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UNITED STAT'ES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

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In the Matter of Arash Durrani * FDMS No. FAA-2015-0209 

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Respondent. * FAA Region: Western-Pacific 

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* Judge: Richard c. Goodwin 

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MOTION TO DEEM ALLEGATIONS ADMITTED 

AND TO ISSUE ORDER ASSESSING CIVIL PENALTY 

To: The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin and to Respondent, through counsel herein: 

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COMES NOW, the Regional Counsel of th~ Western-Pacinc Region of the 

Federal Aviation Administntion (FAA), hy and through his counseL end :lies this 

Motion to Deem Allegations Admitted and lo Issue Order Assessing Clvii T'enalty. o;- in 

the alternative. ~o deem allegations admitted and to limit the bearing to the ~mount ,yfthe 

s~nction pursuant to Section l3.218(a) an(! !3.209(f) of the Rules oi" Practice, This 

motion is based on the fact that no answer has been til eel by Respondent 

Section 1 3.209(0 of the Rules of Practice [1 4 C.F.R. Secticm l3.209(t)] slates. "/1. 

person's failure to flle an answer without goc.d ()attse shall be deem•~d ~n aclmissbn co the 

tmth of eacb ailegation colltained in the complaint." Tl1e complaint in this c:·J,SC: was 

sc,·ved on February 25. 2015. (See aitad1ed declaration of Jeff Kamber?). The 

Complaint was servecl by certified maiL retvrn receipt requested f,, Respondent 2ncl his 

counsel, Mr. Stetan E. Sacks, Esq., was seorved by U.S. tlrst class maiL postage ;orepaicL 
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According to the tracki11g information dovdoaded from the United States Pos·~,l Service. 

the complaint reached Respondent's address on March 2. 2015. it W<'s mar· ked 

··Lmciaimed" em March 16. 2015, and returned to tbc Agency on March 25. )1\]5_ (A 

copy of the Lr<~ckil1g confirmation is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" a<1c! inc:o•·porated 

herein by ti1is reference.) 

The complaint seTVed on Respondent's counsel has. to date:, not hecn n:tumccl to 

this office_ (See DecL of .ieffKamberg). 

Rule 13.209 of the Civil Penalty Rules ofPn;cticc requires a wTitten aMweno be 

filed not later than 30 days ti:om the date of service of the complain!. Pursmm: to Rule 

1 3.21 ! (14 C.F.R. § 13.21 1 ), the date of ~ervice is the date on the prool' of sc:viee, and 

after service by mail, an additional 5 days is added to the prescribed pe,- od i(lr 2 

response. 

Moreover, Rule 13.211 (g) of the Civil Penal!; Rules o!' practice state chat " a 

document that was properly addressed, was sem in o\ccordance witl1t this suhpar1, and that 

was returned, that was not cla.imed, or that was refused_ is deemed to have been se,·ved in 

accordance wit this subpart." 

Accordingly, a11 amwer was due 011 or beforc March 25. 2015. To date, no 

answer has been received by Complainant fn)m Respondent or his counseL 

Respondent was advised of the requirement to file an ans1.ver in the cnver letter 

which accompanied the complaint. In specitlc, the one-page cover leller inciLtded the 

foilow\ng paragraph: 

"NOTR TO RESPONDENT: SECTION l3.209 OF THE CP RU l.C:S OF 

PRACTICE REQUIRE THAT A WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE COMPLAiNT BE 

FILED NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF TT!E COMPLA'r-.!T. AS 

AN ALTERNATIVE TO FILING AN ANSWER, i<, MOTION MAY BF FJLED 

PURSUANT 

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TO SECTION 13.208(D) OR SECTION l3.218(F)( I -4) OF THE "ZULES 

PRACTICE'' (See Exhibit "B" attached hereto <mel incorporat<ccl by this reference). 
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Moreover, ;n accordance with established o1l:1ce procedure, a copy of the R ul.es of 

Practice applicable in these cases was enclosed with the Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty 

served on May 14, 2014. (See attached declaration of JeffKamberg.) 

In view of the above, Complainant moves that the allegations in the complaint be 

deemed admitted, and an Order Assessing Civil Penalty be issued in the amount of 

$24,000.00 Altemetively. it is moved that the allegations be deemed admitted and the 

hearing be iim.itcd to the issue of the amo1.m1; of the sanction. 

Respectfully submitted, 
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~·· U.S. :Jepartmen'L 

of Transpor~ation 

Federal A.v~arttion: 

iS..dministraijo·n 

Western-Pacil'ic Region 

Office of tile Re' ional Counsel 

P.O. Box 9200° 

~as Angeles, C)-', 80009<;::007 

Telephor113: (3i()) 725-7'1 ~~ '( 

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CERTIFIED lV'J\L"'- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED and FACSIMILF 

Fecieral Avi~,tion A.dn'linisti.·ation 

800 Independence Avenue, SW 

Was)1ington. DC 20591 

Atuc: Hearing ;:locket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbcx Wright Building -- Suite 2 WI 000 

Re: :n the Matter of Ara.sh Dun·ani; FAA Case No. 2012WP0500iS 

Enclosed is a copy of a request for hearing, received by our office on February 23. 2015. anci 

the original and one copy of the Complaint in the above-referenced proceeding. 

Y request that the hearing in this matter be held in the Los Angeles, California, are:;,. 11.nd 

expect that the hearing will last one (1) day. 

Please address all communications for the Regional Counsel of the Western-Pacific Region. 

to the undersigned, at: Office of the Regional Counsel, AWP-7.6, Federal Avi.atic;, 

Administration, Wcstem-P<'cific Region, P. 0. Box 92007, Los Angele~, CP. 900(>9-2007, 

Telephone: (3!0) 725-7117. PAX: (310) 725-6816. 

Sinc.erely, 

NAOMJTSUDA 

Regional Coun.se;J·,. 

Lierre G-rdn i~...tto'l·nev 

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Enclosl!Z'es: Requesc (or Fk:::ring; Complaint; Ce1tificate of Service 

NC'!;T: TO RESPONDENT: SECTION 13.209 OF TT-JJ) CP RULES OF P?.ACT2E 

REQUIRE THAT A WRlTTEN ANSWER TO THE COlv!PLAINT BE f!LE:J N :YI' 

LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE Of THE COMPLAINT. A..S A}l 

4LTER..'JAT:VS TO FlUNG AN ANSWER, A MOTION MAY BE FH ... ED PU'RSi.JANT 

TO SFCTION l3.208(D) OR SECTION 1321 8(F)(1·4) Of THE RULRS CF FR.o\I:'TIC.:'E. 

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DF:CLARATION OF JEFF KAMBERG 

L JcffKamberg. declare as follows: 

All matters stated he1·ein are within my (;\Vn personal knowledge. and if ca!!ed lls ~~ witness, l 

could_ and would competently tesrify thereto, except for those matters stared upon ;,,l'ormmio'1 end belief 

;.nd as to those matte!·s_ [believe them to be true: 

I. ! am a lega! l~~chnician in the Oft1Ge of the Regional Counsel, rcckTal Aviat!nn 

Administration, Westet·,·Pacific Region . 

.., On February 25. 2015., the original Complaint was s~rvecl on Arasil Durn~;"'!.i. 141 Aren::: 

Street, E! Segundo_ CA 90245-3902 by cel'lifl~cl maiL return receipl requested ( 7: >I d. 0 I :iO 0000 

II 03 1556)_ and first Class maiL postage prepaid. The Complaint served by ce>1i'lied mail was 

returned to the Agency on March 25, 2015 l'narked as --unclaimed." A true c;opy nf the uack!ng 

pt·intout from the USPS website is attached as Exhibit .. A_'" The Complaint whioll was servec' 

via First Class mail) postage p1·epa.id was not returned tn 1he Agency. 

3, :he f.\m1p!aint \Vas also served on lVIt·. Durrani's counsel, Stefan E. Sacks. Esq. at Sac:.ks 

& Sacks, 1901 Avenue ofthe Star·s, Suitt~ 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067 on Fcbn1Hrv 25,2015 vie 

U.S, mail. postage pr·cp<<id. The Complaint was not retur·ned to tile Agency. 

4. ~t !:-;established office procedure to enclose a c<)PY of the: Rules of Pcactlcc applicable ln 

these cases to the Respondent with the Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty. 

~ declare under penalty of pe1jury tmd~'·J' ~he law;-; of the Uniled States of Amr:::dc8. that ti1c: 

forcg<>ing !s nue and corre-ct. 

Signed this 7'" day of Apr·il, 2015. in Lawndale, CA. 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I l1ereby ce11ify that on this date I b~ve faxed and placed in the United Scltes m"il. 

postage pre]Jaid. certified mail, the exccLted original of the MOTION TO DEEM 

ALL EGA TlONS ADMJTTED AND TO ISSUE ORDER ASSESSINC; ClV!L 

PENALTY. addressed as !allows: 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 205'11 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright B1tilding- Suite 2Wl 000 

FAX (202) 493-5020 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin 

Administrative Law J \ldge 

Office of Hearings, l'v1-20 

U.S. Department ofT ransportation 

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

Washington. DC 20590 

VIA FACSIMILE: (202) 366-7536 

I fi.lrther ce1iiJy that on this date I have placed in the United States maiL postage 

prepaid. certified nJait a tme copy of tlw MOTION TO DEEM ALL EGA TTONS 

ADMITTED AND TO ISSUE ORDER ASSESSING CIVIL PENALTY. addressed 

as follows: 

APR - I 2015 

JeffK,unberg 

Legal Technician 

Arash Durrani 

141 Arena Street 

El Segundo, CA 90245-3902 

Stefan E. Sack~, Esq. 

Sacks & Sacks 

1901 Avenue ofthe Stars. Suite 200 

Los Angdes, CA 900() 7 

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Ofl1ce of the Regional Counsel 

Federal !\ viation Administration 

V·Jestern-Pacific Region 

!-lmvthornc. California 
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.. Lierre Green 

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Date: April 7, 2015 

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