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I NTH E MATTE RO F JOHNHUTTO NCORPORATIO N d/b/ a TORAFLIGH T ADVENTUR E CLU B FA ADocke t No . CP08WP001 3 DM S No . FAA-2008-078 0

MOTIO NT O DISMIS S APPEA L FO RFAILUR E T O PERFEC T APPEA L Th e Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n (FAA ) herebyfile s thi s Motio nt o Dismis s Appea l i nthi s cas e pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . Sectio n13.233(d)(2 ) o f th e Rule s o f Practic e i nFA ACivi l Penalt yActions . I nsuppor t o f thi s Motion , FA Astate s a s follows : 1 . Administrativ e La wJudg e Goodwin' s writte nInitia l Decisio ni nthi s matte r wa s serve d o nFebruar y2 , 2010 , whic hstate d th e Responden t Joh nHutto n Corporatio nd/b/a / Tor a Fligh t Adventur e Clu b (hereafte r "Tora" ) i s liabl e t o th e FA Afo r a civi l penalt yi nth e amoun t o f $15,000.00 . Th e Initia l Decisio na t footnot e 1 0 specificall yadvise d Responden t o f it s appea l rights , includin g th e tim e perio d fo r filin g th e appea l an d fo r perfectin g th e appea l wit hth e filin g o f th e appea l brief .2 . Th e Servic e Lis t fo r th e Initia l Decisio nindicate s Responden t Tor a wa s serve d throug hDavi d L . Turk , Esq . However , durin g th e hearin g o nMarc h2 , 2009 , Mr . Tur k withdre wfro mhi s representatio n o f Responden t an d thereafte r Responden t wa s represente d byMr . Joh n Weiser , presiden t an d sol e stockholde r o f Joh nHutto n Corporation . Transcrip t o f hearin g o nMarc h2 , 2009 , a t pag e 126 . 3 . O nFebruar y11 , 2010 , th e undersigne d attorne yserve d

a cop yo f th e Initia l Decisio n upo n Respondent , throug hMr . Weiser , bycertifie d mai l an d regula r mail . O nFebruar y16 , 2010 , Ms . Matthews , Lega l Assistan t t o AL J Goodwin , serve d a cop yo f th e Initia l Decisio nupo nRespondent , throug hMr . Weiser . 4 . O nFebruar y23 , 2010 , Respondent , throug hMr . Weiser , file d it s Notic e o f Appea l o f th e Initia l Decision . I nth e appeal , Mr . Weise r assert s h e receive d th e Initia l Decisio n o n Februar y23 , 2010 . 5 . Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.233(c ) o f th e Rule s o f Practice , Responden t ha d 5 0 day s fro mth e tim e o f servic e o f th e writte nInitia l Decisio ni nwhic ht o perfec t it s appea l byfilin g a nappea l brief . Eve n countin g 5 0 day s fro mRespondent' s state d actua l receip t (Februar y23 , 2010) , plu s fiv e days .Responden t shoul d hav e perfecte d it s appea l byfilin g it s brie f byn o late r tha nApri l 19 , 2010 . 6 . A s o f today , Tor a ha s no t file d a nappea l brief , an d ha s no t file d a reques t fo r a n extensio no f tim e t o s o file . 7 . Unde r 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.233(d)(2 ) o f th e Rule s o f Practice , th e FA

ADecisionmake r ma ydismis s a nappea l whe na part yha s file d a n appea l bu t ha s faile d t o timel yfil e a nappea l brief . Se e I nth eMatte r o f Ingra mDaig s James , FA AOrde r No . 2002-1 . WHEREFORE , th e FA Arespectfull yrequest s tha t th e FA A Decisionmake r issu e a nOrder , dismissin g Respondent' s appea l fo r failur e t o perfec t it s appeal .
Respectfull ysubmitted .

Lis a o . Toscano , Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , Wester n Pacifi c Regio n Telephone : (310 ) 725-711 0 Facsimile : (310 ) 725-681 6
Dated : Ma y5 , 201 0FA

ADOCKE T NO.CP08WP001 3 DM S NO . FAA-2008-078 0 CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E I hereb ycertif ytha t o n thi s dat e I hav e place d i nth e Unite d State s mail , postag e prepaid , th e execute d origina l an d on e cop yo f th e Complainant' s MOTIO NT O DISMIS S APPEA L FO RFAILUR E T O PERFEC T APPEAL , addresse d a s follows :

Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building , Suit e 2W100 0 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Washington , D C 2059 1

I hav e place d i nth e Unite d State s mail , postag e prepaid , certifie d mail-retur nreceip t requeste d an d regula r mail , a tru e cop yo f th e above , addresse d a s follows :

Joh nH . Weiser , Jr. , President , Joh nHutto nCorporatio n 1 4 Lagoo nDriv e Honolulu , H I 9681 9

Dated : Ma y5 , 201 0

Agne s Ebilan e Lega l Technicia n Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Wester nPacifi c Regio n Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n