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j MOTIO N T O STRIK E COMPLAINANT' S MOTIO N FO R RECONSIDERATIO N AN D SECON D MOTIO N FO R DECISIO N -FA A DOCKE T C P Unassigne d FA A Cas e No . 2OI0NM7200O I Judg e Richar dC . Goodwi n Th e Respondent , Josep h Moesser , b y andthroug h hi s attorney , Gregory G . Skorda s herb y move s th e Court

to Strik e Complainant' s Motio n for Reconsideratio n an dSecon dMotio n fo r Decisio n o n th e followin g grounds : ARGUMEN T 1 . Thi s Cour t

Shoul dStrik e Complainant' s Motio n T o Reconsider . N o Rul e O f Procedur e Exist s Permittin g Complainan t T o As k Thi s Cour t

T o Reconside r

It s Prio r Rulings . Coinplaina:[it , unhapp y with this Court' s rulin g o n it s Motion for Decisio n andleav e t

o permi t Respondeiii : to file lii s Answe r move s th e Cour

t t o "Reconsider " it s decision . A revie w o f 102/24/201 2 11:5 8 FA X 1801531883 5 SKORDA S CASTONHYD E ©00 3

tli e appHcabl e nilt;;i ; o f

procedur e establishe s tha t n o suc h motio n exist s o r i s permitted . 1 4 CFR § 13.218(f

) set s foirt h th e specifi c motion s tha t party ca n make befor e th e court . 1 4 CF R§ 13.218(f ) states : Specifi c Motions . A party ma y file th e followin g motion s wit h th e administrativ e la

w judge . Followin g ^hi s languag e i s alaundry lis t o f permissibl e motion s that may b e filed. There i s n o "catc h all " provisio n tha t peimit s aparty t o as k

for relie f no t include di n tha

t hs t o r mak e u p motion s no t

enum.t^rated . Ther e i s n o languag e stalin g tha t th e lis t o f permissibl e motion s i s "non

exhaustive. " N o 'A'her

e d o th e rule s contemplat e tlia t aparty unhapp y with th e administrativ e law judge' s rulin g cat

] :fil e a"Motio n t o Reconsider." ' A "Motio n t o Reconsider " simpl y doe s no t exist . Th e principle s o r

rule s o f statutory construcrio n appl y t o administrativ e regulation s and rules . M . Krau s X

. Bros , v . U.S. , 32 7 U.S . 614 . (>( > S . Ct . 705 . 9 0 L . Ed . 89 4 0946) . "A s th e maxi mexpressi o uniu s es t exclusi o alierin s i s applie dt o statutory interpretation , wher e afor mo f conduct , th e mannij r

o f it s perfonnanc e an doperation , an dth e person s an dthing s t o whic h i t refer s are designated , ther e i s a n inferenc e that

al l omission s shoul db e understoo da s exclusions. " 2 A Sutherlan dStatutory Constructio n § 47:2 3 (7th ed.) . " A statut e whic h provide s tha t athin g shal l b e don e i n acertai n wa y cairie s wit h i t a n implie dprohibitio n agains t doin g tha t thin g i n an

y othe r ivay. " Id . Adherin g t o basi c rule s o f statutory construction , i t

mus t b e assume dtlia

t th e omissio n o f

a"Motio n to Reconsider " wa s no t on e o f accident , bu t

o f design ; th e prospec t

o f ijeimitrin g partie s t o continu e to attemp t to litigat e issue s that

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b y th e cour

t wastes ; judicia l resources . On th e othc

T hand , 1 4 CF R§ 13.218(f ) (4) , entitled , Motio n t o Strike , pemit s aparty to mov e to strike "an; /

insufficient

allegatio n o r

defense , or

an y redundant , immateria l or irrelevan t matte r i n apleadiniJ . " A party fiUng amotio n t o strik e i s require dt o serv e acop y o n eac h party before arespons e i s required , o r i f no w respons e i s required , withi n te n day s afte r servic e o f

th e pleading . Responden t

wa s serve db y certifie dmai l o n February 17 , 2012 . Respondent' s counse l gav e a n hones t andsuccinc t

answe r t o th e court' s Order

t o Sho w Cause . Th e stancl;;ir

do f revie w applicabl e to acourt' s decisio n t o dismis s a n appeal fo

r failure to timel y file arespons e i s whethe r th e Court' s decisio n wa s "arbitrary an dcapricious. " Se e Cornis h v . F.A.A. , 42 9 F.3 d806 , 80 8 {S' ^ Cir . 2005) . Thi s Cour

t foun dtha t

Respondent' s counse l adequatel y explaine dhi s error . Responden t submitte dt o Complainan t a n answer si x day s afte r th e du e dat e that

substantivel y addresse dth e Complaiuant' s allegations . Complainant' s "I^Iotio n t o Reconsider " cite s factuall y distinc t case s with result s advers e to th e respondents , bu t

r.-. o wher e doe s i t

clai mo r establis h tha

t this Court' s decisio n wa s "arbitrary an d capricious " unde r

i tie fact s o f

thi s case . Accordingly , Responden t respectfull y request s tha

t th e Cour t strik e Comi)lainant' s "Morio n t o Reconsider " or i n th e alternativ e findthat i t di dno t abus e it' s discretio n i

n permittin g Responden t

t o file hi s answer . DATE D tin s day o f February , 2012 .

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