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### u i O Q : VC D Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n '•''Com^a?nints°''^' ' ^"'"'"' ' Honorabl e Judg e Ronni e Yode r V
. Docket : 2010-121 1 M & R Helicopters , LLC
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RESPONDENT

S REPL YT O MOTIO N TO DISMIS S COMPLAINANT S PROPOSE D PROCEDURA LSCHEDUL E
AN D NOW , come s respondent , MICHAE LB
. SELIG , MD , FACC , principl e fo rM R Helicopters , LLC , (MRH ) (non-operationa l sinc e 2007 ) wtio m aver s an d file s th e followin g Repl yt o th e Complainant s Respons e t o th e Motio n t o DISMIS S Complainant s propose d date s fo rschedulin g deadlines
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. Th e violation s cite d b ycomplainant s shoul d b e rendere d moo t a s allege d act s conducte d b yinnocen t bystande rMrBaker , occurrin g befor e 2008 , afte rMR H terminate d operation s an d wa s n o longe rperformin g flight s fo r huma n facto rreason s affectin g th e singl e pilo t operato ri n goo d fait h an d i n complianc e with :
1119.69 Management Personne l Require dfor Operation s Conducte dunde r

Par t 13 5 o f thi s Chapter , (a) D

R Helicopters , LL

C must havesufficien

t qualified managemen

t an dtechnica l personne l to ensur ethesafet y of it s operations . DRHelicopters , LL C must havequalifie

d personne l serving inthefollowin

g or equivalen t positions : (1 ) Directo

r o f Operations . (2) Chie

f Pilot . (3 ) Directo

r of Maintenance . Responden t wa s th e Directo ro fOperations , Chie fPilot an d th e Maintenanc e Schedule rdu e t o th e huma n factor s o fa litigiou s tragi cdivorce , suicid e ris k

o fmino rchild , tim e an d responsibilityrestraint s o fhi s cardiolog y practice , responden t i n goo d judgmen t an d i n accordanc e t o th e abov e regulation , stoppe d operations
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. Complainant s i n ba d fait h refuse d t o addres s an d continu e t o evad e an d circumven t th e fac t tha t MR H wa s no t operationa l durin g th e cite d allege d violations , whil e i n accordanc e t o th e abov e regulatio n 119.69 , becaus e thi s woul d b e admittin g tha t th e Civi l Penalt ywoul d b e defective
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. M s Pont o averre d tha t th e violatio n wa s vali d as i t wa s admitte d tha t th e violatio n wa s 1 da ywithi n o fth e 2 yea rstatut e o flimitations
. Th e dat e o f servic e howeve rwa s 3 day s afte rth e statut e o flimitation s an d therefor e time barred
. 4
. Complainant s hav e shifte d th e primarycaus e o factio n o fthei r complain t fro m M rBake rno t bein g o n an yMonitorin g progra m (confirme d tha t h e was) , t o M rBake rno t bein g o n MRHs employe e monitorin g program , despit e unde rJudicia l Estoppel s an d wit h Lega l inconsistency , complainant s ha dalread yrelease d th e Mechanic/I Awh o wa s als o foun d t o b e o n a monitorin g

progra m b yhi s ful l tim e employer
. Se e Motio n fo rJudgmen t t o Dismiss-Judicia l Estoppels , Lega l Inconsistency. 5 . Th e Complainant s als o refus e t o addres s th e fac t tha t n o FA Aofficial s wer e informe d o fth e regulatio n chang e regardin g th e definitio n o femploye ro r appendi xI an d J , includin g thei row n FA ADrug/Alcoho l inspecto rVincen tRoot s an d al l loca l FSD

O FA AOfficial s performin g frequen t inspection s o fMR H record s an d aircraft , therefore , representin g entrapmen to n th e par t o fcomplainants
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. I n th e proceeding s o fthi s case , complainant s hav e continue d t o fai l t o plea d t o specifi cenumerate d paragraph s as is commo n standar d practice , thereb yfailin g t o addres s th e specifi cpleading s i n a succinc t manner , choosin g wha t matte rthe ywan t t o addres s an d thereb yevadin g an d circumventin g respondent' s specifi callegations
. Whe n complainant s di d choos e t o respond , the ydi d s o i n a short , scant , impermissibl yvagu e an d conclusionor/ manner . This conduc t b ycomplainant s ha s indubitabl yan d injuriousl ypropagate d redundan t an d iterat e pleadings
. 7 . I t appear s i n thi s proces s Ms William s an d M s Pont o ar e malfeasant , hav e abuse d thei rdiscretion , ar e i n breac h o fdut yan d conduc t t o caus e harm , ar e i n abus e o fprocess , havin g n o legall ycognizabl e caus e o faction , attemptin g t o migrat e an d cobblin g togethe rcolorabl e changin g argument s t o mak e thei rallege d violatio n appea rwarranted , whil e holdin g steadfas t a t al l cost s an d withou t humility , dignity , mora l o rethica l appropriat e behavior s an d i n 3 -a n unconscionabl e manner . 8
. I n th e steadfast , unyieldin g positio n o fcomplainant s t o thi s violation , preciou s scarc e judicia l resource s ar e bein g squandere d o n a cas e tha t appear s frivolous , trivial , withou t merit , whil e representin g aggressiv e prosecutoria l overreachin g an d pursui t tha t lack s prope rinitiative , perspectiv e o rgoo d judgment , no t i n th e spiri t o fgovernmenta l fun d conservation , a s th e litigatio n cost s o fth e complainant s wil l fa rexcee d th e fine , assumin g arguend o th e fin e wil l b e foun d t o hav e an ymeri t o rtha t ther e ar e an yasset s wit h whic h t o pa ya n eve n reduce d fine
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WHEREFORE , th e responden t pray s tha t thi s Honorabl e Cour t will : a . eithe rdismis s thi s frivolou s cas e i n th e effor t o fjudicia l econom y/o r b
. grant s tha t th e Schedulin g deadlin e remai n ope n a t thi s time , t o allo wfurthe r discovery , deposition s an d pre-tria l conference
. Respectfull ySubmitted , Michae l B
. Selig , MD , FACC
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