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O / COMPLAINAN T VENIC E JE T CENTE RLLC' S OPPOSITIO N T O RESPONDENT' S MOTIO N FO R 60-DA Y EXTENSIO N O FTIM E T O FIL E ANSWE R Thi s matte r

arise s ou t

o f along-runnin g disput e betwee n Complainan t Venic e Je t Cente r LL C (th e "VJC" ) an dResponden t City o f Venice , Florid a("Venice" ) ove r th e VJC' s right t o construc t

additiona l hangar s a

t th e Venic e Airport . Despit e th e VJC' s ongoin g effort s ove r

approximatel y th e las t yea r t o resolv e thi s matte r befor e initiatin g thes e proceedings , Venic e ha s bee n unwillin g t o compl y wit hit s obligation s (whic hobligation s hav e alread y bee n recognize db y th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (th e "FAA")) , se e Compl . Ex . 12 , 14 , 16) . Now , Venic e seek s t o further delay resolutio n o f

thi s dispute b y seekin g alengthy , 60-da y extensio n o f

th e deadlin e for

respondin g t o th e complaint , assertin g that it need s additiona l tim e t o conside r andaddres s th e allegation s i n th e complaint . Se e Respondent' s Mot . for Ext . o f Tim e t o Fil e Ans . Althoug hth e VJ C doe s no t oppos e a30-da v extension , i t oppose s th e requeste d60-da y extensio n becaus e (1 ) it woul dsignificantl y prejudic e th e VJ C.' « \

andhundred s o f non-partie s an d(2 ) Venic e ha s no t show n a

n adequat e groun dfor

th e length y extensio n i t

ha s requested . Th e VJ C currentl y i s i n federa l receivership, ' an dit s receive r (th e "Receiver" ) i s activel y seekin g t o sel l th e VJ C t o ultimatel y distribut e proceed s o f th e sal e t o hundred s o f investor s wh o wer e defraude dou t o f hundred s o f

million s o f

dollar s b y th e VJC' s previou s owner . Th e length y extensio n sough t b y Venic e woul dprejudic e th e VJ C andth e defraude d non-partie s b y requirin g th e Receive r t o eithe r sel l i t befor e thi s disput e i s resolved , whic h woul dnegativel y impac t

th e sal e price ; o r

delay it s sal e despit e havin g identifie dpartie s wh o are intereste di n acquirin g i t a t thi s time . Further , for

th e reason s liste dbelo w Venic e ha s no t asserte da

n adequat e groun dfo

r th e requeste dlength y extension .

• First , althoug hth e VJ C filedit s Part 1 6 Complain t

i n thi s matte r

o n Jul y 2 , 2009 , th e disput e underlyin g thi s proceedin g ha s bee n pendin g fo r approximatel v on e year , andthu s Responden t i s intimatel y familia

r withal l issue s addresse di n th e complain t i n thi s proceeding .

• Second , althoug hRespondent' s counse l claim s i t di dno t receiv e th e complain t i n thi s proceedin g unfil Jul y 20 , 2009 , th e VJ C delivere dacourtes y cop y o f th e complain t

t o Venice' s City Attorney , Robert Anderson , o n Jul y 1 , 2009 . th e day before it

wa s filedwit

hth e FAA .

• Third , althoug hRespondent' s counse l assert s that it need s additional tim e to revie w andconside r

th e complain t

becaus e i t

was retaine donl y recently , i n reality counse l ha s bee n infimatel y familia r withthi s disput e sinc e a t leas t Decembe r

o f 2008 . On Decembe r

23 , 2008 , i

t gav e Venic e awritte n opinio n

' Th e VJ C i s part

o f afedera l receivershi p create din SE C v . Arthu r Nade l et al . Cas e No . 8:09-cv-87-T-26TB M (M.D . Fla.) , acas e arisin g ou t o f alarg e fraudulen t

investmen t schem e operate db y Arthu r Nade l throug haserie s o f hedg e fiinds , whic hdefraude dhundred s o f investor s ou t

o f hundred s o f

million s o f

dollars . Burto n W . Wian dwa s appointe d Receive r ove r th e Venic e Je t

Center , LLC on Jun e 23 , 2009 .(which , significantly , recognize dth e rights VJ C seek s t o enforc e throug hthi s proceeding) , andpresumabl y it conducte dathoroug hinvestigatio n prio r t o tha t time . In short , Venic e (o r

it s counsel ) ha s no t

demonstrate da

n adequat e groun dfo

r it s requeste d60-da y extension . An y nee dfor th e length y extensio n result s exclusivel y fromit s dilatory an dnon-diligen t

action s an dconduct . In light o f Venice' s lac k

o f diligenc e andth e significan t

prejudicia l effec t

th e requeste d60-day extensio n woul dhav e o n bot hth e VJ C and hundred s o f

non-parties , th e VJ C respectfijll y request s that th e FAA den y Venice' s reques t for a60-da y extensio n o f

tim e for respondin g t o th e VJC' s complaint . Th e VJ C (andit s Receiver ) doe s no t

objec t t o a30-da y extensio n o f Venice' s deadlin e for

respondin g t o th e complaint . Fo r thes e reasons , th e FA A shoul dden y Respondent' s Motio n for Extensio n o f

Tim e t o Fil e Answe r

andgran t

i t no-mor e than a30-day extensio n o f that deadline . CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha t 1 hav e serve dth e foregoin g o n th e followin g persons a t th e followin g addres s b y overnigh t mai l o n JulyQT , 2009 : Offic e o f th e Chie f Counse l Jonatha n Cros s Attn : FA A Par

t 1 6 Airport

Proceeding s Manage r Docket , AGC-61 0 Airport s andEnvironmenta l La w divisio n Roo m92 5 Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Federa l Aviatio n Administrafio n 80 0 Independenc e Ave. , S.W . 80 0 Independenc e Ave. , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Washington , D C 2059 1 Facsimil e (202 ) 267-576 9 Origina l an d3 copie s b y overnigh t 1 Cop y deliver yI hereb y fiirther certif y that I hav e serve dth e foregoin g o n th e followin g person s a t th e followin g addres s b y overnigh t mai l an dfacsimil e o n Jul y ^Q_ , 2009 : Thoma s R . Devin e Kapla n Kirsc h& Rockwel l LL P 100 1 Connecticu t

Ave . NW , Ste . 80 0 Washington , D C 2003 6 Telephone : (202 ) 955-560 0 Facsimile (202 ) 955-561 6 Robert C . Anderso n Hal l & Anderson , P. A 131 4 Eas t Venic e Avenue , Suite E Venice , Florid a3428 5 A Facsimile : 941.480.144 6 .' /

Giaiiluc aI^40rell6 , FB N 03499 7 Giaiiluca.morello@fowlerwhite.co m Dofniniqu e Pearlman , FB N 004413 5 )ominique . Pearlman@fowlerwhite.co m 'FOWLE RWHIT E BOGGS , P.A . 50 1 E . Kenned y Blvd. , Suit e 170 0 Tampa , FL3360 2 Phone(813)228-741 1 Fa x (813 ) 229-831 3 Attorney s fo

r th e Complainant , Venic e Je t Center , LL C

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