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Complainan t Metropolita n Nashvill e Airport Authority Respondent . Docke t No . 16-08-0 7

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— I ORDE Rc 5 Counse l fo r

Complainan t

J & B , viaapleadin g withattache dcertificat e o f servic e date d Decembe r

11 , 2008 , requeste dan extensio n o f tim e t o file aRepl y t o th e Respondent' s Answer . Counse l for

Complainan t

advise dtha t

Respondent' s counse l refuse dt o consen t t o a n extensio n o f

time . Counse l further

advise dtha t

th e office s o f

th e Minorit y Busines s Enterpris e Lega l Defens e an dEducatio n Fun d(MBELDEF ) hav e bee n close dan dthat i t i s n o longe r

i n apositio n t o intelligentl y represen t J & B . Counse l state s that th e Complainan t

ha s retaine dcounse l t o replac e MBELDEF , bu t di dno t provid e th e nam e o f th e ne w attorney . Counse l assert s tha t th e extensio n o f

tim e woul dpermi t

th e ne w attorne y t o familiariz e himsel f withth e matter . Counse l close s withth e statemen t tha t th e extensio n o f

tim e i s requeste di n orde r t o permi t J & B t o retai n substitut e counsel . Counse l for

Responden t

submitte darespons e i n oppositio n t o th e extensio n o f time . Counse l contend s tha t

th e motio n shoul db e denie dan dproffer s tha t n o documentatio n evidencin g asubstitutio n o f counse l ha s bee n submitted . Counse l als o note s tha t Complainant' s counse l di dno t specif y th e lengtho f

tim e sought , bu t

tha t th e extensio n reques t itsel f wa s mor e tha n thirty (30 ) day s beyon dth e deadlin e fo r filing aresponse . FA A typicall y seek s concurrenc e fro mbot hside s whe n an extensio n reques t for submissio n o f

pleading s i s unde r

consideration ; tha t

ha s not occurre dhere . Par t

1 6 i s intende dt o expedit e substantiall y th e handlin g an ddispositio n o f airport-relate d complaints , bu t

th e Rule s o f

Practic e fo r

Federall y Assiste dAirpor t Enforcemen t Proceedings , Fina l Rule , 6 1 Fed . Reg . 5399 8 (Octobe r 16 , 1996) , d o provid e tha t a n extensio n o f

tim e may b e grante dwher e necessary o r appropriat e fo r

afair an dcomplet e hearing o f

th e matter s befor e th e agency . Whil e th e Directo r

i s sympatheti c t o th e MBELDEF' s chang e o f circumstances , Complainant' s counse l faile dt o provid e an explanatio n for th e length y delay i n filing th ereques t

for an extensio n o f

time . Complainant' s counse l di dnot stat e atimefram e fo

r it s extension , bu t

jus t requeste da n extensio n o f tim e b e granted . No r

i s i t clear fi:o mth e extensio n reques t

whethe r th e Complainan t

ha s presentl y retaine dne w counsel . I f ne w counse l ha s bee n retaine dwh o i s designate dt o b e serve d(o r wil l file pleading s an d extensio n requests ) i n thi s proceeding , notic e shoul db e promptl y submitte dt o th e FA A Part 1 6 Airport

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an do n Respondent' s counsel . Accordingly , Complainant' s reques t for a n extensio n o f

tim e i s denied . Th e Directo r i s proceedin g wit

hhi s investigatio n o f

th e subjec t

matte r o f th e complaint . I n renderin g it s decision , th e FA A ma y rel y entirel y o n th e complain t an dresponsiv e pleadings .

Randal l S . Fiert z Dat e Director , Offic e o f

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