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### TIl^NSPORTAIk . •-•^'KETOPERATiOK.. . UNITE D STATE S DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O FHEARING S ^' i HE C ? 3 A S : 5 2 WASHINGTON , D.C . I n th e Matte r

of ; CLOU D DANCE RAVIATIO N AN D FLYIN G CLUB , INC . Respondeat Docke t No . FAA-CPlOSOOOO l (Civi l Penalt

y Action ) FDM S No . FAA-2010-019 2

COMPLAINANT' S RESPONS E T O RESPONDENT' S MOTIO N T O COMPE L Complainant , b y an dthroug h th e undersigne dcounsel , hereb y file s it s Respons e to Respondent' s Motio n t o Compel . I n suppor t thereof , Complainan t

state s th e following : 1 . Th e undersigne dresponde dt o Respondent' s counsel' s secretar y emai l o f

December

5 , 20 1 \ y o n December

6 , 2011 ^ . I advise dher

I woul dcheck

with th e witnesse s t o se e if the y were availabl e o n th e date s Respondent' s counse l indicate dh e wa s available . 2 . On Decembe r

8 , 2011 , Larr

y Enlo w informe dm e tha t h e woul db e o n annual leav e fo r tli e perio drequested . (Se e Attachment 1. ) On December

S , 20U , Robert o Echeverri ainforme dm e that h e wa s unavailabl e December 19 , 21 , 22 , andwa s schedule dfor annua l leav e December

26-30 , 2011 . (Se e Attachment

2. ) Mr . Webner

wa s th e only witnes s wh o indicate dh e wa s availabl e o n December 2S" ^ and29'^

- 3 . Flowever , al l o f

th e witnesse s indicate dthe y woul db e availabl e prio r to .Tanuarj ' 13 , 2012 . Mr , Enlo w indicate dh e wa s availabl e Januar y 4-6 , 201.2 , Mr . Echeverri aindicate dh e wa s availabl e January 3-13 , 2012 . Ms . Froh n indicate dsh e wa s availabl e o n .Januar y 4 , 2012 . (Se e Attaclmients , 1 , 2 , an d3. ) 4 . Subsequently , I emaile dMs . D'Alessandr o o n Decembe r

9.'2011 . I informe dhe r

that th e witnesse s woul db e o n annual leav e fo r th e holidays , bu t

woul db e availabl e January 4-6 , 2012. 1 inquire dabou t

th e availability o f

Respondent' s counse l fo

r January 4-6 , 2012 . I di dnot receiv e a respons e to the email . Instead , I receive dRespondent' s Renewe dMotio n t o Compel .

' I hadno t

receive dMs . D'AIessandro' s voiccmail s o f Decembe r

2"' ^ o r Decembe r

S'* " prio r t o receivin g he r email . • Dian aFroh n subsequentl y informe dmc tha t she wa s als o o n leav e that week . (Se c Attachmen t

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### 5 . Thus , th e Complainan t

assert s Respondent' s Renewe dMotion t o Compe l i s withou t merit . Complainan t

ha s a t al l time s bee n cooperativ e i n tryin g to schedul e the requeste d depositions . In a

n effor t t o promot e efficiency , th e undersigne dendeavore dto mak e sure al l o f tli e witnesse s wer e availabl e o n th e sam e dat e (to preven t th e deposition s occurrin g o n different days) . Propose ddate s wer e proposed , withou t arespons e fromRespondent' s counsel . Instead , th e undersigne dwa s serve dwith Respondent' s Renewe dMotio n t o Compel . WHEREFORE , Complainan t respectfull y request s Respondent' s Renewe dMotio n t o Compe l b e denied . Submitte dthi s 16"

^ day of December , 2011 .

ANDRE A MICHELLE/HARPE R Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regional Counse l12/1&/201 1 12:0 7 ^04305522 3 FA AREGIONAL COUNSE L PAG E 03/0 6



### CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E J hereb y certif

y that o n tJii s dat e 1 hav e sent b y regular mail , Comp/ainant' s Respons e t o Respondent' s Interrogatorie s I n th e Matte r o f Clou dDance r

Aviatio n andFlyin g Club . Inc. . FAA Cas e No . 2009SO150233 , to : Th e Honorabl e J . E . Sullivan DOT , Administrativ e Law Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave , S E RoomE12-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : (202)366-213 2 FAX:(202)366'-753 6 Denni s R . Haber , Esq . Denni s R . Haber , P.A . S92 5 S W14S Street , Suit e 20 0 Miami , F L 3317 6 TEL : (305 ) 256-300 2 FAX : (305)256^300 4 an dth e origina l an don e cop y vi aregular mai l to : Hearin g Docke t ATTN : Stephani e McClai n FAA , AGC-43 0 SO O Independenc e Ave. , S W Wilbu r Wrigh t Building , Suite 2W100 0 Washington , D C 2059 1 

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you r response . Ar e yo u availabl e Janiiarj'3-6 ? Michell e Harpe r Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Souther n Regio n TEL ; C404 ) 305-520 0 FAX : (404 ) 305-522 3 PLEAS E NOTE : Tlii s communicatio n i s confidentia l an dintende dsolel y fo r specifi c recipients . I t

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r Aviatio n Ok , whe n ar c yo u availabl e befor e Januar y 13th ? Michell e Harpe r Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Souther n Regio n TEL ; (404 ) 305-520 0 FAX- . (404 ) SO-f^-S^a a PLEAS E NOTE : Till s communicatio n i s confidentia l an dintende dsolel y fo r specifi c recipients . I t

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