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RENEWE D MOTIO N T O COMPE LFO RDISCOVER Y Respondent , CLOU D DANCE RAVIATION , througi i counsel , move s this Cour t fo r a n Orde r to Compe l Complainan t

FAA' s witnesse s fo

r depositio n , an dt o ente r

sanction s an da s reason s state : 1 . I n accordanc e withth e Court' s directio n (se e attache dOrde r date dDecembe r

2 , 2011) , o n Decembe r

2"^" , 2011 , approximatel y a t 12:4 5 pmest . Respondent' s counse l contacte dComplainant' s attorne y by phon e wit hafollo w up email, requestin g deposition s o f

FSD O Inspector , Larr

y Enlowe , FSD O Manage r Dian e Fraum , Superviso r

Robert o Echevarria , an dInspecto r Frank Webner , an d provide ddate s o f

Decembe r

19' ^ 21 ^ 22"*^

, 26" ' throug h29' \2011 . (Se e attache dcopy. ) 2 . On Decembe r

5' ^ 201 1 a

t 4:1 5 pmest . Respondent' s counse l agai n contacte d Complainant' s counse l b

y phon e wit

hafollo w u p email . (Se e attache dcopy. ) 3 . On Decembe r

6' \2011 , Complianant' s counse l emaile daresponse , withou t an y return phon e call , statin g tha t sh e wil l confer

wit hth e witnesse s an dge t

bac k t o u s withdates .4 . On Friday , Decembe r 9^^ , 2011 , Complainant' s attorne y advised , vi aemail, tha t th e witnesse s ar e no t

availabl e on any o f

th e sever i date s Respondent' s counse l provided , but

insteadstate dthat

th e witnesse s wer e availabl e onl y o n January 4-6 , 2012 . (Se e attache dcopy. ) 5 . Respondent' s counse l ha s hearing s schedule di n Miami , F

l an di s schedule dfo

r trial th e followin g wee

k .i n JV5iami,.FL . 6 . Al l th e witnesse s t o b e depose dare locate di n Orlando , Fi . 7 . Th e partie s ihave no t bcen-abl e t o discus s any possibl e modification s t o th e Litigatio n Schedulin g Conferenc e for alaterdiscover y cut-of

f date . A s th e denial o f availability fo

r th e witnesse s wa s no t

know n before 10:0 0 am , th e mornin g o f Decembe r

9^2011 . 8 . Inspecto r

Fran k Webner' s testimon y i s relevan t i n tha t it' s upo n hi s informatio n tha t th e FA A i s relyin g fo

r th e allegation s set

fort hi n th e FAA' s position . 9 . . Th e testimonie s o f FSD O Inspector , Larr

y Enlowe , FSD O Manager-Dian e Fraum , an dSuperviso r

Robert o Echevarria , are tha t they intrinsicall y hav e ha d discussion s an da

n understandin g o f

th e Respondent' s issue s an dconcern s wit h Inspecto r Webner' s healt

hissues , clarity o f

thought processing , whic har e tli e basis:for th e Respondent' s affirmativ e defenses . 10 . Respondent' s statemen t regardin g sanction s request s tha t th e matte r

b e dismissed , o r a n Orde r compellin g b e entered , o r suc hothe r

relie f a s th e court

dee m appropriate . •WHEREFORE , Plaintif

f move s th e Administrativ e La w Judg e for

a n Orde r compellin g Complainan t

FA A to provid e th e witnesse s t o appear fo r deposition , o r

dismis s th e inatter . o r suc hothe r

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ha s attempte di

n goo dfaith , ha s conferre dor attempte dt o confer

wit hth e perso n o r part y failin g t o make th e discovery i n an effor t t o secur e th e informatio aor Enateria l withou t Cour t action . i HEREB Y CERTIF Y that th e foregoin g wa s submitte dvi afa x andmai l o n this Q da y o f Decembe r

201 1 to : Andre aMichell e Harper . Esq. , Offic e o f Regional Counsel , ASO-7 , Southern Region , P.O . Bo x 20636 . Atlanta , GA 30320 , FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e J . E . Sullivan , Administrativ e La w Judge , Office o f

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## SERVE D DECEMBE R2,201 1 U.S . DEPARTMENTO FTRANSPORTATION .

OFFIC EO FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C In th e Matter

of : )

) Docket

No . FAA-CPlOSOOOOl CLOUD DANCE RAVIATIO N ) (FAA Civi l Penalt y Proceeding ) AN D FLYIN GCLUB , INC . ) ) FDMSNo . FAA-20IO-019 2 Respondent

) ORDE RDENYIN GRESPOTVDENT S MOTIO N T O STRIK E AND/O RDISMISS , AN D GRANTING/DENYIN GOTHE RRELIE F On Septembe r

1 , 2011 , th e FA

A an dth e Re^wndent , Clou dDance r Aviatio n an

d Flyin g Club , Inc. , appeare db y telephon e fo

r aLitigatio n Schedulin g Conference . A t tha t time , th e Reqxmdent' s Motio n t o Reope n EHscover y wa s orall y granted , an dane w discover y plan wa s create dwit

hth e parties ' participatioi LTh e Respondent* s Motio n t o Compe l Discover

y wa s reserve dwit

haright t o rene w th e Motio n prio r t o November

18 , 2011 , i f needed

- Th e Respondent' s oral Motio n t o Dismis s wa s respectfull y noted , but th e Reqwnden t

t o file awritte n Motio n wit hsupportin g fact s an dauthority i f it wante dto pursu e suc haMotion . On Septembe r

7 , 201 1 Order s were filedtha t codifie dth e oral rtiling s mad e a t th e September

I , 201 1 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference . A n Orde r Grantin g Respondent' s Motio n t o Reope n Discover y an dGranting/Denyin g Other Relief , an da n Order Settin g Litigatio n Date s an dProcedures , were filed. On Novembe r

18 , 201 1 th e Respondent filed aMotio n t o Strik e and/o r Dismiss . O n Decembe r

2 , 2(X1 1 th e partie s appeare dfor aTelephon e Motio n Conference . Th e statu s o f

th e cas e wa s briefly discussed , a s wel l a s th e Respondent' s Motio n t o Strike and/o r Dismiss . Multipl e bia l ruling s wer e issued . I t I s Hereb y Ordered : 1 . Th e Respondent' s Motio n t o Strike and/o r Dismis s i s denied , i n par t fo r bein g premature , andi n par

t for failin g to alleg e specifi c fact s an dlegal authority i n suppor t o f th e reques t

for . Dismissal . 2 . Th e partie s ar e directe dt o contac t eac hothe r

b y telephon e immediatel y afte r th e conclusio n o f

th e Decembe r

2 , 201 1 Telephon e Motio n Conference , t o schedul e amutuall y agreeabl e time earl y nex t week (prio r t o December

9 , 2011 ) t o consul t

agai n abou t

thi s cas e by telephone . Pag e 1 of2, . , 1 3 20-2 5 12-02-201 1 4/ 4 20 2 3^ 6 753 6 Lin e 1

FDM S No . FAA-201(W)19 2 (Civi l Penalt y Proceeding ) SERVIC ELIS T ORIGINA L& ON ECOP Y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independoic e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attrition ; Hearin g Docke t Cleric , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suit e 2WI000 '

ON ECOP Y Denni s RHaber , Responde^ht' s Counse l Dami s RHaber , PJ\

- 892 5 S.W . 14 8 Street , Suit e 20 0 Miami , n , 33176 TEL : 305-256-300 2 FAX : 305-256-300 4 Andre aMichell e Harper , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , ASO- 7 Souther n Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atianta , G A 3032 0 TEL : 404-305-520 0 FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e J . E . Sullivan , Administrativ e La w Judg e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Hearings , M-20 , Roo mE12-32 0 120 0 Ne w jerse y Avenue , S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-2132 FAX : 202-366-753 6

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