### * 01109/2013 09:06 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS WASHINGTON, DC



### In the Matter ofStephen Gunner Gama, Respondent. FAA Docket No.: unassigned FDMS No.: FAA-2012-0871 FAA 

### Region: Western-Pa.dfie Judge: 

### Richard C. Goodwin
COMPLAINANT'S MOTION TO 

### COMPEL 141002

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To: 

### Honorable Richard C. Goodwin, Administrative Law**Judge~** and Respondent, Stephen Gunner Gama: 

### COMES NOW, Complainant Federal Aviation Administration 

### (FAA) WesternPacific Region, by counsel, 

### and files this Motionto Compel 

### pwsuantto sections 13.218(a) and 13.220(m) ofTitle 14 ofthe Code ofFederal 

### Regulations- This motion 

### is based on Respondent's failure to respond to Complainant's discovery requests. FACTS 

### 1. On September 24, 2012, 

### Complainant's First Set 

### ofDiscovery to Respondent ("Discovery Requests") was mailed 

### to Respondent

### by certified mail, return receipt requested (tracking number 7011 2000 0000 5094 

### 6791), and 

### by regular ·first class mail at his address ofrecord at 1958 

### Co1.1ntry Club Court, Apartment

### A. Marysville, California, 

### 95901. (See attached 

### Declaratio11 ofAgnes Ebilarte and attached Exhibit "1
...) ' 2. On September 28, 2012, the**~rtified** mail, return 

### receipt card was received in this 

### office and was signed by "B. Damran" dated September 26,2012. (See attached Declaration of

### Agnes Ebilane.)• 01/09/2013 09:06 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7

3. On October 31, 2012, a letter was mailed to 

### Mr. Gama 

### by certified mail, return receipt requested [tracking number 7011 2000 0000 5094 8825], and 

### by regular first class mail at his address ofrecord at 1958 CotU11:ry Club Court, Apartment A, Marysville, California, 95901. (See attached Declaration of

### Jefferey Kamberg.) This letter nCtted that Respondent's telephone number had been 

### disconnected, and requested that 

### Respondent. or
someone 

### on his behalf, contact 

### the undersigned attorney. (See attached Exhibit "2.".) 

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4. To date, Respondent has not notified the Western-Pacific Regional Counsel's 

### office ofa 

### change ofaddress, 

### if

### any. (See attached Declarations ofAgnes Ebi1an.e and Jefferey Kamberg.) 5. To date, 

### the Westem-Paei:fic**R~egional** Cotmsel's office has not received a response from Respondent 

### to Complainant's Discovery Requests, 

### nor has there been 

### a request for an extension oftime in which to file a response. 

### ARG"llMENT Section 13.220(m) ofthe Rules ofPrac:tice [14 C.F.R. section l3.2l1(g)J states: "A party may make a motion to compel discovery 

### ifa person refuses to answer a question during a deposition, a party fails or refuses to answer an interrogatory, ifa person gives an evasive 

### or incomplete answer 

### during a deposition or when responding 

### to an interrogatory, or
a party fails or refuses to produce documents ()f tangible items." Here, Complainant's Discovery Requests were sentto Respondent on September 24, 2012. and Respondent was requested to respond to the h1terrogatories, Requests 1br Production ofDocuments, and Requests for Admissions separately-and fully !.Ulder oath, within twenty-five (25) days ofthe date ofservice. Pursuant to section 13.211 ofthe Rules ofPractice, the date of service is the mai.li.ng date shown on the certificate ofservice, and after service by mail, an addirional five01/09/2013 09:06 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7**~004** 3 (5) days is added to the prescribed period for a response. Accordingly, Respondent's response to Complainant's Discovery Requests was due on or before October 24, 2012. On
or about October 

### 31. 201.2, Comp1ainant attempted to contact Respondent via telephone to discuss his failure to respond to Complainant's Discovery Requests, but his number had been disconnected. On October 31, 2012, Complainant mailed 

### a letter to Respondent's address ofrecord, requestit?-g that Respondent, or someone on his behalf, contact 

### th.e undersigned attorney. To date, Respondent has failed to respond to Complainant's Discovery Requests, nor has he requested an extension oftime in which to submit his response. Without responses to the propounded discovery, Complainant will be hampered 

### in its ability to prepare for a hearing inthis matter. Therefore, Complainant requests that the Administrative Law Judge issue an Order compelling Respondent to provide separate and cornplete answers to each of

### the pending discc•very requests served September 24,2012. and that said responses be ordered served so that they are received by Complainant no later than Januazy 21, 2012. In the event Respondent fails to comply with the Order to Compel, Complainant Tequests the Administrative Law Judge issue 

### an Order making negative inferences against Respondent relative to 

### the matters sought 

### and not provided, 

### a preclusion order, dismissal, or otherreliefdeemed appropriate by the court. Respectfully submitted, NAOMI TSUDA 

### Regional Col.Ulsel By;

# ~~a_ka~ Lindsay 

### M. kamura Attom.ey Dated: January 9, 2013' 01/09/2013 09:06 FAX 3107256816 -·----· ·--·-----· 

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FAA**Dock~t No-~**  unassigned FDMS No.: FAA-2012-0871 AWP-7

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Document Title: 

### Complainant's Motion to Compel 141005


### 4

I hereby certify that on this date I sent via United States mail, postage prepaid, th.e executed original and one copy, as well as one copy 

### by facsimile, ·ofthe 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 2Wl000 

### Facsimile:. (202) 493-5142 I further certify that on this date 1 sent viaUnited 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 ofHearings, M-20 

### U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jerse:y Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 Facshnile: (202) 366-7536 I :further certify that on this 

### date I sent via 

### Ov,:::rnight**Mail~** and United 

### States mail, postage prepaid, one copy ofthe above-referenced document, addressed as follows:
..

Dated: January 

### 9, 2013
Jefferey Kam 

### etg Legal Technician Stephen Gu:nne·r Gama 1958 Country Club Ct., Apt. A Marysville, CA 95901.

Office ofthe Regional Counsel Federal Aviation Administration Lawndale, California 90260• 01/09/2013 09:06 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7



### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

### OFFICE OF HEARINGS WASHINGTON, DC



### In the Matter ofStephen Gunner Gama, Respondent. FAA Docket No.: unassigned 

### FDMS No.:**FAA-2012~0871** FAA Region: Western-Pacit.1c**Judge~** 

### Richard C. Goodwb:11


### COMPLAINANT'S FIRST SET OF

DISCOVERY TO RESPONDENT To: Respondent, Stephen Gunner. 

### Gama: Complainant, by 

### and through counsel, pursuant 

### to Section 

### 13.220 ofthe 

### Rules of 141006

Practice 

### in FAA Civil Penalty 

### Actions, requests Respondentplease resppnd 

### to the following Interrogatories 

### and Requestfor Production ofDocuments, separately 

### and fully t1;Uder oath, within twenty-five (25) 

### days of

### the date 

### ofservice. These 

### discovery requests are intended 

### to be continuing in nature) 

### and any information which may 

### be discovered by you 

### subsequent to 

### the service 

### and**filin~** 

### ofyour
answers must be brought to the attention ofComplainant's attorney through**s~pplemental** answers when 

### itbecomes 

### available 

### to you) and 

### in a reasonable 

### time prior to the 

### hecuing in 

### this matter. Ifthere 

### are any**additions~** deletiOl1S or changes in the answers or information provided 

### at 

### any time prior to hearing,.Respondent is specifically requested to immediately inform Complainant's attorney. If such infom1ation is not furnished, at the time ofthe 

### hearing, Complainant's attorney may move to**j~xclude** from evidence such information ·requested and not furnished. 

### EXHIBIT 

# I j_AWP-7 141007 

### 2 If, 

# m responding to·.or failing to respond to these requests for discovery, you invoke
or rely upon 

### any privilege of

### 81)y kind, state specifically the nature ofthe privilege, the basis upon whichyou invoke, rely upon or claim 

### it, including any statutory or decisional reference, and identify 

### all documents or other 

### information, including 

### contacts and comrnunications·which you believe to be embraced 

### by the privilege invoked. INTERROGATORIES: 1. Identify by name) address•. and telephone number all persons who have personal knowledge ofthe incidents alleged 

### inthe complaint 

### and/or have personal knowledge ofyour affirmative defenses alleged inyour answer. : 2. Identify by title, date, author, present custodiart, and content,**~1** docmnents

.**o~tained** by you.or in 

### your possession relating to 

### the assertions 

### in**the,~omplaint**

and 

### yoo.r answer, including affinnative defenses. 3. Identify by name, address and telephone number, all persons who you m.ay have testify 

### as a factual witness in your defense at 

### the hearing in 

### tl1is matter, and provide a detailed 

### summary ofeach person's**an~icipated** testimony. 4. IdentifY by**name~** address and telephone number, all persons who you may have testify as an expert witness in yow· defense at the hearing in thjs matter, and· provide a detailed 

### summary ofeach expert's**~mticipated** testimony. S. Identify 

### by title, date, author, 

### present custodian, and. content, which docu:q1ents you may offer into evidence at the hearing in this matte:r. 6. With respect to each expert witness identified in response to Interrogatory No.4, above, specify their area ofexpertise, 

### ifany, .an.d provide a synopsis oftheir credentials, background, training and expel"ience.• 01/09/2013 09:06 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 141008

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7. lfyou deny, 

### or admit 

### inpart and deny in part, 

### any Requests 

### for**Admis~:io:ns,** state the facts 

### upon which your denial or. partial denial is based. 

### REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS! 1. Provide a copy ofall written statements(affidavits/declarations ofindivlduals identified inresponse to Interrogatory No. 1 

### ofthe previous page. 2. 

### Provide 

### a copy ofall docmnents 

### identified in Interrogatory No.2 

### ofthe 

### previous page. 3. Provide a copy ofall documents**id~~ntified** 

### in Interrogatory No.5 ofthe previous page. 4. Provide a copy of

### any and 

### all recorded statements:in.your possession. of all witnesses having personal knowledge 

### ofthe incidents alleged in the complaint. 5. Provide any and all documents 

### your experts may rely upon to testify in your defense at the hearing on this matter. 6. Provide a copy of

### any and all reports, notes, charts,·diagrams. or other Vvritten documentation prepared 

### by your expert(s) who will be testifYing in your. defense at the hearing on this matter. 7. Provide 

### a copy of

### any and all documents that you may 

### use at the hearing to establish that you**~e** unable tc;> pay the. $7,700 civil penalty soughtby the Administrator in this case. REOUES_TS FOR ADMISSIONS 1. Admit that on or about February 25, 2012, 

### you aimed a beam 

### oflight 

### from a laser pointer at an aircraft.01/09/2013 09:06 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7**.~** '• ·I

a. Admit that you aimed this beam oflight at approximately 0237 hours locaJ time. b. Admitthat the aircraft was 

### flying 

### in the vicinity ofLinda/Olivehurst, California. 

### 2. Admit that the 

### aircraft was a California 

### Highway Patrol helicopter. 3. Admit that the beam oflight illuminated the cockpit ofthe helicopter, 

### 4. Admit that as a result of

### you aiming a beam 

### oflight at the helicopter, the 

### pilot diverted the aircraft from assisting 1he Yuba County Sheriff's Department 

### in a search. Respectfully submitted, 

### NAO:MI TSUDA Regional Counsel


### By:

# 90d&Ja~dva~ Li.n.dsay 

### M. amura Attorney 

### Dated; September 

### 24,2012 141 009
401/09/2013 09:07 FAX 3107256816

FAA Docket No.: unassigned 

### FDMS No.:**FAA-2012~0871** AWP-7



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Document Title: 

### Complainant's First Set ofDiscovery to Respondent I hereby certify that the above-referenced document 

### has been sent 

### by CertifiedMail

- Return-ReceiptRequested 

### and First Class Mail 

### to the 

### following: Stephen Gunner Gama 

### 1958 Country Club Ct.. Apt. 

### A Marysville, CA 95901

Dated: September 24. 2012 l4l 010


### 5• 01/09/2013 09:07 FAX 3107256816 -·--·---· .



### u.s. Department c)f Transportation**l~ederol** Aviation Adrninistration October 31,2012 AWP-7

Western-Pacific Region Office of the Regional CoL1nsel P.O. BoX 92007 Los Angeles, CA**~!0009-2007** relephone: (310) 1"25-7138 Facsimile: (310) n5-6816



### CERTIFIED MAIL- RETURN-RECEIPT REQUESTED AND FIRST CLASS MAIL Stephen Gunner Gama 1958 Country Club Ct., Apt. A Marysville, CA 95901 RE: Department ofTransportation v. Stephen 6unner Gama FAA Case No. 2012WP250023, FDMS No. FAA-2012-0871 Dear Mr. Gama: 141011



### I have attempted to contact you at your phone 

### number of(530) 763-4337, but 

### it has been disconnected. Please call me at (310) 725-7138 as soon as possible. Ifyou are unavailable, please have someone call me onyour behalf. Sincerely, NAOMI TSUDA Regional Counsel
By:

# ~·**J\f~**

# ~amura Attorney



### EXHIB.IT., 01/09/2013 09; 07 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 141012

DECLARATION OF AGNES EBILANE I, AGNES EBILANE, declare as follows: All matters stated her.ein are within my own personal knowledge, and ifcalled as a witness, I**t~ould** and would competently testify as follows: 1. 

### T am a 

### Legal Technician in the Office of the Regional Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration,**Westem~Pacific** Region. 2. On September 24, 2012, I mailed Complainant's First Set of Discovery to .Respondent ("Discovery Requests") to Stephen Gunner Gama, FDMS No. FAA-2012-0871, by 

### c,et,tified mail, return receipt requested [tracking number 

### 7011 2000 0000 5094**6791]~** and 

### by regular first class mail at his address of record at 1958 Country Club Court, Apartment A, Marysville, California? 95901. A true and correct copy ofthe Certified Mail Receipt is attacheq.as E"'hibit. "A".

.**~'** ' " ' 

### 3. On September 

### 28, 2012, the certHied mail, return receipt card was received in this office 

### and was signed by 

### <'B. Damran" 

### dated September 26, 2012. A true and correct copy of the certified mail,

### 'return receipt card is attached hereto as Exhibit "'A". 4. To date, Mr. Gama has not notified this office ofa change ofaddress, ifany. 5. To date, this office has not received a response from Mr. Gama to Complainant's Discovery Requests, nor has there been a request fbr an extension oftime in which to 

### tlk: a response. '
. .. . I declare under penalty ofperjury under the laws of the United States of Am;:rica that the fore&oing is 

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### DECLARATION OF JEFFEREY KAMBERG ==-riiiUit I, JEFFEREY KAMBERG, declare as follows: All matters stated herein are within my own personal knowledge, and if called as a 

### ·witness, I could and would ·competently testify 

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### Fed·eral Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region. 2. On October 31, 2012, I mailed a letter to Mr. Gama, FDMS No. FAJ.\.-2012-0871. by certified mail, return receipt requested [tracking 

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