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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, DC 

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In the Matter of Stephen Gunner Gama, 

Respondent. 

FAA Docket No.: unassigned 

FDMS No.: FAA-2012-0871 

FAA Region: Western-Pacific 

Judge: Richard C. Goodwin 

COMPLAJNANT'S MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE and 

MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE 

To: Honorable Richard C. Goodwin, Administrative Law Judge, and Respondent, Stephen 

Gunner Gama: 

Complainant, by and through counsel, pursuant to Section 13.218 of the Rules of 

Practice in FAA Civil Penalty Actions, hereby moves to continue the hearing in this matter 

and change the venue from San Francisco, California, to Sacramento, Califomia. 

The hearing in this matter is currently scheduled for February 14, 2013, in San 

Francisco, California. Complainant has been unable to contact Respondent after rc!peated 

efforts to reach him at his known telephone numbers and the mailing address he provided 

with his appeal. Respondent has failed to respond to Complainant's discovery requests, and 

a Motion to Compel is pending with the Administrative Law Judge. A continuance of the 

hearing will allow Complainant additional time to attempt to contact Respondent, and 

potentially resolve this matter without the necessity of a hearing. Furthermore, 

Complainant's counsel has a previously-scheduled hearing on February 21 and 22, 2013, 

and will be conducting trial preparation. including meeting with witnesses, during the two 

weeks prior to the hearing. 
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In addition, Complainant moves to cha:nge the venue of this hearing from San 

Francisco, California, to Sacramento, California, based on Respondent's location and the 

location of the witnesses. Both Respondent and the anticipated witnesses are located in the 

Marysville, California, area, which is approximately 42 miles from Sacramento, and is 

approximately 130 miles from San Francisco. Thus, Sacramento is a significantly more 

convenient hearing location for the parties and the witnesses. 

Accordingly, Complainant hereby respectfully requests that the hearing in this matter 

be continued 40 days to occur on or after Man;h 26, 2013. Complainant also respectfully 

requests that the hea:ring location be changed from San Francisco, Califomia, to Sacramento, 

California. 

Respectfully submitted, 

NAOMI TSUDA 

Regional Counsel 

By:~L~~ Attorney 

Dated: January 15, 2013 
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FAA Docket No.: unassigned 

FDMS No.: FAA-2012n0871 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

Docmnent Title: Complainant's Motion for Continuance and Motion for Change of 

Venue 

I hereby certify that on this date I sent via United States mail, postage prepaid, the executed 

original and one copy, as well as one copy by facsimile, of the above-referenced document, 

addressed as follows: 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2Wl 000 

Facsimile: (202) 493-5 1 42 

I further certify that on this date I sent via United States mail, postage prepaid, one copy, as 

well as one copy by facsimile, ofthe above-referenced document, addressed as follows: 

Hon. Richard C.. Goodwin 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Facsimile: (202) 366~7536 

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I further certify that on this date I sent via Certified Mail -Return-Receipt Reque$ted, and 

United States mail, postage prepaid~ one copy of the above-referenced document, addressed as 

follows: 

Dated: January 15, 2013 

Legal Technician 

Stephen Gunner Gruna 

1958 Country Club Ct., Apt. A 

Marysville, CA 95901 

Office of the Regional Counsel 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Lawndale, California 90260