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JEFFREY M. H.A.RPER FAAOFFICE OF REGIONAL COUNSEL 1601 LIND AVENUE SOUTHWEST RENTON, WASHINGTON 

### 98057 TELEPHONE: (425) 227-2161 FACSIMJLE: (425) 227-1007 ANM7



### UNITED STATES OF RICA

IntheMatter of: 

### DEPARTMENT OF TRAN PORTATION 

### OFFICE OF HEAR GS

WASHINGTON, .C. FAAD cket: NotAssigned FAAC seNo. 2011NM070084 DMS N .: FAA-2011-1293 CornerstoneAviation, Inc.

To: Judge Goodwin


### MOTION IN LIM NE PAGE 02/06

In accordance with 14 C.F.R 

### § 13.218(a) (Rule 13.218(a)) and 49 C.F.R. 

### § 9.7, Complainant moves for an Order prohibiting Respondent f'tom calling , 

### 'AA e1.u.ployees as witnesses. 

### Summary of Facts OnDecember 5, 2012, Respondentrequested a hearing in this matter. The Complaint was served December 15, 2012. Respondenthas not :filed an Answer On July24, 2012, Complainant servedRespondent witha discovery request. OMS No. F -2011-1293-0006. Interrogatory No.3 asked Respondentto identi.:f.y 

### its witnesses. Respo .ent's response to the discovery request was served

# on Complainant onAugu.st 22,2012. Exhibit l. In its response, Cornerstone indicates that itintends to call "Bernard Connelly- FAA SDO," "Lyn.dsay Carlson- FAA 

### FSDO," and ••George Davjd Cawthra- FAAFSDO Mana er" as witnesses.ld at 2. The Response indicates they may be called as expert wi1nesse .Jd. at 

### 1. 

### Argument Inproceedings in which the United States (including any ede:r:al agency) is a party, Agency employees may not testify as expert or opinion witnesses. 49 C.F.R. 

### § 9.7(b). Further, 

### employees may not testify as :fact witnesses absent

### p:r.ior a proval 

### ofAgency Counsel. 

### Id. Compla.inan.fs Motion in Limine Cornerstone Aviatiou- 20ll.NM070084 DMSNo. FAA·2011-1293 Page 1 of3 JEFFREYM. HARPER, FAA ATrOR'Nm"**TEI~:** (425) 227-2161; FAX: (425) 227·1 00709/18/2012 06:04 4252271007 ANM7 PAGE 03/06



### :Mr. 

### Cawthra, Mr. 

### Connolly, and Mrs. Car.lsonar.e, as Res ondent indicated, employees ofthe Federal Aviation Administration. Thus,§ 9.7(b) prevents Respondent from calling them as expert 

### or opinion witnesses. Respondent may

### be able to call 

### :Mr. Cawthra, 

### Mr. Connol y, 

### and Mrs. 

### Carlson 

### as fact 

### witnesses. However, Respondent has failed to request prior approval of''agency counseL" Additionallyj respondent has failed to provide sufficient d.etail ofthe icipated testimony ofMr. Cawthra,. 

### Mr. Connolly, and Mrs. Carlson for agency counsel tom e a determination under the standards found in 49 C.F.R. §§ 

### 9.1(c) and 9.7(b). Complainant's I terrogatory No.3 requested that Respondent "for factual w:itn.esses, provide a detailed su .,

### mary ofeach person•stesthnony.'' Complainant has 

### notprovide the requested 

### sur.n.macy_ 

### Exhibits 1. 

### Respondent's Response to Discovery. 

### Conclusion For the reasons stated above, Complainant respectfully re uests that an Orderbe entered barring Respondent fro:rn calling any 

### FAA employees as w:i.tnesse ;to include Mr. Cawthra. 

### Mr. Connolly, and Mrs. Carlson. In. the**alternative~** 

### Complain ,

### t requests that an Orderbe entered barring Respondent 

### from ell.ci.ting expert or opinion testi ony from any FAAemployees, and requiring Complainantto state, with 

### specificity, the facts espondent expects each individual will testify to. 

### DATED this 18th day ofSeptember, 2012.

# :f~-~ J. 

### M. Harper FAAAttorney

Complainant's Motion in Limine Cornerstone Aviation -2011Nlvf070084 DMS No. FAA-201 1·1293 Page 2 of3 JEFFREY M. HARl'E!t, FAAA TIO&'NF.Y**TEJ~:** (42S) 227-2161; l?AX: (425) 227·1007