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### U.S. DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION · .. FEDERAL AVIATION**ADMINISTRATIO~**

### .. ), In the Matter of: ) FDMS No. FAA-2012-0468 

### ) 

### Ae.-o Micronesia, Inc. dba Asia Pacific Airlines Respondent ) FAA Docket No.: [To 

### be Assigned] · ) ) 

### ) 

### TO: THE HONORABLE RICHARD C. GOODWIN MOTION FORRECONSIDERATION OFHEARING LOCATION PAGE 02/05



### i: i! 

### 0

By order dated January 

### 2, 2013,**~hief** 

### Administrative Law Judge Ronnie 

### A. Yoder detennined that the hearing in the above captioned case should be held in either Honolulu, HI or Los Angeles, CA and reassigned these proceedings to Administrative Law Judge Richard C. 

### Goodwin. Respond'ent Aero Micronesia, 

### Inc., through 

### its counsel, hereby ll.toves for reconsideration of the hearing site as the testimonies of two of Complainant's proposed witnesses are unnecessary. For the convenience of Respondent's**witn~sses** and 

### colUlsel, · · Respondent respectfully requests that the hearing location be set. in Washington, 

### D.C. In support thereofRespondent states as follows:

1. ByAnswer dated 

### June 

### 15, 2012 inthe above captioned case, Respondent admitted to the allegations contained inparagraph 3 of

### the Complaint. 1 

### Thatparagraph stated: 

### The weight 

### of 

### the [aircraft engine] was not distributed
across zones 7. 8, 

### and 9 

### but was il1stead 

### limited to zone 

## 8?

1 Answer at 1(June 1.5, 2012) 

### zComplaint at 2 (May 11, 2012). 

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### 2. OnNovember 

### 30, 2012, Complainant filed .a proposed witness list inthe above PAGE 03/05

captioned case, identifyingMr. Keith Benney and 

### Mr. Robert Valdez as potential · witnesses in this prooeeding. 3 Complai:nm1t states that both witnesses 

### will testify

### that the weight'ofthe engine was confined to a single loading zone 

### in the aircraft.4 

### 3. 

### Mr. Robert Valdez passed away last year. 

### 4. 

### Mr. Keith Bermoy's testimony is 'l.m:necessary because, as explained 

### in no. 

### 1 above, Respondent has already stipulated that the weight ofthe engine was confined to 

### a single loading zone. 

### 5. The**convenien~e** ·ofabove-mentioned witnesses shouldbe disregarded in determining
a hearing location; 6. The remaining witnesses in this andthe companion case, FAA-2012-0469, are Mr. Clarence Kanae, 

### Mr. Michael .Quinn, and

### Mr. Richard Gazda. 7. 

### ·Mr. Kanae is an FAAemployee who resides in Hawaii but who has traveledto the East Coast for work on numerous occasions, includinginrelation to Aero Micronesia inspections. Accordingly, a hearing in**Washington~** 

### D.C. wouldnot

### be a significant burden on Mr. Kanae. 

### 8. Mr. Richard 

### Gazda is not 

## an. Aero Micronesia employee, but rather 

### an independent contractor. He resides 

### iu central Floridanear Orlando. Accordir:tgly, a hearing in Washington, D.C. would be convenient for 

### Mr. Gazda whereas traveling to Califom.ia
or Hawaii would be a 

### significant burden onbothMr. Gazda and Aero Micronesia.

3 Complainant's**Proposed_Witn~ss** List at l-2 (Nov. 30, 2012). 4 Jd.01/08/2013 11:19 2023313933 

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### 9. 

### Mr. Qui:on 

### prefers that the hearing be held in Washington, D.C. 

### where his regulatory attorney is based.
Accordingly, because Washington, 

### D.C. is a more convenient'hearing location for two of the three 

### remaining witnesses in these cases, the balance ofregulatory considerations no longer favors a hearing in Honolulu orLos Angeles.5 

### Therefore, Respondent respectft:tlly moves for the hearing in this proceeding to 

## he held in

### Washington, D.C. Respectfully submitted,

Dated; January 8; 2013

:sln detenn.ini.ng the locatjon oftbe heari:o.g, an Hadministrative lawjudge shall give due regard to t11e convenience of tb.e pruties. tlle location where the majority ofthe witnesses reside or work, and whether the locatio;n is served by a scheduled ait carrier." 14 C.F.R. § 13.22l(b).i ' 01/08/2013 11:19 2023313933 

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FAA DocketNo.: To 

# !3e Assigned CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE PAGE 05/05

I certify that on this date I have placed 

### in the United States mail, postage prepaid, the executed original and one copy of

### this Motion, 

### and faxed one copy, addressed 

### as follows: Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, 

### DC 20591 Attn: Hearing 

### Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur WrightBuilding- Suite 2Wl00 

### fax: (202)**493~5142**
I certify that on

### this date I have placed in the United States mail, postageprepaid, a true copy ofthis Motion, 

### ab.d faxed one copy, addressed as follows:
Don Bobertz, Complainant's Counsel Office ofthe Regional ColUlsel, 

### AWP-7 POBox92007 Los Angeles, CA 

### 90009-2007 fax: 310-725-6816

Dated: 

### January 8, 2013

.__--.c ..a 1d K' tein Kirste. & Young, PLLC 

### 1750 K StreetNW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 

### Counsel for

### Respondent~ Aero

### Micronesia~ Inc. The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin 

### Administrative LawJudge U.S. Department ofTransportation Offi.ce ofHearings, 

### M·20 1200 New

### Jersey Ave., SE**(El1~310)** 

### Washington, DC 20590 fax:**202~366~7536**