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U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I N TH E MATTE RO F SMIT H CABL E SYSTEMS , INC . FA A DOCKE T No . CP09AL001 2 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DM S FAA-2009-097 6 

### ORDE RO N MOTION S Th e dat e o f th e hearing wa s determine do n Januar y 13 , 201 0 {se

e Notic e o f Hearing Dates) . Tha

t orde r se t th e cas e fo

r Jun e 25 , 2010 , i

n Anchorage , AK . W e dea l wit h two , related , motions . Th e firs t wa s filedb

y Complainan

t Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ("Complainant " or "th e FAA") . O

n Jun e 17 , 2010 , the FA

A fileda n "Expedite d Motio n to Permit

Telephoni c Testimony " b

y tw o o f it s ke y witnesses , TimCoo

k an dStephe n Cam p ("Motio n t

o Permit") . Th e FA

A represent s tha

t i t i s ver y inconvenien

t fo r Messrs . Coo

k an dCamp , carg o handler s employedb y Alask aAirlines , t

o trave l fro

mtheir bas e in Ketchikan , AK , t o th e hearin g sit

e in Anchorage . Complainan t state s that , unde

r nearl y all scenarios , th e witnesse s woul dnee dada

y t o travel t o Anchorag e an

danothe r da y to retur n to Ketchikan , i

n additio n t o ada

y spen t i n Anchorag e fo

r th e hearin g - thre e day s i

n all . Complainan

t additionally state s tha

t i t ha s bee n informedtha

t th e absenc e o

f Coo k an dCam p fo r thre e day s fro mtheir plac e o f employmen

t wouldcaus e Alask

aAirlines ' Ketchika

n carg o operation s t

o suffe r "significan

t advers e consequences, " it

bein g th e heigh

t o f th e touris t season . Th e FA

A add s tha t i t prepare dto presen

t the witnesse s i

n perso n i f tha t i s the rulin g o

f the undersigned . N o answe r fro mResponden

t Smit h Cabl e Systems , Inc . ("Respondent" ) ha s bee n received . However , th e FA A state s tha

t Responden

t state dto it

tha t Responden

t wouldoppos e th e Motio n to Permit .Th e Motio n t o Permi t i s denied . Complainan t

offer s n o reaso n wh y i t

waite dmor e than fiv e months , an dunti l th e wee k befor e th e hearing , befor e askin g fo r thi s relief. At

thi s lat e juncture , it s praye r

simpl y i s no t

sufficientl y compelling . Additionally , takin g th e testimon y o f thes e witnesse s b y telephon e woul dcompromis e th e fundamenta l righ t of du e proces s of

law . Agains t thi s background , an dabsen t consen t b y th e non-movin g party , I canno t gran t th e relie f requested . ' ' Th e secon dmotio n wa s file djointl y b y Alask aAirlines , Inc. , ("Alaska") , an dth e aforementione dcarg o handlers , Ti mCoo k an dStephe n Camp . O n Jun e 18 , 2010 , Alask afile da "Motio n t o Quas h o r

Modif y Civi l Penalt y Subpoenas " ("Motio n t o Quash" ) issue dt o Coo k an d Camp. ' I n suppor t

of it s motion , Alask amake s essentiall y th e sam e argument s discusse dwith respec t t o Complainant' s Motio n t o Permit . It add s tha t i t "full y support[s] " th e FAA' s motion . A t th e sam e time , i t

offer s alternative s i f

th e FAA' s motio n i s no t granted . ^ Alask asuggest s th e followin g modification s t o th e subpoena : eithe r 1 ) Camp an dCoo k

appea r b y vide o conference ; 2 ) th e subpoen afor

on e of the mb e quashed , arguin g tha t th e testimon y o f

bot h i s duplicative ; o r 3 ) i f both mus t

appear , th e partie s b e require dt o complet e thei r examinatio n of

both b y 11:0 0 a.m . o n Jun e 25 , s o tha t

Coo k an dCam p migh t

retur n t o Ketchika n tha t

day an dmis s tw o days , rathe r tha n thre e days , o f

work . N o answer s t o th e Motio n t o Quas h wer e received. ^ Th e Motio n t o Quas h i s grante dinsofa r a s i t require s th e witnesses , Ti mCoo k an d Stephe n Camp , t o appear a t th e hearin g o n Jun e 25 . Th e hearin g wil l tak e plac e i n al l respect s at th e tim e an dplac e scheduled , excep t tha t Messrs . Coo k

an dCamp wil l no t

b e require dt o appear at tha t pomt . Th e testimon y of Coo k an dCam p wil l b e take n a t alate r date , unde r

condition s t o b e determined . Partie s wil l b e permitte dt o presen t rebutta l testimon y i n ligh t o f eithe r Cook' s o r Camp' s testimony . A t th e hearing , th e partie s shoul db e prepare dt o argu e ho w th e testimon y o f Coo k an d Camp ca n b e take n in amanne r agreeabl e t o them , Alask aAirlines , an dth e undersigned . Amon g th e possibilitie s ar e (a s suggeste db y Alaska ) appearanc e of thes e witnesse s b y videoconferenc e at aplac e t o b e determined . Anothe r i s t o reconven e th e hearin g i n Seattle , whic h is , accordin g t o th e FAA' s Motion , o n at

leas t on e o f Alask aAirlines ' Ketchika n routings . A thir dpossibilit y i s t o tak e th e witnesses ' testimon y b y depositio n an dsubmi t th e resul t int o evidence . I n sum , i t i s hereb y ordere da s follows : 1 ) FAA' s Expedite dMotio n t o Permi t Telephoni c Testimon y i s DENIED ; 2 ) Th e Motio n o f

Alask aAirlines , Inc. , Stephe n Camp , an dTi mCoo k t o Quas h o r Modif y Civi l Penalt y Subpoena s i s GRANTE D a s explaine di n th e order ; 3 ) Th e hearin g wil l tak e plac e a s scheduled , bu t withou t th e testimon y o f

Messrs . Camp an dCook ; an d

' Th e motion wa

s file djointl y b y Alask aAirlines , Inc. , Ti

mCook, an

dStephe n Camp , bu

t fo r simplicity' s sake , I wil l refe r t o the join t movants as "Alaska. " ^ Alask aals o state s tha

t i f the FAA' s motion i s granted , i t withdraw s its motion . Sinc e I have i n thi s orde r deniedFAA' s motion , Alaska' s motion remain s live . ^ Answers t

o motion s normall

y ar e require dno late

r tha n 1 0 day s following filing (13.218(d)) , but bot h motion s unde

r consideratio n wer

e filed les s tha

n 1 0 day s prior

t o hearing .4 ) Th e testimon y o f Messrs . Cam p an dCoo k wil l b e take n a t

alate r dat e an dunde r condition s t o b e determined . S O ORDERED .

Richar dC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e La w Judg e Attachmen t

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