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### u.s. Deportment of Transportation New England Region Office ofthe Regional Counsel 12 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01603-5299 Federal Aviation Administration



### FACSIMILE & 

### U.S. FIRST CLASS MAIL Hearing Docket Federal Aviation AdminJstr.ation 

### 800 Independence Avenue, SW Wilbur**Wrigh~** 

### Building, Suite 2Wl000 Washington,

# PC 20591. Attention: 

### Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC430 In the Matter ofDaniel Quinonez Telephone: (781} 238-7058 FAX: (781) 238"7055



### DocketNo. CP- / Case 

### No. 2012EA610020 

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## C.,ft>-**Qq'#'S~** Dear Sir or Madam: Enclosed are an original 

### and one copy ofthe complaint inthe 

### above-referenced proceeding. The 

### FAA req,uests that the 

### hearing inthis matter be held inBoston, MA., and 

### expects that the hearing will last one to two days. 

### Please serve all documents inthis

### matter on the undersigned FAA 

### attorney at 12 NewEngland Executive**Park~ ANE·7~**  

### Burlington, Massachusetts 01.803
.. 

### Sincerely,

R.BENNETTSARGENT Attorney Enclosures
cc: Mr. Daniel Quinonez05/05/2012 09:45

In. the 

### matter of! 7812387055 FAA NE:: REGIONAL CNSL



### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

DANIEL QUINONEZ.

}. JUDGE

### NOT~ASSIGNED t,· 

### FAA DocketNo. CP- (Civit Penalty Action.) Date: June 5, 2012



### COMPLAINT PAGE 03/05



### The Federal Avi.adon Administration (FAA) files its complaint, under Rule 208 

### ofthe Rules ofPractice in FAA Civil Penalty Action.s, 14 CFR §13.208, and states the following: 

### I. 

### Respondent Daniel Quinonez was advised 

### through a 

### Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penaltythat the 

### FAA proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amount of$1,100. On

### May 11, 

### 2012, Respondent submitted a writtenreq,uest for a hearing. 

### II. 1. 

### On. 

### or about January 10,**2012~** you were a 

### passenger on SouthwestAirlines, flight 

### 366 

### from. Baltimore, 1\ID 

### to Providence, RI, a flight conducted under part 121 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (Title**14~** 

### Code ofFederal Regulations). 

### 2. At all relevant times, "No Smoking1' signs were illuminated and posted. 3. Additionally, during said flight, 

### as part of

### the pre-departure instructional safety briefing, a flight attendant announcedthat smokingwas prohibited on flight 366. 4. After the boarding process was complete, and contrary to the no-smoking announcement, you smoked a cigarette in the aft aircraft lavatory. 

### 5. By 

### reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, respondent violated the following 

### sections ofthe Federal A.vjation 

### Regulations (Title 14, Code ofFederal Regulations):05/05/2012 09:45 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL PAGE 04/05

a. Section 

### 121.317(g), inthat you smoked while a "No Smoking" 

### sign. was lighted or while**~'No** Smoking" placards were posted; b. Section 121.317(h), 

### in. that you smoked in an airplane lavatory; and
c. Section 12l.317(k), inthat you failed to comply w:i.th instructions given to you by 

### ---------,a"'c""r""'"ewmember-regarding eompH-anee-with-para-grapJ:ts-W-and-(h.}-efsection------- 1.21.317. 

### III. 6. Under49 U.S.C. §46301, respondent is subject to a civil

### penalty for each ofthe violations 

### alleged. The

### maximum penalty per violation, 

### as adjusted 

### under 14 C.F.R. 1.3.305, is $11;000. ·:,: t: 7. 

### Un.der the facts and circumstances ofthis 

### case, a civil penalty o:f$1 ,100 is

### ~ppropriate. WHEREFORE, Complainant respectfullyrequests that the administrative lawjudge enter 

# an order thatrespondent be assessed a civil penalty in

### tbe amount of$1,100. Respectfully 

### submitted this 5th 

### day ofJune, 2012. 

### CHRISTOPHER POREDA Regional Counsel 

### By:



## R.BENNETTSARGENT Attorney Federal Aviation Administration Office ofthe Regional Counsel 1.2 England Executive Park 

### Burlington., MA 01803 Tel: 781-238-7058 

### Fax:**781~238~7055**05/05/2012 09:45 7812387055 FAA NE REGIONAL CNSL PAGE 05/05



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that 

### the foregoing complaint

### has been mailed this date by Certified 

### Mail, Retunt Receipt Requested, to: 

### Respondent**--------------------------------~r~an~~n~~----------------------------------­** 

### c/0 Frances Vargas 

### 1012 Eastern 

### Avenue Fall River, MA 02723 And I certify 

### that the foregoing complaint 

### has 

### been sen.t via facsimile and by U.S. First 

### class Mail this 

### date to:


### Hearing Docket 

### Federal Aviation Administration (Original and One copy) 800 Independence Avenue, SW Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2Wl000 Washington, DC 20591 

### Fax: (202) 493-5142 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430

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