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OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I N TH E MATTERO F M&MTANKS , INC . FA A DOCKE T No . [T O B E ASSIGNED ]

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## ORDE R T O RESPONDENT T O SHO W CAUS E Th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n ("CoiTiplainant" ) o n Apri l 2 , 2012 , fileda Motio n t o Compe l andReques t fo r Sanction s ("Motion") . Th e Motio n aver s tha t Complainan t

serve dit s Firs t

Se t o f Discovery t o Responden t ("Discovery Requests" ) t o Responden t

M & M Tanks , Inc. , ("Respondent" ) under dat e of February 9 , 2012 . Answer s t o th e Di.scover

y Request s were du e 3 0 day s afte r service , or

b y Marc h 12 , 2012 . However , th e Motio n continues , Complainant' s Discover y Request s hav e failedt o generat e any response . Complainan t ask s tha t th e undersigne dissu e a

n orde r compellin g Responden t

t o provid e ful

l answer s t o it s Discover

y Request s b y adat e certai n s o tha t Complainan t

ca n properl y prepar e fo

r th e hearin g andto narro w th e issue s fo r trial . Complainan t

furthe r ask s tha t sanction s b e impose do

n Responden t

i f i t fail s to provid e separat e an

dcomplet e answer s b y th e deadlin e th e undersigne dma y set , I fin dtha t Complainant' s Motio n i s meritorious . WHEREFORE , i

t i s ORDERE D a s follows :1 . O n o r before Apri l 23 , 2012 , Responden t shal l fil e arespons e to thi s Orde r statin g why th e relie f

requeste di

n Complnitiant' s Motio n shoul dno t b e granted ; 2 . O n o r

before Apri l 23 , 2012 , Respondent shal l separately , full

y and completel y answe r

eac h andever

y matter propounde di

n Complainant' s Discovery Requests ; and 3 . Absen t

ful l andcomplet e response s t o Orderin g paragraph s 1 and2 , Responden t

ma y b e sanctione dincluding , bu t not limite dto , allegation s i

n th e Complain t

ma y b e deeme dadmitted ; Respondent ma y b e preclude d fro mintroducin g any evidenc e a t th e hearin g othe r

tha n it s ow n testimony ; Respondent' s Reques t

fo r Hearin g ma

y b e dismissed ; and/o r

aDefault Judgmen t ma y b e entere dagains t

Responden t

i n th e ful l amount of th e fine requeste db y th e Complainan t i n it s Complaint .

RichardC . Goodwi n U.S . Administrativ e La

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- Servic e Lis tFDMSNo . FAA-2011-1 1 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) SERVIC E LIS T ORIGINA L & ON E COP Y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2WIO00 '

ON E COP Y Stanfor dM.J . Manuia , Responden t '. v Counse l 70 1 Bisho p Stree t Honolulu , H I 9681 3 TEL : 808-532-454 3 FAX : 808-532-470 4 M& M Tanks , Inc. , Responden t ATTN : Michae l Weitzenhoff 103 6 Mikol e Stree t Honolulu , H I 9681 9 Christophe r

Merrill , Complainant' s Counse l Attorney , Offic e o f

th e Regiona l Counsel , AWP-7. 3 Western-Pacifi c Regio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n P.O . Bo x 9200 7 Lo s Angeles , C A 90009-200 7 TEL : 310-725-710 5 FAX : 310-725-681 6 Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwin , Adminislfaliv e La w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . (E l 1-310 ) Washington , D C 2059 0 TEL : 202-366-213 9 Attorney-Adviso r 202-366-512 1 Staf

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