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# t^wmooDC f Ic^OlO-OU^i ^ Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2W100 0 Re ; I n th e Matte r

o f Samue l Josep hLatham ; Cas e No . 2010WP15001 6 Enclose di s acop y o f

areques t for hearin g date dJul y 14 , 2010 , an dth e origina l a-i don e cop y o f th e Complain t

i n th e abovc-refeience dproceeding , I reques t tha t th e hearin g i n thi s matte r b e hel di n th e Lo s Angeles , Californi aarc : i, an d expec t that th e hearing wil l las t

on e day . Pleas e addres s al l communication s fo r th e Regional Counsel , Western-Pacifi c Re jion , t o th e undersigned , at : Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , AWP-7.6 , Federa l Aviatio n Administration , Western-Pacifi c Region , P.O . Bo x 92007 , Lo s Angeles , C A90 0 "9-2007 , Telephone : (310 ) 725-7117 , FAX : (310 ) 725-6S16 . Sincerely , NAOM I TSUD A Regional Coun s

lerr e Gree n Attorne y Enclosures : Reques t

for Hearing , Complaint , Certificate o f Servic e NOT E T O RESPONDENT : SECTIO N 13.20 9 O FTHE C P RULE S O FPRACTIC E REQUIRE THA T A WRITTE N ANSWE RT O TH E COMPLAIN T B E FILE D I lO T LATE RTHA N 3 0 DAY S AFTE RSERVIC E O FTHI S COMPLAINT . A S AN ALTERNATIV E T O FILIN GA N ANSWER , A MOTIO N MA Y B E FILE D P U ^'.SUAN T T O SECTIO N 13.208(D ) O RSECTIO N 13.21 8 (F ) (1-4 ) O FTH E RULE S O FPRACTICE . cc : SJ C FSDO , AWP-23 007/29/201 0 09:5 0 FA X 202493514 2 FA A AWP- 7 + DM S @1003/00 £ 1200 3

U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I n th e Matte r

of ; Samue l Josep hLatham , Respoadent , FA A CAS E NO - 20I0WP15001 6

JUDG E NO T ASSIGNE D COMPLAIN T Th e Complainan t

files it s Complaint , pursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

.Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . § 13.20S) , an dstate s a s follows : I . Respondent , Samuel Josep hLatham , wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e c : " Propose d Civi l Penalty , that

th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) propose dt o asses s n c\\n ] penalty i n th e amoun t

o f $27,500.00 . O n Jul y 16,2010 , Responden t submitte da• ^/ritte

n reques t fo r ahearing . U . 1 . O n o r

abou t Decembe r

5 , 2009 , Responden t

wa s apassenge ; on board Horizo n Airlines ' flight

2421 , operatin g fromMedford , Oregin , t o Lo s Angeles, California . 2 . O n th e above occasion , Horizo n Airline s flight 242 1 was operating : unde r part 12 1 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations . 3 . Durin g th e climb i n th e flight reference di n paragrap h1 above , .''.espondent ra n out o f th e lavatory nake dan dpushe dacre w member , 4 . Stil l naked . Responden t pushe danother

crewmembe r

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t lande dan dwhil e Responden t was stil l naked , llesponden t go t u p an dattempte dt o g o int o th e flight dec k a s th e Captai n a

i tempte dt o exi t th e flight deck . 6 . A s apassenge r

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ftomgoin g int: - th e fligh v dec k an darespondin g polic e office r attempte dt o subdu e Fi^spondent , Responden t

bi t th e passenge r

several time s i n hi s lef

t shoulder . 7 . Respondenx' s conduc t referenClidi n th e abov e paragraph s interfere dwit hth e performanc e o f

th e crewmembcrs ' dutie s aboar dan aircraf t i n operiiiion . 

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th e foregoin g fact s andcircumstances . Respondent , violate d:h e follovkan g Federal Aviatio n Regulation s (Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federa l Regulations) : Sectio n 121.580 , whic hstate s tha t n o perso n ma

y assault , threaten , intimi t -ite , o r interfere withacrewmembe r i n th e performanc e o f

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\lie s aboard a n aircraf t bein g operate dunde r

thi s p;ut . Responden t

als o violate dTitl e 49 , Sectio n 4631 8 o f th e Unite dState s Code , whic h state s that anyon e wh o physicall y assault s o r threaten s t o physicall y assaul t am e nbe r

o f th e flight cre w o r cabi n cre w o f

acivi l aircraf

t o r an y other individual o n th e aircraf

t i s liabl e to th e Unite dState s Governmen t for acivi l penalty .

IV 1 . Pursuan t

t o Titl e 4 9 U.S.C . 46301(a)(5)(A) , Respondent , i s subjec t t; : acivi l penalty for

eac ho f th e violation s noted . Th e maximu mpenalt y for < ic h violatio n i s $11,000.00 . 2 . Unde r th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalty o f $2'.500.0 0 i s appropriate .+ DM S @|005/00 £

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WHEREFORE , th e Complainant , respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrtiiv e Law Judg e ente r

an orde r tha t Respondent , b e assesse dacivi l penalty i n th e amoun t of $27,500.00 . Respectmll v submitted . Lieir s Gree n Atto^e y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Courtse l F,edera l Aviatio n Administratio n •"Western-Pacifi c Regio n DATED : MZIIQI O

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o f Transportatio n Federal Aviatio n Adnuoistratioi i REOUECTFO P A HFAPTN G I , Samue l Josep hLatham , hereb y reques t ahearin g i n accordanc e wid i Subfpar t Q o f Par t 1 3 o f th e Federa l A^dalio n legulation s wit hth e undeistandin g tha t aComplain t

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th e Coriplaint , an dplace di n tli e Unite dState s mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dmai l - return receir t requested , th e execute dorigina l an don e cop y o f th e Complaint , addresse da s follows ; Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC^3 0 Wilbu r Wright Building—Suit e 2W100 0 Facsimil e (202 ) 493-514 2 I ftirther certif y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e place di n tli e Unite dState s mail , pcistag e prepaid , certifie dmai l - retur n receip t requestjd , atru e cop y o f

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