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. DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C
. I N TH E MATTE RO F EMPIR EAIRWAYS , Responden t FA A DOCKE T NO
. CP10EA000 2 (Civi l Penalty Proceeding ) DM S NO
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ADMINISTRATIV ELA WJUDGE' S ORDE RDISMISSIN G MOTIO N FO RJUDGMEN T O N TH EPLEADING S I hav e thi s day issuedan orde r dismissin g thi s proceedin g an d cancellin g th e hearing
. Th e orde r wa s issue di n accordanc e with§13.21 5 o f th e Rule s o f

Practice , whic hprovide s tha t an administrativ e la w judg e wh o receive s fromth e counse l fo r th e Complainan t

amotio n t o withdra w th e complain t shal l forthwithissu e an orde r dismissin g th e case . Althoug hth e motio n t o withdra w state dtha t th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration wante dth e dismissal t o tak e plac e "withou t prejudice " t o it s righ t t o initiat e acivil-penalty cas e agains t athir dparty , I specificall y tol d th e partie s tha t

I coul dno t

assur e tha t

th e dismissa l woul dno t

prejudic e th e Complainan t

if , for example , th e statut e o f

limitation s expire di n th e interva l betwee n th e dismissa l o f

on e cas e an dth e institutio n o f another
. No w th e Responden t

i s hear dfrom. I t

want s m e t o issu e an orde r specifyin g tha t

th e pleading s mak e i t

clear tha t th e Complainan t

brough t thi s cas e agains t

th e wron g party and , hence , tha t i t i s entitle dt o judgmen t

a s a matte r o f law
. Wha t

i s clear i s tha t bothpartie s ar e attemptin g t o positio n themselve s s o tha t

eac hwil l hav e som e sort o f fractional advantag e i n th e nex t roun do f pleading s an dcounter-pleadings
. I declin e t o pla y tha t gam e withthem
.I Havin g dismisse dthi s proceedin g a s I wa s require dt o d o unde r I §13.21 5 o f th e Procedura l Rules , ther e i s n o longe r acas e befor e me . That % bein g so , I hav e n o authority eithe r t o grant th e reques t

o f th e Complainan t J Io r

t o sustai n th e positio n o f th e Respondent
. The y wil l bot hhav e t o tak e I I thei r

chance s o n whateve r

fate s th e futur e ma y bring
. l l Th e Respondent' s motio n for judgmen t

o n th e pleading s i s dismisse d U for

wan t

o f jurisdictio n oye r

it
. I T I S S O ORDERED
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. Berman , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 TEL : 718-553-325 8 FAX : 718-995-569 9 Th e Honorabl e Isaa c D
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