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### DEPARTMEN TO F ^MWSPORTATIO N r rOPERATION S UNITE D STATE S O F AMERIC AC i AU G 2 1 P U : 3 3 DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C .

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f * FA ADocke t No, : CP10WP000 9 SAMUE L JOSEP H LATHA M *

Responden t * FA ARegion : Western-Panfi c

* Judge : Honorabl e Richar: l C . Goodwi n + * DM S No . FAA-2010-062 4 

### MOTIO N T O DEE

M ALLEGATION S ADMITTED AN D T O IS ^ U

E ORDE RASSESSINC J CIVI LPENALT Y To ; Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwi n andt o Rjesponden t actin g mpr o pe r

hc-^in: ; COME S NOW , th e Regiona l Counse l o f th e Wesicm-Pacifi c Regio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , b y an dthroug hhi s counsel , an dfiles thi' ; Motio n to Dee mAllegation s Admitte dan dt o Issu e Orde r Assessin g Civi l Penalty , : T i n th e alternative , t o dee mallegation s admitte dan dt o limi t th e hearin g t o th e amotii t o f th e sanctio n pursuan t

t o Sectio n 13.218(a ) an d13.209(f

) o f th e Rule s o f

Pracii'ie . Thi s motio n i s base do n th e fac t that n o answe r

ha s bee n file db y Respondent . Sectio n 13.209(f

) o f th e Rule s o f

Practic e [1 4 C.F.R . Sectio n 13.209(f) ] states , " A person' s failur e to file a n answe r -withou t goo dcaus e shal l b e deeme d£r i admissio n t o th e irut

ho f eac hallegatio n containe din th e complaint. " Th e coinplrin t inr * * * DM S gl003/00 3 08/27/201 0 15;2 7 FA X 202493514 2 FA A * ^ -^,_.,^vi u VU.J. U TA A oiu(i:oo«J. e AWP- 7 1^00 3

thi s cas e was serve do n Jul y 21 , 2010 . (Se e attache ddeclaratio n o f Jef f Kamberj.,) . Th e Complain t

wa s serve db y certifie dmail , retur n receip t requested , an dth e return receip t indicate s tha t

th e Complain t

wa s signe dfo r

on Augus t

2 , 2010 . ( A tru e cop y o f 1 '(\ & rcm m receip t i s attache dheret o a s Exhibi t A andincorporate dherei n b y thi s reference.) ' Pursuan t t o Rul e 13.21 1 (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.211) , th e dat e o f servic e i s th e dat e o n t)i ; proo f o f service , andafte

r servic e b y mail , a

n additiona l 5 day s i s adde dt o th e prescri b : dperio d fo r aresponse . Accordingly , an answe r was du e o

n o r before Augus t

25,2010 . T o date , n o ans^ve r ha s bee n receive db y Complainan t fromRespondent , no r

ha s h e leque.-te da

n extensio n o f

tim e i n whic hto fil e aresponse . Responden t

was advise do f

tli e requiremen t

t o fil e a n answe r o n tw o sep arat

e occasions . Once , i n th e cove r lette r whic haccompanie dth e complaint , [i n pert j n tin t part , th e lette r states : "NOT E T O RESPONDENT : SECTIO N 13.20 9 O FTFI E C P ^lULES O FPRACTIC E REQUIRE THA T A WRITTEN ANSWE RT O TH E COMPLA" ; N T B E FILE D NO T LATE RTHA N 3 0 DAY S AFTE RSERVIC E O FTH E COMPLAEIT . .."] ( A tru e cop y o f

th e cove r lette r o f th e Complain t

i s attache dheret o a s Exhibi t C c'.n d incorporate dherei n b y thi s reference. ) Moreover , i n accordanc e wit hestablishe doffic e procedure , acop y o f th e Kule s o f Practic e applicabl e i n thes e case s was enclose dwithth e Notic e o f Propose dCiv i Penalty serve dMa y 19 , 2010 , (Se e attache ddeclaratio n o f Jef f Kamberg. )

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th e above , Complainan t

move s that

th e allegation s in th e com p laint b e deeme dadmitted , an da

n Orde r Assessin g Civi l Penalt y b e issue di n th e amount a f $27,500.00 . Alternatively , i t i s move dthat

th e allegation s b e deeme dadmitte da i i dth e hearin g b e limite dt o th e issu e o f th e amoim

t o f th e sanction . Respectfull y submitted , Naomi Tsud a Regiona l Counse l

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DECLARATIO N O FJEF FKAMBER G I , Jef f Kamberg , declar e a s follows ; Al l matter s state dherei n ar e withi n my ow n persona l knowledge , an di f calle dzy . awitness , I c<>uld , an dwoul dcompetentl y testif y thereto , excep t

fo r thos e raatiers state dupo n intbnmat o n an dbelief

, an da s to thos e matters , I believ e the mt o b e true : 1 . I a

malegal technician i n th e Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , Fedira l Aviatio n Administratioii , Western-Pacifi c Region . 2 . O n Jul y 21 , 2010 , th e origina l Comjjlaint wa s serve do n Samue l Josep hLiitham , 3369 0 Almon dSt . Wildomar , C A 9259 5 b y certifie dmail , rchi mreceip t requeste d(7 0 .' 3 050 0 000 3 113 2 6142) . A tru e cop y o f th e certifie dmai l receip t

i s attache dheret o a s Exhibi t A . 3 . O n Augus t

2 , 2010 , th e Administrato r receive dP S Form381 1 (Dor-esti c Return Receipt ) signe db y someon e withth e las t nam e Latham , indicatin g tha t th e Complain t

wa s received . A tru e cop y o f P S Form381 1 i s attache dheret o a s Exhibi t A . 4 . A cop y o f

th e Unite dState s Posta l Servic e trackin g inquiry , downloade dfro m www.usns.co mindicatin g that th e Comphiinan t

wa s delivere do n Augus t 2 , 2 0 . 0 i."

% attache d heret o a s Exhibi t

B , 5 . I t

i s establishe doffic e procedur e t o enclos e acop y o f th e Rule s o f

Practic< : applicabl e i n thes e case s t o th e Responden t withth e Notic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penalty , 6 . O n Ma y 19 , 2010 , th e Responden t wa s serve dwit

hth e Notic e o f

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l Penalty . I declare unde r

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th e law s o f

th e Unite dState s o f

Amrrie atha t

th e foregoin g i s tru e an dcorrect . Signe dthi s 27 " da y o f

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# Q U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Federa l Aviatio n Admhrtistratib n Western-Pacifi cRegio n Offic e o f tti e Regiona l Counse l P.O . Bo x9200 7 Lo s Angeles , C A90009-200 7 Telephone : (310'725-711 7 Facsimile ; (310 ) 72S-681 6 

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### 201 0 CERTIFIE D MAI L- RETURN T RECEIP T REQUESTE D Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S" W Washington . D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W100 0 Re : I n th e Matte r

o f Samue l Josep hLatham ; Cas e Mo . 20 1 OWP l 5001 6 Enclose di s acop y o f

areques t for hearin g dated . Jul y 14,2010 , an dth e origina l an don e cop y o f th e Complain t

i n th e above-reference dproceeding . I reques t tha t th e hearin g i n thi s matte r b e hel di n th e Lo s Angeles , Californi aarta , i iid expec t that th e hearin g wil l las t

on e day . Pleas e addres s al l conamunication s for th e Regiona l Counsel , Western-Pacifi c Regio:. , t o th e undersigned , at : OfiFic

e o f th e Regional Counsel , AWP-7.6 , Federa l Aviatio n Administration , Western-Pacifi c Region , P.O . Bo x 92007 , Lo s Angeles , C A 90009-1007 , Telephone : (310 ) 725-7117 , FAX : (310 ) 725-6816 . Sincerely , NAOM I TSUD A Regiona l Coi ;

Enclosures : Reques t

fo r Hearing , Complaint , Certificate o f Servic e NOT E T O RESPONDENT : SECTIO N 13.20 9 O FTHE C P RULE S O FPRACTIClv REQUIRE THA T A WRITTE N ANSWE RT O TH E COMPLAIN T B E FILE D NO T LATE RTHAN 3 0 DAY S AFTE RSERVIC E O FTHI S COMPLAINT . A S A N ALTERNATIV E T O FILIN GA N ANSWER , A MOTIO N MAY B E FILE D PURSU ^ J^ T T O SECTIONiJ.208(D ) O RSECTIO N 13.21 8 (F ) (1-4 ) O FTH E RULE S O FPRAC]TCE . cc : SJ C FSDO , AWP-23 0 

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o f TrJisnportatio n 120 0 New Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mEl2-32 0 Washingto n D C 2059 0 Facsimile : (202)366-753 6 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenusc , S.W . Washingto n D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building - Suit e 2W100 0 Facsimile : (202 ) 493-514 2 I fiirther certifie dtha t

o n thi s dat e I hav e place di n th e Unite dState s mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dmail , return receip t requested , acop y o f

th e abov e addresse dto ; Samue l Josep hLatha

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