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### •^•-PARTMENTO F •iANSPORT/VflO N December 6,201 0 .-^E T OPERATION S CERTIFIED MAIL-RETUR N RECEIP T REQUESTF. D 'Ci O TE C H P 12

^ U U Federa l Aviaiio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 '7A/A

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- Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2w l 00 0 C^Ol U "*^< ^ T RE : In th e Matter

o f Samue l Josep h Latham ; Cas e No . 20 1 OWP l 5001 6 1 . I n respons e t o you r

lette r date dNovembe r

10,2010 . Th e orde r

grantin g complaintaji t

s motion . 1 di dfile a n answer o n October

14,2010 . A copy i s enclose dfor you r review . Wh y wa s I deeme dt o hav e admitte dt o eac h statement i n Complainant' s Reques t Fo r Admissio n i f

I filedm y answer a s state dabove . 2 . A s fa r a s th e reques t

fo r discover y 1 woul dlik

e to file amotio n fo

r protectiv e orde r

o n th e ground s tha

t i t woul dcaus e embarrassmen t an dundu e expense , 3 . A t thi s tim e Re.sponden

t pursuan t t o Sectio n 13.22 0 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e i n FAA Civi l Penalt

y Actions , request s th e Complainant pleas e respon dto Jh

c followin g Discover y Reque<>t s separatel y an dfiill

y withi n 3 0 day s o f

th e dat e o f

service . W e woul d lik e copie s o f

al l report s take n i n th e allege dincident s b y th e airline , FA A andany othe r agencie s that

too k reports . W e woul dlike copie s o f al l th e statement s take n £ro m passengers , crcwmember s an dany other witnesse s tha

t you may have . Pleas e identif y b y name , address , an dtelephon e number al l person s who myo u inten dt o testily . You r consideratio n i n thi s matte r i s greatly appreciated . Respectfully submitted , Samue l Latham , Respondent12/17/201 0 12:2 G FAX 202493514 2 FA A + DM S 0002/00 4

CERTIFICATE OFSERVIC E I , Samue l Latham , hereb y certif y that on December

6 , 2010 1 serve dcopie s o f m y respt^ns e t o th e Complainant s reques t fo r discover y o n th e followin g partie s by wa y o f certifie dmail

- retur

n receipt . Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention ; Hearin g Docket Clerk , AGC-4.'i

O Wilbur Wright Building

- Suite 2W100 0 TEL : 202-385-822 9 and202-385-823 0 FAX : 202-493-512 3 an d202^93-502 0 Lierre Green , Complainant' s Counse l Ottic c o f th e Regional Counsel Western-Pacifi c Region , AWP- 7 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 9200 7 Lo s Angeles , C

A 90009-200 7 TEL : 310-725-711 7 FAX : 310-725-681 6 Th e Honorabl e RichardC . Goodwin , Administrativ e La w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Department

o f Transportatio n 1200 New Jersey Avenue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo m£12-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 I'HL : Attorney-Adviso r

202-566-213 9 Lega l Assistan t

202-366-512 1 FAX : 202-366-753 6

Date Signature12/17/201 0 12:2 G FAX 202493514 2 FA A • * DM S @I003/00 4



# - . - - , • c^f i CERTfflCAT E O FSERVIC E I , Samue l Latham , hereb y certif y tha t o n Octobe r

15,2010, 1 serve dcopie s o f m y answe r t o th e Complain t

o n th e following partie s b y way o f certifie dmail

- return receip t requeste da s wel l vi afax :

Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 IndependeDc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 WUbu r Wrigh t Building

- Suit e 2W100 0 TEL : 202-385-822 9 an d202-385-823 0 FAX : 202-493-512 3 an d202-493-502 0 Lien e Gzeen , Complainant' s Counse l Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Western-Pacifi c Region , AWP- 7 Federal Aviatio n Adminislzatio n P.O . Bo x 9200 7 Lo s Angeles . C A 90009-200 7 TEL : 310-725-711 7 FAX : 310-725-681 6 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Administrativ e La w Judg e OfBc e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avaiue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Grouo l Floor , Roo mE l 2-32 0 Washington , D C 20S9 0 TEL : Attorney-Adviso r

202-366-213 9 Legal Assistan t

202-366-512 1 FAX : 202-366-753 6

Dat e Signatur e12/17/201 0 12:2 G FA X 202493514 2 FA A + DM S 0004/00 4



# P? i Octobe r 14,201 0 CERTIFIE D MAIL-RETURN RECEIP T REQUESTE D Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washin^n , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Qerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building-Suit e 2wl00 0 RE : I n th e Matte r

o f Samue l Josep h Ladiam ; Cas e No . 2010WP15001 6 I n respons e t o you r

lette r date dSeptember

30,201 0 an dth e pmvision s o f Sectio n 13.20 9 (a ) O f Th e lovestigativ e an dEnforoement Procedures . I amfiling my answ» - t o th e Complain t

a s required . I di dfile amotio n t o dismis s instea do f an answe r

o n Augus t

20,201 0 a s pursuan t

t o Sectio n 13.20 8 (F) . Paragrap h 1 o f

th e Comphiitt . Admi t Paragrap h 2 o f

th e Complaint : Admi t Paiagrai ^ 3 o f

th e Complain t

d o not hav e sufficient

infoanatio n t o admi t

o r den y Pacagrqi h 4 o f

th e Complain t

d o no t hav e sufficient

infomaatio n t o admit

o r den y Paragrqjf a5 o f di e Complaint : d o no t

hav e suffiden t

informatio n t o admit

o r den y Paragrap h 6 o f

th e Complaint : d o no t

hav e sufficient

infoonano n t o admi t

o r den y Paragnp b 7 o f

th e Complain t

d o not hav e sufficient

informatio n t o admit

o r den y I d o not recal l an y o f

th e inradent s o f

th e evidenc e i n tins matter . Therefore , I hav e n o knowledg e i n m y memor

y o f th e incidents . I coul dnot

hav e koowm^ Y committe ddies e violations . A s state di n Sectio n 13.1 4 (b ) Any perso n wh<$]^iowingl y commit s a

n ac t in violatio n o f

4 9 U.S.C . chapte r

5 1 o r aregulatio n prescribe do r oi^teflssue dunde r

that chafnter , i s subjec t

t o acivi l penalty unde r

49U.S.C . 5123 . You r oonadeiatio n i n thi s matte r i s greatl y appreciated . RespectfiiU

y submitted , Spmjue l Latham , Responden t 

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