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### ORDE RDENYIN GMOTIO N FO RSANCTION S AN D GRANTIN GREQUES T FO REXTENSIO N O FTIM E Th e Orde r

t o Sho w Caus e o f

Novembe r

5 , 2010 , require dRespondent , Donn aR . Devane y ("Respondent") , wh o i s pr o se , t o file he r Answe r t o th e Complain t

b y Novembe r

15 , 2010 , o n pai n o f

sanctions . Responden t

filed aparagraph-by-paragrap h respons e t o th e Complain t unde r dat e o f Novembe r

14 , 2010 . Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ("Complainant" ) no w ha s filed aMotio n for Sanction s an dMotion fo r a n Extensio n o f

Tim e ("Motion" ) for

th e failure o f

Responden t

t o compl y wit hth e Orde r t o Sho w Cause . I n support . Complainan t assert s tha t

Responden t

faile dt o offe

r an y reaso n for th e fac t tha t he r answe r was filedbeyon dth e du e dat e provide di n th e FAA' s Rule s o f Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalty Actions . I n th e even t Complainant' s reques t

for sanction s i s denied , th e Motion continues , i t ask s for an extensio n o f

discovery dates i n orde r

t o bes t prepar e for

th e case . That part o f Complainant' s Motion whic hask s for sanction s i s DENIED . Respondent' s filing i n respons e t o th e Orde r t o Sho w Caus e me t

th e deadlin e se t

therein . Th e respons e i s sufficient t o qualif y a s an answe r

t o th e Complaint . Moreover , Complainan t

ha s not demonstrate dtha t

i t ha s bee n prejudice db y th e conten t o r timin g o f Respondent' s filing. Responden t wil l no t b e sanctioned . In s o decidin g I als o ammindfu l o f th e Administrator' s injunctio n that "[wjheneve r

possible , case s shoul db e dispose do f

o n th e merit s afte

r ahearing , rathe r

tha n summaril y becaus e o f aprocedura l defect. " Safet

y Equipmen t

an dSig n Co. , Ltd. , FA A Orde r No . 92-76 , p . 5 , 199 2 FA A Lexi s 28 0 (Decembe r

21 , 1992) , cite din Larry' s Flyin g Service , FA A Orde r No . 98- 4 (Marc h12 , 1998) . Complainant' s reques t

for an extensio n o f

tim e t o complet e discovery i s GRANTED . Th e deadlin e se t b y th e Procedura l Orde r

o f Novembe r

29 , 2010 , i s hereb y extende dt o January 29 , 2011 . S O ORDERED .

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