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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENTOF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C. In the Matter of Juan MarquezJr Respondent. 

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### FDMS No. FAA-2014-0862 FAA Region: Western-Pacific Judge: Unassigned 

### MOTION TO COMPEL ANSWERS TO COMPLAINANT'S FIRST DISCOVERY REQUEST 141002



### COMES NOW, the Regional Counsel of the Westem-Pacific Region of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by counsel, and files this Motion to Compel Answers to 

### Complainant's first Set ofDiscovery, pursuant to Section 13.220(m) ofthe Rules ofPractice. This motion is based on the fact that Respondent has failed to provide responsesto Complainant'sfirst SetofDiscovery. 

### FACTS i. 

### On January 14, 2015, Complaimmt served his First Set of Discovery to Respondent ("Discovery Requests") seeking information regarding the identity of witnesses, testimony, documents and other evidence to be presented by Respcll.ldent at 

### the hearing in this case. (A true copy ofsaid discovery is attached hereto 

### as Exhibil 2. 

### The Discovery was served on Respondent at 717 Crawford Street, Bakcrst1eld. CA. 93305 by ccrti"lied mail, retumreceipt requested [tracking number 7014 0150 000003/13/2015 08:38 FAX 3107256816 A\YP-7 141003 

### 1102 7276.1, 

### and by regular U.S. 

### mail, postage prepaid. This is the

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### that Respondent and l1is representative havere·gularly received previous filings in ':his case:.

3. On February 12, 2015, 

### the envelope containing the discovery request •vhich had been sent by cenified nJO!il, was returned to the Complainant with a sticker indicating it 

### was unclaimed. (A true and correct copy ofthe envelope and a printout dewnloadecl from the United States Post Office indic<lting that the notice had been left 010 

### January 16,2015, 

### and was deemed to be unclaimed ofFebruary 4, 2015, 

### is attached :1s 

### Exhibit "B.") 

### The envelope containing the discovery request which had been sent via regular mail was notreturned to this office. (See Decl. ofJeffKambergattachedheretu.)

4. To elate, Respondent ha$ failed to respond to the propounded discover•;, nor hos he requested an extension oftime inwhichio respond. ARGUMENT 

### Section l3.220(m) 

### ofthe Rules ofPractice states: "A party 

### may makea motio11 to compel discove1:y ifa person refuses to answer a question during a deposition, fl. pmiy 

### fails or refuses to answer an interrogatory.. if 

### a person gives an evasive or incomplete answer during a deposition or when responding to an interrogatory, or a pariy fails 

### w rduses to produce documents or tangible items." Here, Complainant's Discovery Requests were sentto Respondent on Janua.JY 14, 2015, 

### and Respondent wa.s requested to 

### respond to the Interrogatories and Requests for Production ofDocuments, separately and fully underoath, within thirty (30) days ofthe date ofservice. Pursuant to

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### J 3.211 

### ofthe Rules ofPractice, the date ofservice ofa doctm1ent 

### that was properly addressed, was sent in accordance with tllis subpart, and tl1a! 

### "'<lS not claimed is deemed to

### have been served. (I

### -1 C.F.R. 

### § I3.211 (R)). 

### Moreover, the service 

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### shall be considered valid as ofthe date that the document was refused, (!d.) Here, the documentwas refusedby Respondent onF<:bruary 4, 2015. Respondent's responses were due on or before March 11, 2015 (·'whenever a party bas a right or a 

### duty to 

### act orto make any response within aprescribed oeriod after service hy mail, 5 days shall be addedto th-3 

### prescribed period." (14 C.F.R. 

### 0;l.2il (e)), Accordingly. Respondent's responses to Complainant's Discovery Requests were due on or before March 11, 2015. To date, Respondent has failed to respond io Compiainant's Discovery Requests, nor has he requested an extension of time in which to

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### his responses_ 

### WithoLLl responses to the propounded discovery, Complainantwill be hamnered in its ability to prepare for a hearing in this matter. Therefore, Complainant requests that the Administrative Law Judge issue an Order compellingRespondentto l)rovide separate and complete answers to each ofthe pending discovery requests served on january I4. 2015. and that said responses be ordered served so that they are received by Complainant no laterthan March 30, 2015.

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### In the 

### event Respondent fails to comply 'With 

### the Order to Compei, Complainanl req1Jests 

### theAdministrative LawJudge issue an Order makingnegative inference, against Respondentrelative to the matters sought 

### and notprovided, a preclusion order. dismissaL orotherreliefdeemed appropriate

### bythe court Respectfully submitted, Federal AviationAdministration Wcstcrn"Pacific Region L.awndaJc, California

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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE ()F HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

### in the Mattero·f .Juan MarquezJr FDMS No. F.AA-2014-0862 Respondent. 

### • FAA Region: Western-Pacific 

### • * Judge: Unassigned 

### COMPLAINANT'SFIRSTSETOF

DISCOVERYTORESPONDENT To: Respondent and Respondent'sReprese,JJtative; 

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Complainant. by and through counsel, pursuant to Section !3.220 ofthe Rules of Practice in l'ii.A Civil Penalty Actions. requests the Respondent please resn•1nd 10 the following **!nteJTogatorie~** and Requests for Production ofDocuments, separate!•; and f'Lt!ly under oath.vvithin thirty (30) days ofthe date ofserviN. 

### These di;;cowry requests 

### are intended to be continuing 

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### :md any information 

### which may 

### be discoveredbyyou subsequent to the service and 

### filii'g. 

### or· your answers 111\lSt be brought to 

### the attention of the Complainant's attorne'' through supplemental m1swers when it becomes ava:Iable to you, and 

### in a reasonabie

### tin•B prior

### w the hearing in this matter. Ifthere are any additions, deletions or change,; in the lmswers or infm111ation provided at any time prio': to hearing, the **Re~pondcnt** is specincally I·cqvested to so in1media:rcly lnfonn Co1nplainanfs attorney. 

### If such informa\:!on 

### ls not

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### I4J 008 tl."ti""I!ished. EJ.T. th.e tin1e ofthe

**hearing~** the a·:torney for Con1pb.inant JT.l2} move !:o exclude 

### Crom_ evidence such informationrequested 

### and not furnished. 

### if. in responding to, or failing to respond to these requests f(1r 

### disnve<y you invoke or rclv LlpOn any privilege of any kind, state specifically the namce of the privilege_ the basis upon which you invoke, rely upon or claim it, including an/ statutoty or decisional

**reference~** and identify all docun1ents or other in.fonnatjon. hcluding contacts and communications which you believe to be embraced bv l.11e privilege invoked. 

### INTERROGATORIES: i _ Identify by naTne, address and telephone number all persons who have oersonal knovilcdgc ofthe incidents allegedin the complaint. 2. Idenlify by name, address and telephone numbet all persons who have personal knowledge of your aft1rmative defenses alleged inyour answer. 3. Identify by title, date, author, present custodian, and ccmtenL 

### <Iii documents obtained by you or in your possession relating to the assertir>l.lS i.n the complaint and your unswer, includingaffinnativc defenses. 4. identify by name, address <md telephone 

### number. all persons ·vhom you intend to haveTestify as a factual witness in your defense at the hearing in !hi'' mal:ter, ancl provide a detailed summary ofeachperson's anticipatedtestimony. 5. identify by nm11e, 

### address m1d telephoue 

### number, all persons >;,h()m you i:1tend to have testify as an expert witness in your defe11Se at the hearim: in T:1is matter, and !Yovide a detailed summary ofeach expert's 

### anticipated\eo;timony. 6. identitY by title, date, aU1hor, present custodian, and cont[nL 1vhicb 

### docurnents

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### anticipate offering into evidence at the hearing in 'this n12nLcr. 

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### oog 7. With respect to each expert witness identit!ed in response to Inrc,-,-ogalory No. 5. above, specify their area ofexpertise, and provide a synopsis oftheir credentials_ 

### background.) training and experience. 8. Do you contendthatthe

**FAA'~** proposedcivil penalty should he reduced? 9. 

## ;ryou answered "yes"to Interrogatory 8., please identify all 

### faCLS upon ""hicb you base your contentio1l. l0. !denti±)' all individuals by name, address, and telephone number who have kno\vledge of che facts which support ycur con1ention that the FAA's proposed civil penalty shouldbe reduced. REQUESTSFORPRODUCTION OFDOCUMENTS: 1. Provide a copy of all written statements/affidavits/declarations of individuals ickntifietiin response to imenogatory number I, onthe previous page. 2. Provide a copy ofall documents identified in interrogatory 

### 11urnber 2. on 

### the previou::; page, 3 _ Provide a copy of all documents m support of any and [ell of yout affi.rmativc defenses plead .in youra11swer. 4. Provide a copy ofthe current curriculLU11 vitae for each and CI·Cry expen you intend to l1avc testify· in yourdefense at the hearingin this matter. 5. Provide 2. copy of any and all recorded statements of any witnesses having persona! knowledge ofthe incident,, allegedin the complaint and yotJr dfirmative defenses cllegcd in your answer inc:luding but not limited to tape recodings and transcriptions ofthetape recordings. 6. ?rovide any and all c1ocumems your experts will be relying upon IO testify .in 

### your defense at the hearir1g on this maner. 7 ?rovide a copy ofany and ;oil reports, tlOtes, charts,

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### nr other \Vl"itten docun1cm:ation 

### prepared by 

### your expert:(s) 

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### ch:ll penalty should be redllced. Respectfi.tl!y submitted. l:Jaon1i Tsuda .Regional Counsel



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1/'J03/13/2015 08:39 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 141015 DECLARATION OF JEFFKAMBERG LJeffKamberg, declare as follows: All maners stated herein are within my own personal **knowledge~** and ifcal!ed C!:) a \VIlness.

**~** co\Jid, and would competently testify thereto, except forthose matters stated CJpon infOJ"no;•tion and belief and astothose mattcts, Ibelievethem to betrue: I. ! am a legal technician in the Office of the Regional CounseL Federal AviaTion Ad1ninistration, Westem-Paci'fic Region. 2. On Janum-y 14, 1015, the Complainant's tlrst discovery 1·equest was 'erved on Juan

Antonio Marquez k. 717 Crawford Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305 by certitled maiL retmn receipt 1·cquested (7014 0150 0000 1102 7276), and by regular lLS. postage pt·epaid. A true copy ofthe discoveiy request is attached a> Exhibit"A.'' 3. On february 12, 2015, the Agency received the envelope containing the discovery

request which had been sent by certified mail, was returned to the Compl:iinani with a stieke;· indicating ir was unclaimed. A true copy ofthe returned envelope, and a printout downloaded from1.ile United States Post Office indicatingthatthe notice had been left on January 16. 2015, is attached as Exhibit"B.") 4. H('lving cor1ducted a diligent and thorough search ofthe office: the envck1pe contairdng

l:he discovery request w11ich had been sentviaregulat' mail, has not, to elate, been returned to the of/Ice. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Signed this 13"' dayofMarch, 2015. in Lawndale, CA.03/13/2015 08:39 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 141016 

### CERTIFICATE OfSERVICE I hereby 

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### MOTlON TO COMPEL ANSWERS TO COMPLAINANT'S FIRST DISCOVERY REQUEST, addressed 

### as follows: F edcral AviationAdministration 800 IndepeDdencc Avenue, S,W. Washington, 

### DC 20591 Attention: HearingDocketClerk, AGC-430 WilbnrWright Building- Suite 2Wl

### 000 FAX (202) 493-5020 I further certify that on this date I have placed in the United Staleo maiL postage prepaid, certified mail - return receipt requested, and by regular mail, a true CilPY ofthe 

### MOTION TO COMPEL ANSWERS TO COMPLAINANT'S FIRST DISCOVERY REQUEST, addressed 

### as follows: JuanAntonioMarquez

### Jr. 717

### CraVIiord Street Bakersfield, CA93305 Dated: 

### March 13, 2015 JcffKamberg T

.ega] Technician OfTice oftheRegional Cotmsel 

### Federal Aviation Administration Westem-PaciticRegion Hawthorne, California