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FHEARINGS WASHINGTON , DC I N TH E MATTE RO F MIDWES T HELICOPTE RAIRWAYS , INC .

FA A DOCKE

T No . CP09GL0007 (Civi l Penalt

y Action ) DM S No . FAA-2009-084 6 I N TH E MATTE RO F MIDWES T HELICOPTE RAIRWAYS , INC .

FA A DOCKE

T No . CP09GL000 9 (Civi l Penalt

y Action ) DM S No . FAA-2009-097 3 ORDE RGRANTIN G RESPONDENT' S MOTIO N FO RRECONSIDERATIO N Responden

t Midwes t Helicopte r Airways , Inc . (hereinafte

r "Respondent" ) ha s movedfo r reconsideratio n o

f th e Orde r o f Apri l 5 , 201 0 in thes e case s reservin g rulin g on it s reques t to allo w Mr . Gerr

y F . Ventrell ato offe

r opinio n o r exper t testimony . Complainan

t Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (hereinafte r "Complainant" ) di dnot respondt o th e motion . Responden

t ha s clarifie dtha

t i t seek s arulin g onl

y on th e questio n of

whethe r Mr . Ventrella' s testimony i s barre dby 4 9 C.F.R . §9.7(b) . Tha t provision , in terms , prohibit stestimon y fro man y employe e o r forme r employe e o f

th e Departmen t

"wit h regar dt o an y matte r arisin g ou t

o f th e employee' s official dutie s o r th e function s o f

th e Department , for an y party othe r

tha n th e Unite dStates " whe n th e Unite dState s i s apart y i n th e matter . Th e motio n urge s that

Mr . Ventrella' s statu s a s aforme r FA A employe e doe s no t bar hi m fro mofferin g opinio n testimon y i n thes e proceeding s unde r §9.7(b) . Responden t

aver s i n support tha t Mr . Ventrella' s agenc y employmen t ende dmor e tha n 2 0 year s ago . Th e motio n i s GRANTED . I d o no t rea d§9.7(b ) a s automaticall y barrin g Mr . Ventrell afro mofferin g opinio n o r exper t testimon y for

aparty othe r

tha n th e Unite d State s for a n indefinit e perio dfollowin g hi s FA A employment . Th e purpose s behin dthi s provisio n wil l not

necessaril y b e serve di f

aforme r employe e lon g separate dfi-omth e agenc y i s allowe dt o giv e opinio n testimony . Responden t wil l b e permitte dt o offer Mr . Ventrell aa s an expert , subject , o f course , t o well-founde dobjection s b y Complainant . S O ORDERED .

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