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### UNITED STAT'ES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C. ********1>1<;********1';-=-*************************"'*'~*** 

### In the Matterof Arash Durrani 

### * FDMS No. FAA-2015-0209 

### * Respondent. 

## * FAA Region: Western-Pacific 

## * * 

### Judge: Richard c. Goodwin 

## • * *********************************~*****~**•******

### ....

## * MOTION TO DEEM ALLEGATIONS ADMITTED AND TOISSUE ORDERASSESSING CIVIL PENALTY To: The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin andto Respondent, through counsel herein: 141002



### COMES 

### NOW, the Regional Counsel 

### of

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### 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 thatno answer 

### has been tileel 

### by Respondent Section 

### 1 3.209(0 ofthe 

### Rules of

### Practice [14 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 

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### AWP-7 141003 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 ofthe Civil Penalty Rules ofPn;cticc requires 

### a wTitten aMweno be filed not later than 30 days ti:om the date of service ofthe complain!. Pursmm: to Rule 

### 13.21 ! 

### (14 C.F.R. 

### § 

### 13.21 1 ), the date of **~ervice** is the date on the prool' ofsc: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 wasnot cla.imed, orthat 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

### hasbeen received 

### by Complainant 

### fn)m Respondentor

### his counseL Respondent was advised ofthe 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 RUl.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 TO SECTION 13.208(D) OR SECTION l3.218(F)(I-4) OF THE "ZULES 

### OF PRACTICE'' (See Exhibit "B" attached hereto <mel 

### incorporat<ccl 

### by this 

### reference).04/07/2015 13:05 FAX 3107256816 AlVP-7 141004 

### Moreover, ;n accordance with established o1l:1ce procedure, a copy of the Rul.es of Practice applicable in these cases was enclosed with the Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty served onMay 14, 2014. (See attached declaration ofJeffKamberg.) In view ofthe above, Complainant moves thatthe 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 

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# ~·· U.S. :Jepartmen'L of
**Transpor~ation** Federal

**A.v~arttion:** iS..dministraijo·n Western-Pacil'ic Region Office oftile Re'ional Counsel P.O. Box 9200°

**~as** Angeles, C)-', 80009<;::007 Telephor113: (3i()) 725-7'1

**~~** '( Facsimile:

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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 2WI000 Re: 

### :n the MatterofAra.sh Dun·ani; FAA Case 

### No. 2012WP0500iS Enclosed is a copy ofa request forhearing, received by 

### ouroffice on February 23. 2015. anci the original andone copy ofthe Complaintinthe above-referencedproceeding. Y

### requestthat the hearing in this matterbe held in the Los Angeles, California, are:;,. 11.nd 

### expect thatthe hearing

### will lastone (1) day. Please address all 

### communicationsforthe 

### Regional Counsel of

### the Western-Pacific Region. to the undersigned, at: Office oftheRegional 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

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### Enclosl!Z'es: Requesc (or 

### Fk:::ring; Complaint; Ce1tificate ofService NC'!;T: TO 

### RESPONDENT: SECTION 13.209 

### OF 

### TT-JJ) CP RULES 

### OF P?.ACT2E 

### REQUIRE THAT A WRlTTENANSWERTO THE COlv!PLAINT BEf!LE:J N :YI' LATER THAN 30 DAYS 

### AFTERSERVICE Of THE COMPLAINT. 

### A..S A}l 

### 4LTER..'JAT:VS TO FlUNG AN ANSWER, 

### AMOTION 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 OFJEFF KAMBERG LJcffKamberg. 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 betrue: 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. 0I:iO 0000 II03 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 nfthe 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. TheComplaint was not retur·ned to tile Agency. 4.

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

these cases to the Respondent with the Notice ofProposed 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 ofApr·il, 2015. in Lawndale, CA.04/07/2015 13:06

**F~'** 3107256816 AWP-7 141009 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 ALLEGATlONS 

### 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: HearingDocket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur WrightB1tilding- Suite 2Wl000 FAX (202) 

### 493-5020 The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin Administrative Law

### J\ldge Office 

### ofHearings, 

### l'v1-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200NewJersey 

### 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 ALLEGATTONS 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 ..-··· 

### Ofl1ce ofthe Regional Counsel Federal !\ viation Administration V·Jestern-Pacific Region !-lmvthornc. California04/07/2015 13:05 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 

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### Federal Aviation Administration Hearing DocketClerk, AGG-430 Office ofthe Regional Counsel. f\WP-7 PO Box92007 -" 

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### {2D2l 267-1293


# .. Lierre Green FAAAttorney, AWP-7.6 

### --· Date: April 7, 2015 

### 9 Pages
**w/cove~** D Peryour Request D For Coordination NOTF:S/COMMENTS: Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007 Telephone: (310) 725-7117 Facsimile: (310) 725-<1816 Email: 

### Facsimile Description of item being transmi'tted: Motion to Deem Allegetions Admitted and to Issue OACP D For Review D Please Comment 

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