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ADMlNISTRA TOR, Federal Aviation Admini5tration Complainant, Case 

### No. 2014-GL-70-0045

v. DocketNo.: FAA-2016-4269 VANAIRMANUFACTURING,INC. Judge: 

### J.E. Sullivan Respondent. RESPONDENT'S INITIAL DISCLOSURES PURSUANT TO RULE 26(a)(1) COMES NOW, Vanaif Manufacturing, Inc. ("Respondent"), by and through the undersigned and pursuant to Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure 26(a)(l), and hereby serves upon all parties Respondent's Initial Disclosures: 1. Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(l)(A)(i), the following individuals are likely to have discoverable infonnationthat Respondentmayuse to supporl1heir claims:

a. Greg Kokot (President) Vanair Manufacturing, Inc. 10896 West 

### 300 North MichiganCity, IN 46360 Subjects ofinfonnation: knowledge of events and facts surwunding 1he September 24, 2013 incidentatMidwayAllport in Chicago, Illinois. b. Ralph Kokot(ChiefExecutive Officer) Vanair Manufacturing, Inc. 10896 West 300North Michigan City, IN 46360 Subjects ofinfonnation: knowledge of events and facts suuotmding the September 24, 2013 incident atMidway Airportin Chicago, Ulinois.
c_ Jackie Higgins (Safety Coordinator) Vauair Manufacturing, Inc. 10896 West 300 North Michigan City, IN 46360 Subjects ofinformation: knowledge of events and facts surrounding the September 24, 2013 incident atMidway Airportin Chicago, Illinois. d. Terry Vittatoe Mobile PTO08/30/2016 17:35 FAX 312 726 3818

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Subjects of information· knowledge of events and facts surrounding the September 24, 2013 incident at Midway Airport in Chicago, Illinois.
e. Ritchie Verplank Federal AviationAdminio;tration Joint Security andHazardous Materials Division 2300 EMt DevonAvenue, suite 223 Des Plaines, IL 600\8 Subjects ofinformation: knowledge of events and facts surrounding the September 24, 2013 incident at Midway Airport in Chicago, Illinois. f. Paul Serafin Federal Aviation Administration Joint Security and Hazardous MaterialsDivision 2300 EastDevon Avenue, suite 223 Des Plaines, IL 60018 Subjects ofinformation: knowledge of events and facts surrounding the September 24, 2013 incident atMidway Airport in Chicago, Illinois. g. DerrickWichman (Address unknown) Subjects of information: knowledge ofevents and facts surrounding the September 24, 2013 incident at Midway Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Respondent reserves the right to supplement this initial disclosure after additional discovery and investigationis tJndertaken. 2. Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(l)(A)(ii), Respondent provides the following description by category of all documento, electronically stored information, and tangible things that Respondenthas in its possession, custody or control and may beused to support its claims: a) VauairHuman Resource Departmentrecords; b) HAZMAT training materials; c) Correspondence between FAA and Vanairrepresentatives; and d) Photograph(s) from inside ofVanairfacility. Respondent reserves the right to supplement this initial disclosure after additional discovery and investigation is undertaken. 3. The Respondent is not seeking monetary damages and, accordingly, the computations required under Rule 26(a)(J (A)(iii) are inapplicable. To be responded t() by Con1plainant. Respondent denies that any penalty is appropriate.

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4. Pursuant to Rule 25(a)(4), these documents are m writing, signed by Respondent's counsel andbeing served upon all parties. 5. Pursuant to Federal Rule of civil Procedure 5(d)(l), these disclosures are not being filed withthe Court at this time. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 26(g) I HEREBY CERTIFY tbat to tbe best ofmy knowledge, information and belief, formed after areasonable inquiry, thatthese documents are complete and correct as ofAugust 30, 2016. Dated: August 30,2016

3 Respectfully submitted,

Jolm S. Hoff Jared A. Sclmeider Cremer, Spina, Shaughnessy, Jansen & Siegert, LLC One

### North Franklin Street, 

### 10m Floor Chicago, Dlinois 60606 (312) 726-3800 Tel. (312) 726-3818 Fax jhoff@cremerspina.com jsclmeider@cremerspina.com08/30/2016 17:36 FAX 312 726 3818 CREMER SPINA SHAUGHNESSY lill 005/005

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

### I hereby certify that on August 30, 2016, I have sent by U.S. Post, the original and one (1) 

### copy ofthe forgoing document to: Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20594 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilber Wright Building- Suite 

### 2Wl000 In addition, I 

### hereby cet1ify that on August 30, 

### 2016, I 

### have sent by U.S. Post and via facsimile, a copy ofthe foregoing docmnentto the following: KateBm:ber, Esq. EnforcementDivision, Midwest Team 2300 EastDevou Avenue Des Plaines, IL 60018 kate.b.uber@faa.gov Fax: (847) 294-7498 

### Honorable J.E. Sullivan Administrative Law Judge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Dep.utrnent ofTrallsportation 1200New JerseyAvenue, S.E. (Ell-310) Washington, D.C. 20590 Fax: (202) 366-7536

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