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Docket No. FAA-2013-0284 

AVIATION ENGINEERING 

CONSULTANTS, INC. 

Respondent 

Case No. 2012CE440003 

ORDER RESERVING RULING ON MOTION TO WITHDRAW, 

DIRECTING RESPONDENT ATTORNEY TO FILE 

SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT, SETTING OBJECTION 

DEADLINE, AND RECONFIRMING RULE 16 CONFERENCE DATE 

On October 24, 2013, an Order Denying Respondent's Motion to Dismiss and 

Granting/Denying Other Relief was filed. Among other things, this Order set a deadline of 

November 15, 2013, for Aviation Engineering Consultants, Inc. ("Respondent") to file an answer 

to the amended complaint. 

On November 13, 2013, the Respondent filed an Answer and Affirmative Defenses. 

On November 19,2013, an Order Setting Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference, and 

Directing Rule 26(f) Planning and Submission was filed. This Order set a January 15, 2014 

deadline for the parties to submit a joint, proposed scheduling/discovery plan, and ordered the 

parties to appear by telephone on January 22, 2014 at 11 :00 a.m. Eastern time for a Rule 16 

Litigation Scheduling Conference. 

On December 20,2013, the Respondent's attorney, Mr. Douglas J. Barnard, filed a 

Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and Abate Action. In this Motion, Mr. Barnard asserted that 

neither his client nor the FAA had any objection to his withdrawal. Mr. Barnard further 

requested that "this court abate this action for thirty (30) days to allow [Respondent] to obtain 

new counsel." The Motion was not served on the Mr. Barnard's client, and there was no 

affirmation that the client had been provided working papers or information about pending court 

dates. 
After reviewing all pleadings and documents, as well as all relevant caselaw, decisions, 

regulation, statutory authority, and being fully advised; 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

1. Pursuant to 14 C.P.R. §13.218, the Respondent Attorney's December 20,2013 Motion to 

Withdraw as Counsel and Abate Action is reserved. 

2. Pursuant to 14 C.P.R. §13.218 and the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, on or 

before January 8, 2014, Mr. Barnard shall file a supplemental statement providing: 

a) The name of the Respondent's designated lay representative for this litigation, as 

well as that person's current address, telephone number and fax number. If Mr. 

Kamran Rouhani is the designated lay representative, Mr. Barnard shall so affirm, 

and provide Mr. Rouhani's address of record, telephone number, and fax number. 

b) The date, address, and method by which Mr. Barnard served the Respondent's 

designated agent/lay representative with written notice of Mr. Barnard's 

December 20,2013 Motion To Withdraw; 

c) Ail affirmation that Mr. Barnard has provided the Respondent's designated lay 

representative with all litigation papers and property (See, e.g., See, e.g., ABA 

Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Rule 1.16)(d)("upon termination of 

representation, a lawyer shall ... surrtmder ... papers and property to which the 

client is entitled"); and 

d) An affirmation that Mr. Barnard has notified the Respondent's designated lay 

representative of the pending Rule 16 Telephone Conference, set for January 22, 

2014 at 11 :OOam Eastern Time. 

3. If the Respondent's designated agent and/or the FAA has any objection(s) to Mr. 

Barnard's Motion to Withdraw, such objection(s) must be filed on or before January 10, 

2014. 

4. The Rule 16 Litigation Scheduling Conference remains set for January 22,2014 at 11:00 

a.m. Eastern time. 

Attachment: Service List 

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FDMS No. FAA-2013-0284 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

SERVICE LIST- BY U.S. MAIL 

ORIGINAL & ONE COPY 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1 0001 

Mr. Mark G. Camacho 

Complainant's Counsel 

ONE COPY 

Senior Enforcement Attorney, Central Region, ACE-7 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Room 506, DOT Building, 901 Locust St. 

Kansas, MO 64106-2641 

TEL: 816-329-3765 

FAX: 816-329-3771 

Mr. Douglas J. Barnard 

Respondent's Counsel 

14695 Airport Parkway, 2nd Floor 

Clearwater, FL 33762 

TEL: 727-259-0224 

FAX: 727-259-0223 

E-MAIL: dougb@planelaw.com 

Judge J.E. Sullivan 

US. Administrative Law Judge 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (Ell-310) 

Washington, DC 20590 

TEL: 202-366-2132 

FAX: 202-366-7536 

Aviation Engineering Consultants, Inc. 

Respondent 

C/0 Kamran Rouhani 

2159 McMullen Booth Road 

Clearwater, FL 33759 

1 Service was by U.S. Mail. For service in person or by expedited courier, use the following address: Federal Aviation 

Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W1000, Washington, DC 20591; 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430.