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## FLYIN GHIGH , LL C FA A DOCKE T No . IT O B EASSIGNED ] (Civi l Penalty Case ) FDMS No . FAA-20

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ORDE RT O SHO WCAUS E Th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n ("Complainant" ) ha s file daMotio n t o DeemAllegation s Admitte dan dMotio n fo

r Decisio n ("Motion" ) date dFebruar y 16 , 2012. ' Th e basi s fo

r th e Motio n i s Complainant' s assertio n tha t Flyin g High . LLC ("Respondent" ) ha s faile dto file a n answer to th e Complaint . A failure to answer th e Complain t i n atimel y fashio n can , under th e Rule s o f

Practic e applicabl e i

n thes e proceedings , resul t

i n afindin g tha

t th e Complaint' s allegation s ar e tru e - tha t th e allegation s ar e "deeme dadmitted " - - and , further , tha t th e Complainan t

mus t prevai l i n

' Th e ful l titl e o f th e motio n i s "Complainant' s Motio n t o Dee m Allegation s Admitte d an d Motio n fo r Decisio n or . i n th e Alternative , Motio n t o Limi t th e Issue. s a t Hearin g t o Sanction. "

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th e case. - Responden t

ha s no t answere dth e Motion . Rcspotidcn i wil l hav e on e nior e o])portunil y t o fil e an answe r t o th e Complaint , o r ris k sanctions . WHEREFORE , i

l i s ORDERE D a s follows ; LO n o r

befor e Marc h21 , 2012 , Responden t shal l fil e arespons e t o tlii s Otdc r Slatin g wh y th e relie f

icqueslc di n Complainant' s Motio n shoul dno t b e granted ; 2 . O n o r

befor e Marc h21 , 2012 , Responden t shal l fil e an Answe r

t o th e Complaint ; 3 . O n O

f befor e Marc h21 , 2012 , Responden t shal l full y compl y wit hou r Procedura l Orde r

date dJanuar y 9 , 2012 ; an d 4 . Absen t

ful l an dcomplet e response s t o Orderin g paragraph s 1 , 2 an d3 , Responden t

ma y h e satictioned , including , bu t no t limite dto , allegation s i n th e Complain t ma y b e deeme dadtniltcd ; Responden t rna y b e preclude dffon i introducin g an y evidenc e a V th e hearin g othe r

tha n persona l testimony ; Respondent' s Reques t fo r Hearin g ma y b e dismis.sed : and/o r

aDefaul t

Judgmen t

ma y b e entere dagains t Responden t

i n th e ful l amoun t o f th e fin e requeste db y th e Complainan t i n it s Cotiiplaini .

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e se t fort hi n 14 C.F.R . Par

t 13 , Subpar

t G , o f the Federal Aviatio n Regulations . The y provid e tha t Respondent

mus t file awritte n Answer

o r motio n within thirt

y (30 ) day s afte

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the Complain t

(1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a) ) an dtha t failure t o file a

n An.swe r without goo dcaus e i s deeme da

n admissio n o f

eac hallegatio n i

n th e Complain t

(§I3.209{0) . More specifically , 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.20 9 (e ) states: - A perso n filin g a

n answe r shal l admit , deny , or

state tha t the perso n i.

s without sufficient knowledg e o r

informatio n t

o admi t o r deny , eac hnumbere dparagrap ho f th e complaint . An

y statemen t

o r allegatio n containe di

n th e complain t

tha t i s no t specificall y denie di

n the answe r

ma y be deeme da

n admissiat \o f t.h e tTui ho f th.a t allegatioa . A i;,eneta

l denial o f t,U e complaint , i s deen^e dafailur e l o fil e a n answer .FDM S No . FAA-2011-129 2 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L& ON E COP Y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W1000 '

ON E COP Y Sea n Benjami n Cooke , Manage r Flyin g High , LLC , ReapuncictU 330 9 E . Milk y Wa y Gilbert , A Z 8529 5 TEL : 480-252-002 1 FAX : 877-849-002 1 Ada mRunkel , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , OfTtc e o f

th e Regiona l Counse l Western-Pacifi c Region , AWP-7.1 2 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 9200 7 • Lo s Angeles , C A 90009-200 7 TEL : 310-725-714 2 FAX : 310-725-681 6 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e La w Jiuig e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 - . U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E. ' Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-213 9 Attorney-Adviso r 202-366-512 1 Staf

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Paralega l FAX : 202-366-753 6

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l Aviatio n Administration , 600 Independence Avenne , S.W. , Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit

e 2WI000 , Washington . D C 20591 ; Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk, AGC-430 .

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