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AGENCY' S REPL Y T O RESPONDENT' S APPEA L T O TH E FA A DECISIONMAKE R REGARDIN G JUDGE' S DECISIO N I n apleadin g serve do n Marc h 24 , 2010 , Responden t appeal s t o th e FA A Decisionmake r seekin g " areversal o f

th e judge' s decision , an drestitutio n o f th e cost s fo

r defense.... " It

appear s th e decisio n h e seek s t o revers e i s th e la w judge' s Order Deemin g Allegation s admitte dan d Limitin g Proceedin g t o Issu e o f Civi l Penalty , whic h wa s serve do n Novembe r 9 , 2009 . Th e complain t

i n thi s matte r

wa s serve don Jul y 27 , 2009 . Whe n Responden t faile dto file a timel y answer

a s require db y § 13.20 9 o f th e Rule s o f

Practice , 1 4 C.F.R . Par

t 13 , Subpar

t G , th e Agenc y move dfo

r a n orde r deemin g th e fact s admitte dan dlimitin g th e hearin g t o th e amoun t o f th e civi l penalty . Thi s motio n wa s grante dwhe n Responden t faile dt o respon dt o i t

a s well a s th e la w judge' s Orde r

to Sho w Cause . B y Amende dProcedura ] Order serve do n February 24 , 2010 , th e la w judg e ha s set

th e matte r

for ahearin g i n Juneau , Alaska , on Jun e 29 , 2010 . Becaus e th e la w judg e ha s no t ye t issue da n initia l decisio n i

n thi s matter , th e onl y mean s availabl e to Responden t

t o appeal th e law judge' s orde r i s throug h a

n interlocutory appeal unde r § 13.21 9 o f

th e Rule s o f

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interlocutor

y appeal . Th e firs t

i s fo r cau.s e unde r

subsectio n (b) , an dth e secon di s o f righ t under subsectio n (e) . I n orde r

t o fil e an interlocutor

y appeal under

sub.sectio n (b) , th e Responden t mus t first file areques t

fo r an interlocutory appeal fo r caus e with th e la

w judge , an dma

y onl y file a

n interlocutor

y appeal t o th e FA A Decisionmake r i f th e law judg e grant s th e reques t base do n a finding tha

i delay woul db e deirimcntal t o th e publi c interes t o r woul dresul t

i n undu e prejudic e t o aparty . An interlocutory appeal o f righ t under subsectio n (c ) i s onl y authorize dif th e la w judg e ha s (1 ) barre daperso n fromth e proceedings ; (2 ) failedt o dismis s th e proceeding s pursuan t to § 13.21 5 ofth e Rule s o f Practice ; o r

(3 ) issue darulin g i n violatio n o f § 13.205(b ) o f th e Rule s o f

Practice . Here , Responden t

ha s no t submitted , an dth e la w judg e ha s no t granted , areques t

fo r a n interlocutor

y appeal . Likewise , ther e i s neithe r a n allegatio n no r

indicatio n that

th e la w judg e ha s barre dsomeon e fromth e proceedings , faile dt o dismis s th e proceeding s in accordanc e wit h § 13.215 , o r

issue darulin g i n violatio n o f § 13,205(b) . Ther e is , therefore , n o basi s fo r a n interlocutor

y appeal , and , thus , Respondent' s Appeal t o th e FAA Decisionmake r Regardin g Judge' s Decisio n mus t

b e dismissed . Respectfiill y submitte dthi s 31' ' da y o f Marc h 2010 . HOWARD L . MARTIN . JR . Regional Counse l

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CERTIFICATE O F SERVIC E Re : Kyl e Ponsford FA A Docke t No . CP09AL000 7 DM S No . FAA-2009-072 9 I hereb y certif

y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e serve dacop y ofth e Agency' s Respons e t o Respondent' s Appea l l o th e FA A Decisionmake r Regardin g Judge' s Decisio n by po.stage-prepaid , certifie d mail , retur n receip t requested , an dfacsimil e t o ih e following : The Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwi n Offic e o f Hearings , M-20 ; U.S . Departmen t

o f transportatio n 1200 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , RoomE l 2-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 FAX : (202)366-753 6 Kyl e Ponsford H C 6 0 Box 339 4 Haines , A K

9982 7 I furthe r certif y tha t o n thi s dat

e I hav e serve dth e origina l an dtw o copie s ofth e Agency' s Respons e t o Respondent' s Appea l t o th e FA A Decisionmake r

Regardin g Judge' s Decisio n b y postage-prepaid , certifie dmail , return receip t requested , an dfacsimil e addresse da s follows : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2WI00 0 FAX : (202)493-502 0 DATED : 

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