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### UNITE D STATE S O F AMERIC A S i W11 V C L ' DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N JA N 2 '* 201 ^ 

### OFFIC E O F HEARING S -EARIN G rK)CKEi '

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***—***********«•> > H i H*«**«*i***.»4t*««*t i A * * I n th e Matte ro f * FA A Docke t No. : CPIOWPOOOSc o SAMUE L JOSEP H LATHA M

Responden t * FA A Region : Western-Pacifi c *

* • Judge : Honorabl e Richar d C . Goodwi n

* DM S No . FAA-2010-062 4 OPPOSITIO N T O RESPONDENT' S MOTIO N

FO RPROTECTIV E ORDE R To : Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwi n an dt o Responden t actin g \xiprop<zr

herein : COME S NOW , th e Regiona l Counse l o f th e Western-Pacifi c Regio n o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , b y an d throug h hi s counsel , an d files thi s Oppositio n t o Respondent' s Motio n fo r Protectiv e Order

o n ground s tha

t Respondent' s Motio n i s devoi do f

an y supportin g evidenc e tha t th e requeste ddiscover

y woul dcaus e embarrassmen t

an dundu e expense . 

### BACKGROUN D O n September

10,2010 , th e Complainan t file dhi s fir^ t

Se t o f Discovery t o Responden t

seekin g informatio n regardin g th e identit y o f witnesses , testimony .02/07/201 1 14:5 3 FA X 202493514 2 FA A * DM S @1002/00 4

document s an dothe r

evidenc e to b e presente db y Responden t a t th e hearin g i n thi s case . Respondent' s response s were du e no t late r tha n Octobe r 15 , 2010 . O n Octobe r

18 , 2010 , Complainan t

serve dhi s Motio n to Compe l Discovery Response s an dMotio n t o Dee ma s a n Admissio n o f

Truth Eacx h Statemen t

in Complainant' s Reques t

for Admission . O n Novembe r

10 , 2010 , Administrativ e Law Judg e Goodwi n grante d Complainant' s motio n an dordere dResponden t t o provid e response s t o Complainant' s discovery no t

late r than Decembe r

6,2010. ' O n Decembe r

6,2010 , Respondent , i n lie u o f complyin g wit

h th e Administrativ e Law Judge' s Order

o f Novembe r

10,2010 , file damotio n for aprotectiv e orde r

o n ground s tha t

"i t woul dcaus e embarrassmen t an dundu e expense. " ARGUMEN T Sectio n 13.220(h ) o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e [1 4 C.F.R . Sectio n 13.220(h) ] allow s a party t o fil e aprotectiv e order , but explicitl y state s that , ''th e part y o r perso n makin g th e motio n mus t

sho w tha t th e protectiv e orde r

i s necessary t o protec t

th e party o r

th e perso n fromannoyance , embarrassment , oppression , o r undu e burde n o r

expense. " I d Here , Responsen t

ha s provide dn o evidenc e that h e woul db e subjecte dto embarrassmen t

o r undu e expens e i f

h e wer e l o compl y with th e Administrativ e La w Judge' s order . A s indicated , th e requeste ddiscovery merel y seek s informatio n regardin g th e identity o f

hi s witnesses , testimony , document s an dothe r evidenc e t o b e presente db y

^ Th e Orde r

ajs o deeme dthai Responden t admitte deac h statemen t

i n Complainant' s Rcqeus t fo r Admissions .02/07/201 1 14:5 3 FAX 202483514 2 FA A + OM S 0003/00 4

Responden t

a t th e hearin g i n thi s case . Moreover , th e requeste ddiscover y i s intende dt o narro w th e issue s a

t hearin g andto sav e th e Court' s time . Respondent' s speciou s attemp t to circumven t

th e Court' s orde r

t o compl y wit

h th e discover y order b y filin g fo

r aprotectiv e orde r

shoul dnot

b e rewarde db y havin g it granted . Responden t

ha s provide dn o evidenc e tha t h e require s aprotectiv e order . Fo r th e th e foregoin g reasons . Respondent' s motio n shoul db e summaril y denied . Respectfiill y submitted , Naomi Tsud a Regiona l Counse l

ted : Januar

y 18 , 201 102/07/201 1 14:5 3 FA X 202493514 2 FA A DM S 12004/00 4 

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