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- WASHINGTON , D C ,^. , ,^ ^ , ^ ^ ^,^ ^ IN TH E MATTE RO F MICHAE LKILDUF F FA A DOCKE T NO . [T O B E ASSIGNED ]

(Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S NO . FAA-2011-006 3 ORDE RT O SHO WCAUS E O FCHIE FADMINISTRATIV E LA WJUDG E Thi s proceedin g arise s from aFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt y apparentl y serve d o n Michae l Kilduf

f ("Respondent" ) o n Augus t 11 , 2010, ' b y th e Offic e o f Regiona l Counsel , Southwes t

Regio n ("Complainant") , Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ("FAA") ; Respondent* s Reques t for Hearin g date dAugus t

24,2010; ^ an daComplain t serve dJanuar y 26 , 2011 , allegin g violation s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s ("FAR" ) an dseekin g acivi l penalt y o f $1,000 . Th e undersigne dwa s assigne dt o thi s proceedin g b y Notic e serve dFebruar y 17 , 2011 . Responden t

ha s no t filed awritte n answe r

t o th e Complain t

o r amotion . Fo r

th e reason s se t fort hbelow , w e orde r

Responden t

t o sho w cause , o n o r

befor e Ma y 6,2011 , wh y a n orde r shoul dno t

b e entere dassessin g acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $ 1,000 . Th e Rule s o f

Practice ^ provid e aresponden t th e opportunit y t o reques t aformal hearin g t o challeng e apropose denforcemen t actio n b y th e Complainant. ^ Suc hahearin g i s provide dfor

vice . Th e Fina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty , date

dAugus t 11 , 2010, is no

t accoifip9lue

dfay acertificat

e o f serN \ ^ Letter , Michae l Kalduff

, t o th e Hearin g Docket , FAA , RE : Cas e Numbe r 2008S\SC29006 0 ('^Reques t for Hear

ing") . ^ Compl . pt . III. , a

t 2 . . ' . * Notic e o f

Assignmen t

o f Proceeding . ^ , ^ Part 13 , Subpart

G , o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.201-13.235) . ^5e^l4C.F.R. § 13.16(h) .th e benefit , anda t th e option , o f

th e respondent . T o preserv e this opportunity , aresponden t mus t compl y wit

hth e Rule s o f

Practic e an dth e Judge' s orders . Thos e rule s provide , inte r alia , tha t th e responden t

mus t file awritte n answe r

o r motio n withi n 3 0 day s o f servic e o f

th e complaint ; tha t ageneral denia l i s deeme dafailur e t o file a n answer; ^ an dtha t

failur e t o fil e a

n answe r withou t goo dcaus e i s deeme da n admissio n o f al l allegation s i n th e complaint . A pre-complain t respons e t o aNotic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penalt y doe s no t satisf y th e requiremen t

for a n answer.' ^ Responden t

ha s no t fileda n answe r

t o th e Complaint . Thougl i Responden t requeste da hearin g o n Augus t

24 , 201 0 an dsen t

asecon dlette r

t o Complainant* s Counsel , bot hcommu nication s precede dth e Complaint—th e first b y five months andth e secon db y nearl y tw o weeks—an dneithe r

addresse dth e substanc e o f th e allege dviolations . Becaus e apre-complain t respons e t o anotic e o f

propose dcivi l penalt y i s no t considere da

n answe r t o th e complaint , nei

the r o f Respondent' s letter s i s aprope r substitut e for

a n answer . Accordingly , I T I S ORDERE D THAT — 1 . Respondent , o n o r

befor e Ma y 6,2011 , shal l file an dserv e arespons e (a ) indicating : (1 ) wh y th e allegation s o f th e Complain t

shoul dno t

b e deeme dadmitte dan da n orde r assessin g a civi l penalty shoul dno t

b e entere dagains t

him ; an d(2 ) wh y Responden t shoul db e permitte dt o file alat e answe r

t o th e Complaint; an d(b ) attachin g apropose danswe r t o eac han devery alle

gatio n o f th e complaint . 2 . Absen t suc hafiling b y Responden t o n o r befor e May 6 , 2011 , th e allegation s o f th e

^ § 13.209(a) . ^ § 13.209(e) . ^ § 13.209(f) . Eac ho f

thes e provision s wa s reiterate dfo r th e partie s i n Orde r

o f Chie f Administr^v e La w Judg e Establishin g Procedures , at 1 (Feb . 17,2011) . " . , ' " DonaldM . Missirlian , FA A Orde r No . 97-19 , a

t 2 (May 23 , 1997) ; Merritt'A . Grhnt , FA A Orde r No . 94-5 , a t 5 (Mar . 10,1994 ) ("I t

ha s previousl y bee n hel d.. . that response s t o pre-coioplain t ddcumenl s d o no t

satisf y th e requiremen t

fo r a n answer.") , cite di n Islan dHelicopter s International , Ltd. , FA A Docfce t No . CP08SO0013 , FDM S No . FAA-2008-0693 , Orde r t o Sho w Caus e o f

Chie f Administrativ e U w Judge , a t 2 n.l 5 (Aug . 11 , 2010) . " 5e e 5«/?r

anot e 2 an daccompanyin g text . 'A . ' ^ Letter , Michae l Kilduff , t o th e attentio n o f

Yoland aBema l ('Tleas e fin denclosedVcop y o f th e lette r date d 8/24/1 0 tha t

wa s maile dt o yo u o n that sam e date.") . 

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- _VComplain t

shal l b e deeme dadmitte dan dth e Complain t shal l becom e a

n orde r assessin g acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t

o f $ 1,000 ; an d 3 . A cop y o f

this orde r

shal l b e sen t

t o Responden t

b y registere do r

certifie dmai l a

t hi s addres s a s show n i n th e file o f thi s case . S O ORDERED .

Ronni e A . Yode r

Chie f Administrativ e Law ^ud^ e Attachmen t

- Servic e Lis t

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ON E COP Y Michae l Kilduff

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