### at the end of a 60-day period or by a specified date, were no settlement to be reached In these cases, aJtematively the Chief Administrative Law Judge would enter an Order ofCMI Penalty In each.of these cases. The 60-clay period and the specified date, September 27, 2013, have each passed without a notlca received from the parties that these cases have been settled. As a result and by prior agreement between the parties, the undersigned hereby orders that the allegations in each Complaint are deemed admitted, a civil penalty in the amount sought 

### In each Complaint Is assessed against the Respondent, and each proceeding is dismissed with prejudice. SO ORDERED.

Hon. Ronnie A. Yoder
. ChiefAdministrative Law Judge Date 2

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# McKenna Long & 

# AldridgeLLP tJ.!:'!"'t'"''' "":**~,., _~o•:'tJI~~nal**  Drive • Penthouse
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### 1:**~kennalong.com** Northem lllrginla Orang11 County Rancho Santa Fe Son Diego San Francisco Washington, OC

MARK A. OOMBROFF 703.336.8700 

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VIA FACSIMILEAND FIRSTCLASSMAIL
. The 

### Honorable Ronnie A. Yoder Chief

### Administrative Law Judge 

### U.S Department ofTransportation Office of

### Hearings, M-20 Roorn E12-320 · .. 1200 New Jersey Avenue,·S.E. 

### Washington, D.C. 20590 ' Re: Colgan Air, Inc. FAA Docket No. CP09EA0002, •0005, -0016 Dear 

### Judge Yoder: 

### Our client is agreeable to 

### entry ofthe order 

### submitted 

### to you onJuly 29, 2013, 

### inthe above.referenced matter. We look 

### forwUrd to 

### achieving a 

### .resolution of

### these matters with 

### the Federal 

### Aviation Administration and advising you ofsuch. Thank you for 

### your patience.

MAD cc: Chris Lewerenz



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### FAA Docket No. CP09EA0016 (Civil Penalty Action) SERVICE LIST ORIGINAL & 

### ONE COPY 

### Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Was4ington, DC 20591 Attenftion: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2Wl0006 

### ONE COPY (VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL, FOLLOWING FAXED COURTESY COPY) 

### Mark A. Dombroff, Respondent's Counsel 

### McKenna Long & 

### Aldridge, L.L.P. 1676 International Drive- Penthouse McLean, VA 22102 TEL: 703-336-8700 FAX: 703-336-8750 W. Chris Harrison, Counsel for Pinnacle Airlines, Corp. 

### In-House Counsel

.**Pinn~cle** 

### Airlines, Corp.

40 S. Main Street, 14th Floor Memphis, TN 38103 TEL: 901-348-2483 Colgan Air, Inc., Respondent 

### One Commerce Square 40 S. Main St. Memphis, TN 38103 Christian L. Lewerenz, Complainant's Counsel 

### Office ofthe Regional Counsel, EAL-7 Federal Aviation Administration 1 Aviation Plaza Jamaica, NY 11434 TEL: 718-553-3273 FAX: 718-995-5699 The Honorable Ronnie A. Yoder, Chief Administrative Law Judge 

### U.S. Department ofTransportation Office ofHearings, M-20, Room E12-320 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-2142 FAX: 202-366-7536

6 Service was by U.S. Mail. For service in person or by expedited courier, use the following address: Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1000, Washington, DC 20591, Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430. 

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