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MOTIO N FO R MOR E DEFINIT E STATEMENT TRAVE LLO G FO R LATONYAWILLIAM S AN D NOW , come s respondent , MICHAE LB . SELIG , MD , FACC , principl e fo rM R Helicopters , LLC , (MRH ) (non-existen tsinc e 2007 ) who m file s th e followin g MOTIO N fo rMor e Definit e Statemen tpertainin g t o Latony a William s trave l operations .

1 . Responden tha s requeste d pre-tria l meeting s t o b e hel d i n Allentown , PA , th e plac e o forigina l jurisdictio n an d fo rreason s give n i n othe r pleadings . 2 . Complainant s state d tha tt o conn e t o Allentow n "woul d b e a tremendou s inconvenienc e an d expense" . 1 -02/17/201 1 6:48A M FA Xlgl0002/001 7

7 . I twa s no ta tremendou s inconvenienc e an d expens e fo rM s William s t o com e t o Allentow n t o initiate , fin d an d impos e a frivolou s allege d civi l penalty , impedin g D rSelia' s patien t tim e a thi s privat e cardiolog ypractic e fo r severa l hours , howeve rno wi ti s a n inconvenienc e t o appea rt o substantiat e an d defen d severa l positions , unde rdu e process , i n th e plac e o fJurisdictio n wher e th e allege d civi l penalt ytoo k place . 3 . Th e Federa l Registe r(unde rth e DOT) mad e publi ctha tth e FAAha s a $18 1 millio n dolla rbudge tfo r201 1 travel , inclusiv e o fenforcemen tactivities . http://v^/ww.faa.qov/about/budqet / http://www.dot.aov/budaet/201 1 /budaetestimates/index.ht m 4 . M s William s state d t o th e responden ttha tsh e "travel s al l ove ra s par to f he rjob " an d als o mentione d th e reaso n sh e wa s delaye d i n som e o fth e follow-u p documentation , wa s becaus e sh e wa s traveling . 5 . M s Pont o state d i n he rpleadin g o fDecembe r29 , 2010 , tha tM s William s doe s no tregulari ytrave l t o Allentown , eve n thoug h M s William s indee d di d com e t o Allentow n apparentl yfro m Miami , Florida , he rplac e o fresidenc e t o see k an d impos e th e civi l penalty . 6 . M s Pont o state d i n he rdocumen tdraf t date d Februar y9 , 2011 , Certifie d Mgi l signe d receive d 2-14-2011 , tha twa s i n respons e t o th e document , Motio n fo r Trave l Lo g fo rLatony a Williams , tha t thi s informatio n is irrelevant . 7 . I tis respondent s avermen t tha tthi s is appropriatel yrequeste d du e t o th e circumstances , particularl yrelevan tt o th e complainant s avoidanc e o fhavin g M s 2 -010003/001 7

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William s retur n t o th e jurisdictiona l locatio n wher e th e inspectio n sh e conducte d th e investigatio n an d wher e th e allege d violatio n occurred . 8 . I ti s respondent' s avermen ttha tthi s i s appropriatel yrequeste d an d relevan tsinc e th e complainant s repetitiousl yevade d an d circumvente d th e mai n reaso n fo rrespondent s reques tfo rth e Allentow n location , a s state d i n hi s lette ro fNovembe r24 , 2010 , namel yth e respondent' s primar yrol e i n th e Lehig h Communit ya s a solo , privat e practic e cardiologis t (fo rth e los t 2 3 years ) wit h hospita l an d outpatien tresponsibilities . To leav e th e are a woul d pos e undu e hardshi p t o hi s patients . I twoul d b e imprope ran d unreasonabl e t o burde n an d inconvenienc e neutra l part ypatient s an d a physicia n fo ra n allege d violatio n tha th e di d no tinitiate , ha s cause d n o harm , an d lack s lega l merit , 9 . I ti s respondent' s avermen ttha tth e trave l lo g histor yi s appropriatel y requeste d an d relevan tsinc e i taddresse s a robus tbudge ttha t i s availabl e t o Ms . Ponto' s Department . I twoul d b e inappropriate , unreasonable , morall yan d ethicall yinsensitiv e t o compromis e a physician' s clinica l responsibilitie s i n hi s offic e o ri n th e hospita l i n a manne rtha twoul d dela yan d interrup tcontinuit yo f car e o rcompromis e patien tcar e an d potentiall yincreas e liabilitie s o rrisk t o hi m o rhi s patient s i n hi s rol e o fprovidin g emergent , acut e an d chroni cpubli cheat h cardia ccar e service s t o th e community . 10 . I ti s respondent' s avermen ttha t th e trave l lo g histor yi s appropriatel y requeste d an d relevan tbecaus e i tdemonstrate s M s William s regula ran d frequen ttrave l history , confirmator yt o Ms . William' s previou s statement s mad e 3 -010004/001 7

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directl yt o respondent . 11 . Th e respondent , thereb yrequests , a definit e statemen ta s t o wh ythi s logi ci s unreasonable , specificall yaddressin g th e irrelevanc yo fth e trave l log , sinc e i tappear s tha tcomplainant s ar e tryin g t o imped e respondent' s cardiolog ypractic e an d impos e hardship s o n hi s patient s b yattemptin g t o remov e hi m fro m hi s cardiolog ypractic e location . 12 . Responden tmerel yrequested , a s shoul d b e mad e publicl yavailabl e unde rth e |gw , t o provid e he runaltere d o rredacte d wor k an d trave l lo g fo r200 9 an d 2010 , inclusiv e o fwor k schedul e an d citie s travele d to . WHEREFORE , th e responden tpray s tha tthi s Honorabl e Cour twil l direc tth e complainant s t o mak e a mor e definit e statemen t a s t o ho wthi s i s no t directl y appropriat e o rreasonable . Respectfull ySubmitted , Michae l B . Selig , MD , FACC . Dat e

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