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IT - , • , May 26 , 201 0 FEDERA LEXPRES S AN D FACSIMIL E(202 ) 366-753 6 Th e Honorabl e Isaa c D . Benki n Administrativ e La w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mEl2-32 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Re : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio nv . City o f Bridgeport , Connecticu t Docke t No . CP09NE000 1 ( f* ^ ^tiCf] ^ ti^l l Dear Judg e Benkin : Enclose dpleas e findth e Complainant' s Objectio nt o Respondent' s Motio nfo r Reconsideratio n an dComplainant' s Repl y t o Respondent' s Objectio nt o Complainant' s Motio nfor Decision . A cop y o f

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)H NR . DONNELL Y Senio r Attorne y Enclosur e cc : .Richar dKascak , Jr. , Esquir e fiearin g Docke tUNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C . J . RANDOLP H BABBIT , Administrator , Federa l Aviatio n Administration , Complainant , V . CITY O FBRIDGEPORT , CONNECTICUT , Respondent . Docke t No . CP09NE000 1 Administrativ e La w Judg e Isaa c D . Benki n Date : Ma y 26 , 201 0

COMPLAINANT' S OBJECTIO N T O RESPONDENT' S MOTIO NFO R RECONSIDERATIO N AN D COMPLAE^ANT' S REPL Y T O RESPONDENT' S OBJECTIO N

T O COMPLAINANT' S MOTIO NFO RDECISIO N I . MOTIO NFO RRECONSIDERATIO N 1 . O nApri l 29 , 2010 , th e Administrativ e La w Judg e issue da nOrde r Imposin g Sanction s agains t th e Responden t

for failure t o provid e response s t o discover y requests . 2 . Complainan t

initiall y propounde ddiscovery o nFebruar y 12 , 2010 . 3 . O n Marc h25 , 2010 , (ove r 4 0 day s after

initiall y servin g discover y requests ) Complainan t requeste dtha t

Responden t

answe r sai ddiscovery n o late r

tha nMarc h29 , 2010 , otherwis e Complainan t

woul db e lef

t withn o choic e but

t o file aMotiont o Compel . 4 . Responden t

faile dt o answe r

o r objec t t o Complainant' s discover y a s o f Marc h29 , 2010 . 5 . A s aresult . Complainan t was force dt o file aMotion t o Compe l o nMarc h30 , 2010 . 6 . I n response , o n Apri l 15 , 2010 , th e Administrativ e La w Judg e issue da nOrde r Settin g Deadlin e for

Responden t

t o repl y t o Complainant' s Motiont o Compe l an dstated , i npertinen t part , tha t th e Responden t

mus t repl y t o th e motio n[t o compel ] n o late r tha nApri l 26 , 2010 .7 . Responden t faile dt o compl y withthi s deadline . Thus , th e Administrativ e La w Judg e issue danOrde r

Imposin g Sanction s agains t Responden t

o nApri l 29 , 2010 , for

failur e t o provid e discovery responses . 8 . Now , o n Ma y 21 , 2010 , (ove r thre e month s after

Complainan t

initiate ddiscovery o n February 12 , 2010 , an dtwenty-tw o day s after th e Administrativ e La w Judg e impose dsanction s o n Apri l 29,2010 ) Responden t seek s relie f

b y filing aMotio nfor

Consideration . 9 . Respondent' s Ma y 21 , 2010 , Motio nfor Consideratio ni s excessivel y lat e an dals o fail s t o compl y with1 4 C.F.R . § 13.218(c) , "Filin g o f Motions " whic hrequire s tha t prehearin g motion s shal l b e filedn o late r tha n 3 0 day s befor e hearing . 10 . Th e hearin g i n thi s matte r i s schedule dfor

Jun e 10 , 2010 . Thus , an y prehearin g motio n shoul dhav e bee n filedn o late r tha n May 11,2010 . 11 . Moreover , Responden t fail s t o sho w goo dcaus e o r sufficien t ground s t o warran t reconsideration . 12 . Additionally , reconsideratio no f th e Administrativ e La w Judge' s vali dOrde r imposin g sanctions , at

thi s juncture , woul dresul t inunfai r prejudic e t o Complainant . 13 . Furthermore , th e argument s containe di nRespondent' s Motio nfo r Reconsideratio n ar e irrelevan t t o th e issue s i n th e presen t proceeding . 14 . Accordingly , Complainan t object s t o Respondent' s Motio nfor Reconsideration . II . MOTIO NFO RDECISIO N 15 . O n Ma y 11 , 2010 , Complainan t filed aMotionfor

Decision . 16 . O nMa y 21 , 2010 , Responden t filedanObjectio nt o Motio nfor Decision . 17 . However , Respondent' s blanke t objectio nfail s t o cit e an y factual o r lega l basi s for

it s objection . 18 . Likewise , Responden t fail s t o properl y answe r Complainant' s Motio nfor Decisio n b ysupportin g it s objectio n withaffidavit s o r othe r evidenc e a s require db y 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.218(d) , i "Answer s t o motion" , withou t limitation . 

## I I 19 . Consequently , Complainant' s Motionfor Decisio nshoul db e granted . I I WHEREFORE , th e Complainant , FAA , hereb y respectfiall y request s that : ! (1 ) Respondent' s untimel y Motio nfor Reconsideratio nb e denied ; an d (2 ) Complainant' s unanswere dMotio nfor Decisio nb e granted . f ' ; Respectfull y Submitted ,

R . DONNELLY , Senio r

A t Aviatio nAdministratio n Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l 1 2 Ne w Englan dExecutiv e Park Buriington,M A 01803-529 9 Tel : 781-238-704 5 Fax : 781-238-705 5 Email : John.Donnellv(a),faa.go v May 26 , 201 0CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E

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Complainant' s Objectio n t o Respondent' s Motio nfor Reconsideratio nan d Complainant' s Repl y t o Respondent' s Objectio nt o Complainant' s Motio nfor Decisio nin th e matte r o f FA A v . Cit v o f

Bridgeport . Connecticut . FA A Docke t No . CP09NE000 1 addresse dt o th e following : Th e Honorabl e Isaa c D . Benki n

Administrativ e La w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave. , S.E . Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Fax : (202 ) 366-753 6 Mr . Richar dG . Kascak , Jr . Associat e City Attorne y Offic e o f th e City Attorne y 99 9 Broa dSti-eet , T ^ Floo r Bridgeport , Connecticu t

06604-432 8 Fax : (203 ) 576-825 2 I als o certif

y that today . Ma y 26 , 2010, 1 hav e sen t viaCertifie dMail-Retur nReceip t Requeste dan dU.S . Firs t Clas s Mail , acop y o f

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