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No . CP09EA000 7 DM S No . FAA-FAA-2009-003 2 Chie f Administrativ e La w Judg e Yode r COMPLAINANT' S MOTIO N T O STRIK E TH E RESPONDENT' S REPL Y T O MOTIO N FO RSUMMAR Y JUDGMEN T o r DECISIO N AN D MOTIO N T O DISMIS S 91.13(a ) AMENDMEN T T O COMPLAIN T COME S NOW , th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration , (hereinafte r "th e Complainant) , b y an dthroug hit s designate drepresentative , th e Regiona l Counse l for th e Easter n Region , an dhi s dul y designate dan dauthorize dagent s an dmove s t o strik e th e Respondent' s Repl y t o Motio n Fo r Summar y Judgmen t

o r Decisio n an dMotio n t o Dismis s 91.13(a ) Amendmen t t o Complain t

(th e "Respondent' s Reply" ) i n th e above

captione dmatte r

pursuan t t o 4 9 C.F.R . §13.218(1) . STATEMEN T O FTH E CAS E Th e Complainan t

issue daNotic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penalty t o Brendan Airways , LL C (herei n afte

r "th e Respondent" ) o n Augus t 21,2008 . O n Decembe r

22,2008 , th e Complainan t

issue daFinal Notic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penalty an do n January 2,2009 , th e Responden t

submitte dawritte n deman dfor ahearing . Th e Complainan t file daComplain t o n January 14 , 2009 , an do n February 12 , 200 9 Responden t filed aPartial Motio n t o Dismis s an dFo r

aMor e Defmite Statemen t (hereinafter

"th e Respondent' s Partial Motio n t o Dismiss" ) pursuan t

t o 1 4 C.F.R . §§13.218(f)(l) , 13.218(f)(2) , an d13.218(f)(3) . O n Marc h 12,2009 , th e Complainan t file dComplainant' s Answe r t o Respondent' s Partial Motio n t o Dismiss . Throug hth e Orde r o f Chie f Administrativ e La w Judg e Ronni e A . Yode r Denyin gRespondent' s Partia l Motio n T o Dismis s Th e Complain t An dFo r A Mor e Definite Statement , An dGrantin g Complainant' s Motio n T o Strik e Th e Respondent' s Surrepl y serve dJun e 7,2010 , (herei n afte r "th e Orde r

Denyin g Respondent' s Partial Motio n T o Dismiss") , th e Respondent' s Partial Motio n T o Dismis s wa s denied . O n Octobe r 19,2010 , th e Complainan t

filedan Amende dComplain t whic hdelete dreferenc e t o Section s 121.153(a)(2 ) an d121.628(a)(5 ) o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s an dadde dSectio n 91.13(a) . O n Octobe r

22,2010 , th e Responden t filedRespondent' s Motio n Fo r Summary Judgmen t o r Decisio n an dMotio n t o Dismis s 91.13(a ) an do n Octobe r 28,201 0 th e Complainan t

filedComplainant' s Answe r t o Respondent' s Motio n for Summary Judgmen t an dMotio n t o Dismis s 91.13(a ) Amendmen t t o Complaint . O n Novembe r 2,2010 , th e Responden t

filedRespondent' s Reply . ARGUMEN T Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . 13.16(a ) an d(h) , th e exclusiv e sourc e for obtainin g th e procedura l rule s for

civi l penalty action s suc ha s th e matte r a t han di s 1 4 C.F.R . Subpart G entitle dth e "Rule s o f

Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalty Actions. " Sectio n §13.21 8 o f Subpar t Gprescribe s th e rule s for

filing motion s a s wel l a s th e rule s for answerin g motions . In thi s matte r th e Responden t

filed aMotio n o n Octobe r 22 , 2010 , tha t

was answere db y th e Complainan t

o n Octobe r

28,2010 , an dth e Responden t the n filedRespondent' s Repl y i n repl y t o th e Complainant' s answe r t o Respondent' s Motion . Neithe r Sectio n §13.218 , no r an y othe r part o f Subpart G , mak e referenc e t o replie s suc ha s th e Respondent' s Repl y i n thi s matter . A s Subpart

Gdoe s no t

contemplat e th e movin g party filing arepl y t o a nonmovin g party' s answe r th e Respondent' s Repl y shoul db e stricke n a s redundant .Furthermore , th e Respondent' s repl y doe s no t presen t an y ne w argument s that

wer e no t mad e i n th e party' s prio r

filings. Instea dth e Respondent' s Repl y merel y respond s t o th e argument s mad e b y th e Complainan t i n th e Complainant' s Octobe r 28,201 0 Answe r

t o Respondent' s Motio n Fo r Summary Judgmen t

Motion . Therefore , th e Respondent' s Repl y shoul db e stricken . However , i f

th e Respondent' s Repl y i s not deeme dt o b e stricke n th e Complainan t respond s t o th e argument s mad e i n th e Respondent' s Repl y a s follows . Althoug h Responden t

argue s i n Respondent' s Repl y that Alask aAiriine s was not

a§91. 7 cas e th e Responden t

apparentl y fail s t o realiz e that Sectio n 121.153(a)(2 ) o f

th e FA R(whic hsimila

r t o §91.7(a ) prohibit s operatio n o f unairworth y aircraft ) wa s allege di n Aleisk aAirlines . Therefore , a s aviolatio n o f § 121.153(a ) was foun di n Alask aAirlines , an da s th e standar d fo r provin g aviolatio n o f

§121.153(a ) i s n o different the n th e standar dfor

afinding o f violatio n o f

§91.7(a) , aviolatio n o f

§91.7(a ) i s appropriat e i n thi s cas e a s well . Furthe r th e basi s for adifferent

standar dfor

violation s o f

§91.7(a ) for

pilot s an dfor

ai r carrier s shoul d b e ver y obvious . Ai r

carrier s are responsibl e for th e maintenanc e o f

th e aircraf

t that the y operat e an dpilot s are not . Th e Responden t

state s tha t

"i n Alask aAirlines , th e [Complainant ] impute dth e knowledg e o f

th e maintenanc e contracto r t o th e ai r carrier. " Thi s assertion , however , i s no t supporte db y an y o f

th e verbiag e i n th e Alask aAirline s decision . I n fac t th e knowledg e o f th e maintenanc e contracto r o f th e violation s i s irrelevan t t o th e determinatio n i n that cas e an dth e onl y facto r

that i s relevan t

i s that ai r carrier s ar e primaril y responsibl e for al l maintenanc e performe do n thei r aircraft .Th e Responden t fiirther contend s that

th e Complainan t

ha s argue dtha t

th e Responden t

violate d§121.363(a ) eve n thoug hth e Complainan t ha s withdraw n it s allegatio n o f tha t regulation . Fo r

th e recor dth e Complainan t ha s neve r

argue dthat

th e Responden t violate d§121.363(a) , whic hi s not aregulatio n that

i s capabl e o f

bein g violated , an dth e Complainan t

ha s thusl y neve r

withdraw n an allegatio n o f § 121.363(a) . Responden t fiarthe r contend s that

th e Alask aAirline s cas e foun daviolatio n o f §121.36 3 whic hi s als o no t tru e becaus e that

Sectio n wa s no t

allege da s agai n it

i s on e tha t

canno t b e violated . Finally , Responden t

state s tha t

Alask aAirline s di dno t

addres s §43.1 3 violation s whic hi s als o untrue . Base do n th e holdin g i n Alask aAirline s th e carrie r wa s foun dt o hav e violate d §43.13(a ) a s wel l a s § 121.153(a)(2) . Fo r thes e reason s base do n th e preceden t se t fort hi n Alask aAirline s th e Respondent' s Motio n for Summary Judgmen t

shoul db e denied .WHEREFOR E th e Complainan t respectfiill y request s tha t th e Respondent' s Repl y b e stricke n and/o r

i n th e alternativ e tha t

th e Complainant' s respons e t o Respondent' s Repl y b e considered . Respectfiill y submitted , Alfi-e dR . Johnson , Jr . Regional Counse l

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