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### U.s. 

### oepanrnerrt of Transportation Westem·Paclf1c Region

.. Office ofthe Regional Coun$el P.O. Box 92007 Los Angeles, CA 90009·2007 Federal Aviation Telephone: (310) 725.7105 

### Adminlstratlon Facsimile; (310) 725-6616 

### JAN 29 

## 2010 CERTIFIED MAIL

­ RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTEQ Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building

- Suite 2WI000 Re: In 

### the Matter ofRaymond H. Fessler; Case No. 2009WP130025 Enclosed are a copy ofa request for hearing dated November 27, 20Q9, and the or;.ginai and one copy ofthe Complaint in '!he aoove.referenced proceeding. Respondent apparently sent his request for hearing on D(;..'Cember 1.2009. However, the Agency did not receive this request untiL January 19, 2010, when**Respon.dent~s** attorney re-sent the request after receiving the Final Order. The certified maiheceipt indicates that Respondent mdled his hearing requesttimely**~** but

### that the 

### request was not delivered. 

### 1n 

### light ofthese circllDlstances, 

### the Agency 

### agrec=d to withdraw its 

### Final Order and submit this rcqllest for 

### hearing. I request that theheanng 

### in this matter 

### be held in the Los Angeles, California area, and expect thatthe: hearing will last 1 da.y. 

### P1ease addresg all oommilllications 

### for the Regional Counsel ofthe 

### Western-Pacif..c Region, to the undersigned, at: Office ofthe Regional Counsel, A.WP-7.3, Fedt:ral Aviati,)n Administration, Western-Pacific Region, P. O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 900(19-2007, Telephone: (310) 725-7105. FAX: (310)725-6816. 

### Sincerely, 

### NAOMI TSUDA Regioll8l 

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### Enc1oSUTes: Request 

### fot Hearing; 

### Complaint; Certificate 

### ofService 

### NOTE TO RESPONDENT: SECTION 13 .209 OF THE CP RULES OF 

### PRACTICE 

### REQUIRE THAT A 

### WRITTEN 

### ANSWER TO THE COMPLAINT BE 

## FILED NOT**LATERTHAN30DAYSAFTERSER~CEOFTHECO~LMNT.ASAN** 

### ALTERNATIVE 

### TO FILING AN ANSWER, 

### A MOTTON MAY 

### BE FILED PUFBUANT TO SECTION 13.208(D) OR SECTION 13.21**8(F)(1~4)** 

### OF THE RULES 

### OF PRACTICE. cc: 

### A WP-230 I 

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### Raymond H. Fessler 1495 Ponderosa Drive 

### Idaho Falls, Ie\. 83404



### Federal 

### A viat:!on Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 

### A.tten.tiou: Heariug Docket Clerk AGC.43 0 Wilbur Wrigbt.BuiIdin,g 

### Room 2WIOOO
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## Re:**Case~o.2009VVP130025** 

### Dear Sir 01' 

### Madam: I hereby reject the 

### :tinaJ. notice ofproposed. civil penalty that was ecuveyed to me in a letter 

### dated Novembll!n" 18,

### 2009~ and request a 

### fozlhal hearing in this m.atter. Please direct all 

### furtu.re correspondence and notices to my 

### attomey, Eric A. Seitz, 820 Mililani

### StI'f~et, Suite

### 714~ Efonolulu, Hawaii 96813,**tel~hone** (808) 

### 533.7434.

Raymond H. 

### Fesslet02/03/2010 18:07 FAX 2024935142 FAA 141 005/009 

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Raymond H. Fessler 

### 1495 Ponder-o.sa Drive Idaho Falls, 

### Id. 83404**Nov~ber** 27,2009

Federal 

### Aviation Administration 

### AOO Independence AVcnu.e.**~** 

### 'Washington, DC 20591 I' .f'T'l 

### Attention: Hearing Docke 

## r;. AGC-430 I'- TNilbur Wright BuildiILg

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### 2 U.S. 

### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

### WASIDNGTON, DC 

### • 10 

### the Matter**of~** 

### FAA DOCKET Rllymoad 

### Herbert Fessler, FAA CASE NO.**200~WPt3062S** RespODdent
JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED 

### COMPLAINT The Com.plainant 

### files its Complaint. 

### pUJ'swmt to Rule 

### 208 

### ofthe Rules 

### ofPraC:lice (14 

### (:.F.R. 13.208), and states as follows: 

### I. Respondent, Raymond Herbert Fessler, was advised through a Final Notice I)f

### Proposed Civil Penalty 

### that the FAA 

### proposed 

### to assess a civil J)enalty in the amount 

### of $35,800.00
. On 

### J)ec¢mber 1, 2009. Respondent submitted It written request for a hearing. 

### II. 1. On 

### or 

### about December 13, 2008, the 

### Respondent was a**passengl~r** 

### aboard US 

### Airways flight 146 

### from Phoenix" AZ to Lihue, Hawaii. 2. 

### On the above**ocoasion~** 

### US Airways flight 

### 146 operated under pli!'t 

### 121 ofthe Fed¢ral Aviation

### Regulations. 3. During 

### final descent of the aforementioned 

### flight, and while 

### tht: "Fasten Seat Belt" sign 

### was lighted, the Respondent unfastened 

### his seat 

### belt and exited his seat


### 4. After the 

### Respondent exited 

### his scat, ont: or more 

### flight attendant(s}' instructed the 

### Respondent to 

### return to his seat ru:J.dJor fasten his .scat belt.02/03/2010 18:07 FAX 2024935142 

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3 S. The 

### Respondent failed to return 

### to his seat and/or fasten his :seat belt as instructed and instead proceeded towards the 

### flight deck at the: front ofthe aircraft6. Wllj)e proceeding toward the 

### tlighr deck, the Respondent pushed a**fli;~ht** ,attendant towards an exit 

### door. 7. Tbefcaftet,rhe 

### Respondent assaulted a second 

### flight attendant 

### by stJ'iking her 

### on 

### or near her head and/or shoulder \.'Vith a 

### closed fist. 8. Thereafter, the Respondent assaulted the first flight attendant thal' be initially pushed, as alleged above. 

### by striking her on or near herface. 

### 9. 

### The Respondent's conduct**referen~ed** 

### in the above para.graph**sR~a\t.lttd.** threatened. 

### intimidated, .md/or 

### interfered with 

### one or mote crewmemh<;:rs 

### in the 

### performance ofthe**crewrnember'~** duties aboard an aircraft being ope·:ated. 

# m. By reason 

### ofthe foregoing 

### facts and circumstan(:es. Respond.e:nt violated the following 8ections ofthe U.S. Code and Federal Aviation Regulations (Title 14, Code 

### ofFederal ReguJ;'1tions) in 

### that: Section 49 U.S.C. 

### § 46318, wbich slates that an individual who physically assaults or threatens to physically 

### assault a member ofthe 

### fligh[crew or cabin crew 0 f 

### a civil aircraft or a.ny other individual on the aircraft, or takes any action that poses an 

### -imninem threat to 

### the safety 

### of the 

### aircraft or other 

### individuals 01'1 

### the aircraft is**liabl~** 

### to**th,~** United States Government for a civil penalty 

### ofnot more than $25,000. 14 C.F.R. 

### § 91.11, which sta.tes 

### that 110 person may assault. threaten. intimidate, or interfere with a crewrnember 

### in the performance of the crew:m.ember's duties aboard an 

### aircraft being operated. 14 C.F.R. 

### § 121.580, which states that no person 

### ma.y assault, threatcn, intimjdate, or i.llteIfere with a crewmember in the pcr10nnance of the crewmember> s duti.es aboard an aircraft being**o~rated** 

### under Part 121. 14 C.P.R. 

### § 121.317(f), which states that each passehger required to occupy a seat or berth shall fasten his or her safety belt about him or her and keep 

### it fasteHed while the 

### "Fasten Seat edt" 

### sign is lighted.02/03/2010 16:07 FAX 2024935142 

### FAA
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14 C.F.R. 

### § 121 .3l7(k), which states that each passenger shall comply 

### willi instructions given him 

### or her 

### .by a cre\VI11ember 

### regarding compliance with paragraphs (f), (g), 

### (h), 

### Ollld (1) ofthis 

### section. 

### JV. 1. Pursuant 

### to Title 49 U.S.C. Section 46301, Respondent is subject 

### to a 

### civll**p~nalty** not to 

### exceed $1 

### J,000.00 for each ofthe 

### violations noted. 2. P1J."(suant 

### to Title 49 U.S.C. Section 46318, 

### Respondent is subject to a 

### civil p\malty not 

### to exceed $27,500 for each ohlle violations alleged. 3. Under the facts and circumstance!) ofthis case, a civil 

### penalty**() f$35,'~00.00**  is appropriate.

WHEREFORE, the 

### Complaina:nt, respectfully requests 

### that the Administrati"e 

### La.w 

### Judge enter an orderthat 

### Respondent be assessed a 

### civil penalty in 

### the amount of$3'5,800.00
. 

### Ridfi, ly submitted, 

# ( Christopher
. . errill
. 

### Anomey Office ofthe Regional Counsel F

### ederal Aviation Administration 

### Westem-Pacitic Region

DATED: 

### JAN 2 9 

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERYlCE
I hereby cenify**tha~** on this dare I have sentby fa.cshriile and 

### placed in the Uruted States mail, postage prepaid, certified. mail- return receipt requested, the executed original and a copy, 

### and faxed one copy ofthe Complaint, addJ:essed as follows: Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Awnue, SW 

### Washingtoll, DC 20591 Attn: 

### Hearing Docket 

### Clerk. AGC430 Wilbur Wright**Building~Suite** 2WIOOO Facsimile: (202) 493-5142

I furthel' certify 

### that on

### this da.te I have 

### placed in the 

### United States mail, 

### pos::age prepaid, ()ertified mail- return. receipt 

### rc::quested, and sent 

### by facsimile. a true copy ofthe C('1lllplaint, ,lddressed as follows: Eric A. Seitz, 

### Esq. 820 Mililani Street, Suite 714 Honolulu, 

### HI 96&13 Fax: (808)**54S~3608** 

### Dated; 

### JAN 292010



# -f2#£d Jeff rg

# ~ Legal Technician

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.. Offioe ofthe Regional Counsel Federal Aviation Admi.nis1l'ation Western·Pacific Region Lawndale. California