### SERVED: JANUARY 2, 2013
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, DC



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### 55 IN THE MATTER OF AERO MICRONESIA, INC. dba ASIA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INC. FAADOCKETNO. [TO BE ASSIGNED] (Civil Penalty Proceeding) FDMS NO. FAA-2012-0469
ORDERREASSIGNING PROCEEDING The parties having filed theirpleadings, agreed on a procedural schedule,1 and completed exchange ofproposed witness lists in this and the companion case/the issue ofa hearing site remains. 3 Respondent requests Washington, DC, for both cases, citing convenience to thejudge, Respondent's Counsel, and a key witness in Florida.4 Citing convenience ofthree ofits witnesses, Complainantrequests Honolulu but suggests a compromise location ofLos Angeles.5 Since the incidents in the two cases were in Miami and Hawaii, we conclude that the balance ofregulatory considerations favors Honolulu or Los Angeles.6 Inthe interest of judicial efficiency, the above-captioned proceeding is reassigned from the undersigned to Administrative Law Judge Richard C. Goodwin. All future pleadings and

1Proposed Procedural Schedule, Statement Regarding Settlement Efforts, and Proposed Hearing Site at 2 (June 22, 2012) ("Parties' Report"). 2 Another case involving Respondent is docketed under Federal Docket Management System ("FDMS") Docket No. FAA-2012-0468. Though the certificate ofservice for Complainant's Proposed Witness List (Nov. 30, 2012), indicates service on the Hearing Docket Clerk, only Respondent's Proposed Witness List appears in the Federal Docket Management System. Complainant's Counsel should contact the Hearing Docket Clerk to correct this deficiency. 3 Parties' Report at 2. 4 Id 5 /d. 6 In determining the location ofthe hearing, an "administrative lawjudge shall give due regard to the convenience ofthe parties, the location where the majority ofthe witnesses reside or work, and whether the location is served by a scheduled air carrier." 14 C.P.R.§ 13.221(b).other communications regarding this proceeding shall be served onthe Judge, the FAAHearing Docket, and the otherpersons onthe attached Service List. SO ORDERED.

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### -2-CORRECTED SERVICE LIST ORIGINAL & ONE COPY Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2W10007 ONE COPY David M. Kirstein and Lyndsey M. Grunewald Kirstein & Young, PLLC, Respondent's Counsel 1750 K Street, N.W., Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 TEL: 202-331-3348 FAX: 202-331-3933 Michael R. Quinn, President Aero Micronesia, Inc. dbaAsia Pacific Airlines, Inc., Respondent 156 Diablo Road, Suite 203 Danville, CA 94526 TEL: 925-362-4430 FAX: 925-362-4432 Don Bobertz, Complainant's Counsel Office ofthe Regional Counsel, AWP-7 PO Box 92007 Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007 TEL: 310-725-3454
. FAX: 310-725-6816 The Honorable Richard.C. Goodwin,Administrative LawJudge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-310) Washington, DC 20590 TEL: 202-366-2139 Attorney-Advisor 202-366-5121 StaffAssistant FAX: 202-366-7536 FDMS NO. FAA-2012-0469 (Civil Penalty Action)

7 Service was by U.S. Mail. For service in person orby expedited courier, use the following address: Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Wilbur Wright Building-Suite2W1000, Washington, DC 20591; Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430.

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