To: Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2W1000 

CC: Briana Martino 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Regional Counsel (AGL-7) 

2300 East Devon Avenue 

Des Plaines, IL 60018 

CC: HON. Richard C. Goodwin 

U.S. Administrative Law Judge 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. (E11-31 0) 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Attn: Patricia Matthews 

From: Christopher Patrick Richard McCann 

1. Not applicable 

IN THE MATIER OF 

Christopher McCann. 

DMS No. 2014-0405 

Agency Case No. 2013-GL-15-0056 

Response to Interrogatories 

2. I am ask the Federal Aviation Administration to provide the name and contact information of 

the man that sat on my left in my initial seat. 

3. The expected substance is he witnessed firsthand, and commented, on me being 

mistreated and the unruly behavior of the flight attendant. 

4. I do not have the name or contact information of the man that initially sat to my left on the 

airline. 

5. I do not have the name or contact information of the man that initially sat to my left on the 

airline. 

6. I do not have the name or contact information of the man that initially sat to my left on the 

airline. 

7. During this ordeal there was a period of time where I asked questions that were in the 

public interest of myself and the passengers of the plane. The attendant reacted against these 

basic questions with condescension and unfair behavior. 

8. The young man sitting left of me in my initial seat was clearly caucasian. 

9. He had raised his voice with Hight attendant and said such things as "you are being 

ridiculous" and she did not treat him with disdain or force him to move like she did with me. 

10. 
A An attendant of the cabin crew approached me and rudely told me to turn off my any 

devices. 

B. I responded with "Ok". 

C. As I attempted to power down my phone I encountered difficulty because of my phone 

freezing. 

D. As this was happening, the attendant came to me again and rudely barked an order to 

turn off the phone. I responded with "I'm working on it" 

E. Then the emergency exit row briefing had begun so I stopped what I was doing and 

focused my full attention on the presentation. 

F. The attendant asked me, "Do you accept the responsibility of assisting others in 

evacuation in the event of a crash?" 

G. I responded, "Yes I do, but if someone says "no" does it make a difference? Because 

in the event of a crash is there a way of holding the exit row people accountable? 

H. The attendant responded by saying "You can't handle the responsibility, I'm going to 

move you to another seat" 

I. I said "I told you yes and then all I did was ask you an honest question because I am 

curious". 

J. The attendant didn't give a clear answer, which confused me. She mumbled ''You are 

being difficult because you were slow at following the rules". 

K. This was concerning to me because I have a health issue with my right knee, 

Osgood-Schlatter disease, which makes it extremely painful when I am not in a space 

where I can extend my knee. I have grown out of it on my left knee, however I still 

experience pain with my right knee, especially when it is not given the ability to extend 

for a period of time. I have chosen exit row seats many times in past, without any 

incident, because it is the only way I can fly without immense discomfort. 

a. The definition of this disease is as follows: 

b. Osgood-Schlatter disease is a painful swelling of the bump on the upper part of 

the shinbone, just below the knee. This bump is called the anterior tibial 

tubercle. 
11. 

L. I attempted to explain this to the attendant however she kept rudely cuting me off and 

not allowing me to finish what I was saying. 

M. The gentleman to my left, who was white and appeared to be in his mid to late 20s, 

who I had never previously met in my life, noticed how unfair this situation had quickly 

become and began speaking on my defense. He told the attendant, "I don't even know 

this guy and its obvious you are treating him unfairly. There's no reason for him to 

move. This is ridiculous. You are being unfair and rude." 

N. At this point the attendant ignored him and asked the gentleman on my right "Do you 

have a problem sitting with his man in the emergency exit row?" 

0. The man who was asian and had black hair responded, "I sure don't want to crash but 

I feel fine with him being in the exit row." 

P. The attendant frowned at his response. 

0. This is when I said, "Go ahead and ask this gentleman, because before this flight 

we've never even met each other." As I said this I pointed to the man on my left. 

R. This is when the gentleman on the left said, "This man is totally fine, there is no 

reason why he should have to move." 

S. This is when the attendant raised her voice, sounding like a growl and said "Sir, you 

must leave now." 

T. I responded with "My knee-" before she interrupted again by growling louder, "NOW'. 

U. At this time another attendant had brought a person up to the row that they had 

intended me to switch with. 

V. At this time I was very embarrassed and felt very disrespected. Even though I had 

these feelings I thought to myself "Whatever, I'll have knee pain for the whole flight... 

it's just not worth it hearing this lady arguing anymore." 

W. I looked over to the man on the left and said, "It's just not worth the fight, thanks for 

standing up for the obvious." 

X. He responded with, "I'm sorry man, she is being ridiculous." 

Y. At this time I collected my items and moved to my seat. 

Z. I stayed in the new seat in tremendous pain in my knee, for the duration of the flight. 

A I stayed in the new seat in tremendous pain in my knee, for the duration of the flight. 

B. After the flight, while I was departing my hands full with my belongings, I walked past 

the attendant, stopped turned around said, "What is your full name Miss?" 

C. She responded with, "You don't have to know." 

D. I said again, "What is your name miss?" 

E. She said, "Leave this plane now." 

F. Then I said, "You have no idea the pain I had. For the whole flight it was locked down. 

Bad experiences like this will ruin US (Airways). I will give you a chance to apologize, 

otherwise I'll file a report." 

G. At this point she rudely ignored me and walked away down the aisle. 
12. See attached documents for proof of financial hardship. 
9. Provide copies of all factual documents provided to any expert witness identified in 

response to the Interrogatories above. 

10. Provide copies of all documents referenced in your answers to Interrogatories above and 

documents which support the positions taken in your answers to the Interrogatories 

above. 

REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS 

For each Request to Admit below, sign your name to indicate that you either admit 

or deny each of the below statements. 

1. Request to Admit Fact #1. 

On August 16, 2013, you were a passenger on board an aircraft being operated by US Airways 

from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) in Phoenix, Arizona, to Minneapolis-St. 

Paul International Airport (MSP) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Sign to indicate that you either admit or deny the above statement: 

I admit Request to Admit Fact #1: {~--- I deny Request to Admit Fact #1: __________________ _ 

2. Request to Admit Fact #2. 

Prior to the flight departing on August 16, 2013, a member of the cabin crew personally asked 

you to tum off your cellular phone on more than one occasion. 

Sign to indicate that you either admit or ~n/~ 

I admit Request to Admit Fact#~ 

I deny Request to Admit Fact #2: __________________ _ 

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Respondent attached a document entitled "FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF DEBTOR" 

To Respondent's Responses to Request for Admissions and to Interrogatories. 

The Financial Statement of Debtor was signed by Respondent and dated October 6, 2014. 

The Financial Statement Is Located at the FAA Hearing Docket, 

600 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591 

Vicki S. Leemon 

Mgr., Adjudication Branch, AGC-430 

Federal Aviation Administration 

10/23/2014