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## SK Y KING , INC . FA A DOCKE T No . CP l ISOOOO O (Civi l Penalty Case ) DMSFAA-2011-067 0 

## ORDE RDENYIN GCOMPLAINAN T S MOTION , GRANTIN GI N PAR T AN D DENYIN GI N PAR T COMPLAINANT' S REPLY , AN D ACCEPTIN GRESPONDENT' S ANSWE R Responden t

Sk y King , Ine . ("Respondent")Jaile dt o fil e a n Answe r l_ o th e Complain t

o f Complainan t

Federal Aviatio n Administratio n ("Complainant " o r "ageney" ) withi n 3 0 day s o f th e filin g of

th e Complaint , a s th e Rule s of Practic e i

n FA A Civi l Penalty Proceeding s ("Rules" ) require . (Th e Rule s permi t th e filin g of

a n otherwis e untimel y Answe r

i f "goo dcause " i s demonstrated) . Followin g Complainant' s Motio n t o DeemAllegation s Admitte dandMotio n fo r Hearin g on Sanctio n Onl y ("Mption")ran~ ^ Order tn.Sho w Caus e ("OSC" ) issue dunder dat e o f Septembe f

29r20i'i . Th e OS C directe dResponden t

t o fil e a n Answer-to th e Complaintan dt o th e OS C n o later tha n Octobe r 7 , 2011 , o r

ris k sanctions . O n Octobe r

6 , 2011 , Responden t

submitte d document s whic hrespon dV o th e OSC , purport

t o answer

th e charge s containe di

n th e agency' s Complaint , andexplai n i n som e detai l wh

y goo dcaus e shoul db e foundfo r it s failure t o fil e atimel y answe r to th e Complain t

initially . Complainan t

no w ha s filed , arepl y t o Respondent' s submission . Complainant' s Repl y t o Respondent' s Respons e to Order to Sho w Caus e ("Reply" ) argue s tha tResponden t ha s faile dt o dcmonslrat e goo dcaus e unde r Ih c Rule s for

Rcspondcnl' s failur e toiniliall y respon dt o (h e Complaint , ll presse s lo r th e relie f

i t requeste di

n il s Molion . Tli c agenc y als o ask s iha t th e discover y deadlin e o f Novembe r

4 , 2011 . se t

ou ( i n th e Procedura l Order , b e extende db y thirt y days . 1 fin dtha i Respondent' s submissio n constitute s an answe r t o th e Complaint . U join s th e issues . I als o fin dtha t Responden t

ha s demonstrate dgoo dcaus e unde r (h e Rule s foi

- failur e t o timel y fil e i

l initially . Moreover , I not e iha t Complainan t

ha s no t dcmonstrale dprejudic e arisin g fro mth e limin g o r conicn t o f Respondent' s answer . I als o a mmindfu l o f

th e Administrator' s injunctio n tha t "' I wjhencve r

possible , ease s shoul db e dispose do f

o n th e meril s afte r

ahearing , rathe r

tha n summaril y becaus e o f aprocedura l defect. " Safet y Equipnwn l an dSig n Co. , Lid. , FA A Orde r No . 92-76 , 199 2 FA A Lexi s 28 0 (Decembe r

21 , 1992) , p . 5 , die di n Larry^' s Flyin g Service , FA A Orde r No . 98- 4 (Marc h12 , 1998) . Finally , I gran t

tha t par i o f Complainant' s reques t i n it s Repl y whic hask s fo r a 30-da y exlensio n o f

th e discover y deadline . Th e Procedura l Orde r i s hereb y amende dl o exten dth e deadlin e fo r

Ih e conclusio n o f

discover y l o Decembe r 5 , 2011. ' Fo r al l thes e reasons , I accep t Respondent' s submissio n a s it s Answe r t o Complainant' s Complaint . Complainant' s Motio n an dRepl y ar e eac hDENIE D l o th e exten t discusse dabove .

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