### SERVE D MARC H 1 , 201 2 U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIONli^'!^QpoR^^^ ^ . OFFIC E O FHEARING S {]0& B OPERATION S WASHINGTON , D C 7(ji ; m- i P Z 5 8 I N THE MATTEROF : COASTA LAIR TRANSPORT , INC. , Respondent DOCKE T NO . FAA-2011-100 5 CascNo . 2010SO70003 7

ORDE RDfRECTIN GRESPONDEN T T O FIL E ANSWER , AN D ORDE RT O SHO WCAUS E WH Y TH E FAA' S MOTIO N FO RDECISIO N

SHOUL D NO T B E GRANTE D On January 4 , 201 2 a

n Orde r Settin g Rul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference , andDirectin g Rul e 26(f

) Plannin g an dSubmissio n wa s filed. Amon g othe r things , thi s Order set th e Rul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conferenc e o n Marc h1,2012 . O n Februai' y 23 , 201 2 th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) filedaRul e 26(f ) Repor t Submitte dby^Complainant FAA . O n Februar y 23 , 201 2 th e FA

A als o filed aMotio n fo

r Decisio n o n th e Pleading s or.i n th e Alternative , Motio n fo r Hearin g o

n Sanctio n Only . On Thursday , Marc h1,2012 , the FA A appeare db

y telephon e fo

r th e schedule d Civ . R . 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference . Th e Respondent , Coastal Ai r transport , Inc. , represente dpr o s e b

y it s President , Michae l Foster , di dnot appear , an dthere wa s no explanatio n fo

r th e Respondent' s absence . Th e Marc h1 , 201 2 court recordspecificall y identifie s th e notic e give n t o th e Responden t o f th e Civ . R1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference , a s wel l a s th e attempt s th e Offic e o f Hearing s mad e o n Marc h1 , 201 2 t o telephonicall y contac t

th e Responden t

fo r th e Civ . R1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference . A

t th e Marc h1 , 201 2 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference , th e FA A note d tha t it s las t discussio n wit

hth e pr o s e Responden t

representative , Michae l Foster , ha d been o n Ma

y 11 , 2011 . Th e FAA ha dthe n exchange dphon e message s wit hth e Respondent

o n February 21 , 201 2 andFebruar y 24 , but th e Responden t

hadno t made himsel f availabl e to participat e i

n th e court-directe dRul e 26(f ) plannin g meeting . I n addition , th e pr o s e Responden t ha s no t filed awritte n Answe r

t o th e FAA' s September

8 , 201 1 Notic e o f

Complaint . Th e Responden t ha s no t responde dt o th e FAA' s Februar

y 23 , 201 2 Motio n fo

r Decisio n o n th e Pleading s o r i n th e Alternative, ' Motio n fo r Hearin g o n Sanctio n Only . Pag e 1 of 2I t

I s Hereb y Ordered : 1 . O n o r befor e Marc h23 , 2012 , the Responden t shal l file awritte n Answe r to the Notic e o f Complaint . Pursuant

t o 1 4 C.F.R . §13.209(d ) and(e) , thi s Answer shall specificall y respon dto eac hallegatio n i n the Notic e o f

Complaint , an d specificall y identif

y eac haffirmativ e defens e (i f any ) th e Responden t

intend s to assert . Th e Responden t

shal l als o explai n wh

y he di dno t

file atimel y Answer

a s require db y 14CF.R . §13.209(a) . 2 . OnorbeforeMarch23 , 2012 , andpursuan t to 1 4 C.F.R . §13.21 1 and14CT.R . §13.218 , th e Responden t

shal l file awritte n Respons e to th e FAA' s Februar y 23 , 201 2 Motio n fo

r Decisio n o n th e Pleading s or it \th e Alternative , Motio n fo r Hearin g o n Sanctio n Only . I n thi s Response , th e Rcspondent'shal l specificall y respon dto eac hassertio n niad e i n the FAA' s Motion . 3 . Th e Responden t

shal l serv e hi s writte n Answer to th e Notic e o f

Complaint , an

d hi s writte n Respons e to th e FAA' s Februar y 23 , 201 2 Motion , bot

hb y fa x submissio n andb

y U.S . mai l to all th e partie s liste di n th e attache dServic e List herein . Th e fa

x numbe r to th e Offic e o f

Hearing s i s (202 ) 366-7536 . 4 . I f th e Responden t

fail s t o fil e awritte n Answer to th e Notic e o f

Complaint , and fail s to file awritte n Respons e to th e FAA' s Februar y 23 , 201 2 Motio n fo

r Decisio n o n o r

before Marc h23 , 2012 , th e Responden t ma y b e deeme dt o b e i

n default , an dpursuan t

to 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(f

) th e allegation s i

n th e Notic e o f Complain t

ma y b e deeme dadmitted . I

n addition , th e FAA' s Motio n fo r Decisio n ma y b e granted , all or

i n part , withou t

furthe r notic e to th e parties , andwithou t furthe r conferenc e o r

hearing . 5 . Th e FAA' s February 23 , 201 2 Motio n fo r Decisio n o

n th e Pleading s o r

i n th e Alternative , Motio n fo

r Hearin g o n Sanctio n Only i s reserve dunti l Apri l 2 , 2012 .

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Pag e 2 of2FDM S No . FAA-2011-100 5 (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 2WI000 '

ON E COP Y Georg e Logan , Agen t

for Servic e Coasta l Ai r

Transport , Inc. , Responden t 113 1 Kin g Street , Suit e 20 4 Christiansted , St . Croix , VI 00820-497 1 Michae l Foster , Presiden t Coasta l Ai r

Transport , Inc. , Responden t P.O . Bo x 398 5 Christiansted , St . Croix , VI 0082 2 TEL : 340-773-686 2 Rashaw n Ric hGeorge , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , ASO- 7 Souther n Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 2063 6 Atlant aG A 3032 0 TEL : 404-305-520 0 FAX : 404-305-522 3 Th e Honorabl e J.E . Sullivan , Administrativ e La w Judg 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 2 FAX : 202-366-753 6
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e th e followin g address : Federa

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