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I N TH EMATTE RO F JOSMANBLYTHE , Respondent . FA A Docke t

No . CP10SO000 5 (Civi l Penalty Proceeding ) DMSNO.FAA-2010-031 8 ADMINISTRATIV ELA WJUDGE' S ORDE R FO RI N CAMER A REVIE WO FDOCUMENT S Responden t

ha s file damotio n fo

r a n orde r compellin g th e Complainan t t o produc e an dpermi t

inspectio n o f

certai n document s that

wer e sough t

unde r th e Procedura l Rule s pertainin g t o discovery , 1 4 C.F.R . §13.220 , an dwer e withhel db y th e Complainant . Th e document s i n questio n are portion s o f th e investigativ e report o n th e inciden t

tha t i s th e subjec t

o f thi s case . Th e Complainan t ha s resiste d th e motio n o n th e groun dtha t th e withholdin g wa s prope r becaus e th e document s ar e exemp t

frommandatory disclosur e unde r th e privileg e tha t

attache s t o attorne y work-produc t

an dunde r

Exemptio n 5 o f

th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . §552(b)(5) , a s implemente db y th e regulation s o f th e Departmen t

foun dat 4 9 C.F.R . §7.71 . _ _ Withou t havin g th e document s before me , I canno t tel l whethe r

th e Responden t

o r th e Complainan t

i s correct . Hence , i t

wil l b e necessary for

m e t o examin e the mi n camera . I n consideratio n o f

th e foregoing , th e Complainan t i s ordere dt o submi t

t o me fo r i n camer arevie w thos e portion s o f th e investigativ e fil e whic hi t believe s are withi n th e ambi t

o f th e Respondent' s discovery reques t an dhav e bee n withhel d fromhim . Th e materia l submitte dshal l als o includ e al l report s o f interview sconducte ddurin g th e Complainant' s investigation . Th e Complainant' s submissio n

shal l b e mad e s o tha t

th e document s at

issu e reac hme n o late r

than th e clos e o f busines s o n Jul y 7 , 2010 . After I hav e reviewe dth e document s an drule do n th e questio n whethe r Sie y are discoverable , the y wil l b e returne dt o th e Complainan t fo r appropriat e disposition . Thi s orde r

shal l b e serve do n th e partie s b y Telefax transmission . I T I S S O ORDERED .

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