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T O FTRANSPORTATAIO N OFFIC E O FHEARING S ^,. , FEDERA L AVIATION ADMINISTRATIO N '*^^ " « ^ ^ «n D 

## ^EARIN G DOCKE T FEDERA L AVIATION ADMINISTRATION , Complainant , V . CLOU D DANCE

RAVIATION AN

D FLYIN G CLUB , INC . Respondent . FA A Docke t No : Judg e

JUDGE NO T YE

T ASSIGNE

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ANSWE R~ ^ Respondent , Clou dDancer Aviatio n an dFlyin g Clu b Inc. , throug h counsel , file s thi s thei r Answe r pursuan t t o Rul e 20 9 o

f th e Rule s o

f Practic e (1 4 CFR13.209 ) an dstate s a s follows ; I 1 . Admitted . 

## l i 1 . Admitted . 2 . Admitted . 3 . Denie da s t o whethe r th e perso n contactin g th e Responden t wa s i n fac t

an FA A representativ e actin g withi n th e scop e o f hi s authorit y an dtherefore Responden t denies . 4 . Denied . 5 . Re^onden t

i s withou t

knowledg e an ddemand s stric t proo f an dtherefore denies . 6 . Denie d 7 . Admitted . 

## m 1 . Denie d 2 . Denied . 3 . Denied . La w Offic e o f Denni s R . Haber , PA 892 5 SW14 8 Street , Suit e 200 , Miami . F l 3317 6 • Phone : 305-256-300 2 • Fax : 305-256-300 4AFFIRMATIV E DEFENSE S

1 . Firs t

affirmativ e defense : Complainant , FAA , ma y o r ma y no t hav e sen t arepresentativ e bu t th e representativ e wa s no t actin g withi n hi s scop e o

f responsibility a s th e FA

A representativ e ha di n th e past , acte doutsid e th e scop e o f responsibility an dtherefore any action s take n b y th e Responden t ar e justifie dan dexcuse d 2 . Secon daffirmativ e defense : Fals e Pretense : Th e FA A inqsecto r

sough t t o inspec t

th e aircraf t an dwa s doin g s o unde r

fals e pretens e wit h ulterio r motiv e an ddeceptiv e intent . Sai dinten t

wa s outsid e th e scop e o

f th e Administrator' s authority . 3 . Thir daffirmativ e defense : Authorizatio n t o Inspect : O n th e dat e whe n inspectio n wa s initiall y requeste dResponden t authorize dsai dinspectio n subjec t t o th e inspectio n bein g don e b y an authorize dan dqualifie dFA A inspecto r

actin g withi n th e scop e o f professional conduc t

an dcomportin g t o represen t th e interes t

o f th e FAA . 4 . Fourth affirmativ e defense : OnJulyI7,2009 , Responden t contacte dasupervisor

y persorme l a t

th e FA A an drequeste dtha t

th e inspectio n b e conducte dan dadifferen t an duncontentiou s FA

A inspecto r

actin g withi n th e scop e o f th e FA A regulations , pohcie s an dguidelines . 5 . Fift

h affirmativ e defense : Availabilit y o f Inspection : At

al l time s o n an dafte

r Jul y 17* , 2009 , Responden t

wa s ready , willin g an dabl e t o hav e an appropriat e representativ e o f th e FA A inspec t th e subjec t

aircraft . 6 . Si?ct

h affirmativ e defense : Lack o f Receipt : An

y correspondenc e whic h wa s sen t t o th e Responden t

wa s no t receive db y an authorize drepresentativ e an dResponden t di dno t receiv e and/o r

revie w same s o a s t o b e abl e t o req)on daccordingly . 7 . Sevent

h affirmativ e defense : A t

al l time s relevant . Responden t wa s ready , willing , an d abl e an davailabl e t o hav e sai daircraf t inspecte dwithou t

delay . An

y dela y whic h ma

y hav e occurre dwa s th e resul t o f FSD O no t

sendin g ou t

adul y authorize dan dqualifie d representative i n atimel y fashion .

Law Offic e of

Denni s R . Haber , P

A 892 5 S W 14 8 Street , Suit e 200 , Miami , F l 3317 6 • Phone : 305-256-300 2 • Fax : 305-256-300 4WHEREFORE , Responden t Clou dDancer

Aviatio n an dFlyin g Clu b Inc. , throug h counse l respectfull y request s tha t

th e Administrato r

Law Judg e ente r

an Orde r agains t th e Administrato r

find fo r th e Re^jondent , togethe r wit h al l cost s an dattorney' s fee s an dsuc h othe r an dfurthe r

relief a s thi s cour t ma y dee mjus t

an dappropriate .

Certificat e o f Servic e 1 HEREB Y CERTIF

Y tha t th e foregoin g wa s submitte dvi amai l o n thi s 1 5 da y o f Marc h 201 0 t o Andre aMichell e Harper , Esq. , Office o f Regional Counsel , ASO'7 , Southern Region , P.O . Bo x 20636 , Atlanta , G

A 30320 , th e Hearin g Docke t Clerk , FAA , AGC-430 , Suite2W1000 , Wilbu r Wrigh t Bldg. , 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , SW , Washington , D C 20591 / Re^jectfuUy submitte d Dermi s R . Haber , P

A 892 5 S W 14 8 Street , Suit e 20 0 Miami , F l 3317 6 Phone : 305-256-300 2 Fax : 305-256-300 4

i s R . H^ber , Esq . FBN: ^

La w Offic e o f Denni s R . Haber , P

A 8925 S W 148 Street , Suit

e 200 , Miami , F

l 3317 6 • Phone : 305-256-3002 • Fax : 305-256-300 4