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Jesus Valdez 

4135 Broadway 

San Diego, CA 92102 

May 14, 2012 

Federal Aviation Administration 

BOO Independence Avenue, SVV 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk 

AGC-430 

FAA 

Wilbur Wright Building, Room 2W1 000 

Re: Case no. 2012WP090001 

Request for Hearing 

To Whom It May Concern: 

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VIA CERTIFIED MAIL 

RECEIVED 

MAY 2 ~ ?Cl2 

HEARING DOCKET 

I hereby request a hearing regarding the pioposed civil penalty of $7700 in 

this case. A copy of the Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty from which I 

am appealing is enclosed with this request for hearing. 

I still intend to participate in an informal meeting with the FAA in this matter 

and will continue to communicate with Theodore Byrne, Esq. regarding that 

meeting and regarding the additional information I submitted to him today 

via facsimile and U.S. Mail. 

Sincerely, _\j· 1111 

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cc: Theodore Byrne, Esq. via facsimile and U.S. Mail 

Megan Chambers, Clients' Rights AQvocate/ Attorney 

Jeffrey Duron, San Diego New Horizons 
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RECEI\t t. r·~ 

U.S. Deparlment 

of TransJ))rtation 

federal Aviation 

Administration 

April 27, 2012 

Western~Pacific Region 

Office of the ~egional Counsel 

MAY 2 2 201~ 

HEARING DOCKE'i 

P.O. Bo:x 92007 

Los Angeles, CA 90009·2007 

. Telephone: (310) 725-7112 

Facsimile: (31 0) 725-6816 

Case No. 2012WP090001 

CERTIFIED MAIL- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND REGULAR U.$. MAIL 

Mr. Jesus Valdez-Pina 

413 5 Broadway 

San Diego, CA 92102 

FINAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY 

On February 8, 2012, you were advised through a Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty that the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amount of 

$7,700.00. By Jetter dated March 7, 2012, Ms. Megan Chambers, your attorney, advised this 

office that you arc financially unable to pay the proposed civil penalty. On March 14, 2012, a 

U.S. Department of Justice Corporate Debtor form (ORD-500) was sent to Ms. Chambers for 

you to complete and return to this office. As of this dati:!, we have not received a completed 

OBD·500. 

After considering all the evidence in this matter,it appears that: 

I. On or about October 9, 2011, at appr~:ndmately 12:59 am local time, you 

deliberately aimed a beam of light from a laser pointer at a police helicopter 

(ABLE-3) that was llying near San Diego, California. 

2. The beam of light illuminated the cockpit of the helicopter. 

3. The beam of light interfered with tht:.crewmember's performance ofhis duties 

aboard that aircraft 

By reason of the foregoing circumstances, you violated section 91.11 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations), which states that no person may interfere 

with a crewm.ember in the performance of the crcwmernber's dmies aboard an aircraft being 

operated. 

Under 49 U.S.C. section 46301 (a)(S)(A), you are subject to a civil penalty for each of the 

violations noted. As adjusted under I 4 CFR part 1 3, subpart II, the maximum civil penalty for . 

each violation charged is $11,000.00. By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, we 

propose to assess a civil penalty in the amount of $7, 700.00. 
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Unless you mail or personally deliver, in writing, your request for a hearing in this matter, on or 

befo~e 15 days after you received this Final Notice. we will' issue an Order Assessing Civil 

Penalty and you will have no further right to a hearing. lf you do not submit a ...vritten 

request for a hearing, you must pay the proposed civil penalty. 

Your request for a hearing must be sent to: (1) For U.S. mail or certified mail· Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence A venue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, Attention: Hearing 

Docket Clerk, AGC-430, Wilbur Wright Building-Room 2Wl 000; (2) for commercial 

expedited courier (overnight mail)- Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2Wl000, Washington, DC 20591, Attention: 

Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430; (3) a copy MUST be sent to the undersigned FAA attorney in 

the Oili.cc ofth<:.: Rr::gional Counsel, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007. (310) 725-

7112. Your request must be dated and signed, in accordance with Section 13.16 ofthe Federal 

Aviation Regulations, sent to you with the Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty (14 C.F.R. 13.16). 

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You may pay the proposed penalty by submitting a certified check or money order payable to the 

"Federal Aviation Administration", to FAA/MMAC, AMZa3lO-WPINM, PO Box 25770, 

Oklahoma City. OK 73125. 

In the alternative, you may pay your civil penalty with a credit card over the Internet. To pay 

electronically, visit the web site at http://www.pay.gov. Under the ''Search Public Forms" 

optionlocated on the left side oftbe page, type FWP-FINEl and pre~s "Go." On the page 

entitled "Search Public FMms," scroll t() the bottom of the page and enter "Next Page." Click on 

"FAA Civil Penalty Payments- Western-Pacific Region," follow the prompts to complete the 

requested information and click ••submit'' to pay by credit card. Please advise me of the date of 

any pa.ymentmade over the Internet. 

cc: Megan Chambers, Esq.