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FINA LNOTIC E O FPROPOSE D CIVI LPENALT Y O n Octobe r

19 , 2009 , yo u wer e advise dthroug haNotic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt y tha t th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $27,500 . After considerin g al l th e evidenc e i n thi s matter , i t appear s that : 1 . O n o r abou t Jime 04 , 200 9 yo u wer e apassenge r aboar dNorthwes t

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7 1 travelin g fromDetroit , Michiga n t o Nagoya , Japan . 2 . Th e abov e flight was operate dunde r 1 4 CF RPart

121 . 3 . At th e tim e o f

th e flight, yo u wer e employe db y th e Administrato r a s a n ai r traffi c controller . 4 . Durin g th e flight, yo u displaye dyou r identificatio n badg e issue db y th e Administrato r visibl y o n your person . 5 . Durin g th e flight, yo u wer e served , at your request , alcohoK

c beverage s b y afight

attendan t durin g beverage/mea l service. 6 . Afte r consumin g th e alcoho l diuring th e meal service , yo u appeare dt o b e intoxicated . 7 . Whe n th e flight attendants refraine dfromservin g yo u an y additiona l alcoholi c beverages , you becam e disruptiv e an dcurse da t th e crewmembers . 8 . Yo u als o showe dyou r FA A badg e t o th e cre w t o establis hyou r right t o continu e t o drink . 9 . Despit e th e crewmember s instruction s fo r yo u t o slo w dow n drinking , yo u becam e aggressiv e an dcontinue dt o reques t

alcohol .10 . h i addition , yo u ignore dth e instruction s o f th e crewmember s includin g t o remai n seate dwhil e th e "faste n you r

seatbelts " sig n wa s illuminated . 11 . After ove r five requests , yo u finally complie dwithth e reques t t o fastra i you r seatbelt . 12 . Throughou t

th e flight, yo u continue dt o b e disruptiv e an dverbally threatene don e o r more crewmembers . 13 . A t on e point , yo u physicall y assaulte dacrewmembe r b y grabbin g hi s nec k

and/o r shoulders . 14 . You r abov e behavio r

interfere dwit hth e crewmember s ability t o performthei r dutie s durin g th e operatio n o f

th e flight. 15 . You r abov e behavio r

pose dan imminen t

threat t o safet y o f th e aircraf

t o r othe r individual s o n th e aircraft . A s aresul t

o f th e foregoing , yo u violate dSectio n 121.58 0 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s i n that n o perso n ma y assault , threaten , intimidate , o r interfer e wit hacrewmembe r i n th e performanc e o f

th e crewmember' s dutie s aboar da n aircraf t bein g operated . Unde r 4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n 4630 1 (a)(1 ) an dSectio n 46318 , yo u ar e subjec t t o acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d$25,00 0 for

eac hviolatio n o f

th e regulations . B y reaso n o f th e foregoin g fact s an d circumstances , w e propos e t o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $27,500 . Unles s yo u mai l o r

personall y deliver , i n writing , you r reques t fo r ahearin g i n thi s matter , o n o r befor e fifteen (15 ) day s after yo u receiv e thi s Fina l Notice , w e wil l issu e a n Orde r Assessin g Civi l Penalt y an dyo u wil l hav e n o furthe r right t o ahearing . I f

yo u d o no t

submi t awritte n reques t fo r ahearing , yo u mus t

pa y th e propose dcivi l penalty . You r reques t for ahearin g mus t

b e sen t t o th e Hearin g Docket , FAA , AGC-400 , Roo m2014,60 0 Independenc e Ave. , SW , Washington , D C 20591 , Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , an dacop y mus t b e sen t t o th e imdersigne dFA A attorney . You r reques t mus t b e date dan dsigned , i n accordanc e wit hsectio n 13.1 6 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations , sen t t o yo u wit hth e Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt y (1 4 C.F.R . §13.16) . Yo u ma y pa y th e propose dpenalt y b y submittin g acertifie dchec k o r mone y orde r

payabl e t o th e "Federal Aviatio n Administration " t o th e undersigned . EDDI E L . THOMA S REGIONA LCOUNSE L iESH A D . MARSHAL L Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Coimse l

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