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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIOfll 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, D.C . 

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In the Matter of Marco Fimbres • FDMS No. FAA-2015-0204· 

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Respondent. • FAA Region: Western-Pacific 

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* Judge: Richard C. Goodwin 

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MOTION TO DEEM ALLEGATIONS ADMITTED 

AND TO ISSUE ORDER ASSESSING ClYIL PENALTY 

To: The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin and to Respondent, in pro per: 

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COMES NOW. the Regional Counsel of tht: Weste111-Pacific Regie·•,, of the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). bY and through his counseL and mes this 

Motion to Deem Allegations Admitted and to Issue Order Assessing Civil Pemdty. or in 

the alternative. to deem allegations admitted and to limit the hearing to the amount of the 

sanction pursuant to Section 13.218(a) and l3.209(t) of the Rules oC PractL,:e. This 

motion is based on the fact that no answer has been t1lecl by Responde11t. 

Section 13.209(£) ofthe Rules of Pmctice [14 C.f.R. Section !3.209(f)] "rates. "A 

person's failwre to tlle a.n answer without good caus~ shall be deemed an admission to the 

truth of each allegation contained in the complaint." The complaint in this "1se was 

served on ?cbwary 19, 2015. (See attached declaration of Jeff K:m1bcrg). The 

Con1piaint was served by certified mal!" return receipt requested. and :racking 

ini'clm,ation from the United States Postal Service indicates it was delivered on February 
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23, 2015. (A copy of the tracking confirmation is attached hereto as Exhihi! "-"-" and 

incorporated herein by this reference_) On March 2.:21115, the Agency receivec' "S Form 

3811 indicating that the Complaint had been te-:eived and signed for by ··Leo _:,odc•xte on 

February 23. 20i 5." (A ccopy of the green card is attached hcrelO as Lxhihil --l')-- and 

incoported herein by this reference_) Pum_,ant to Ruk 13.211 ( !4 C.F.R. ~ Ll.1l 1 ). The 

date of service is the date on the proof of service, and after service by m:.!ii_ an :ldditional 

5 days is added to tbe prescribed period !(.,-a rcspon~e- Accordingly, an answe'.· was due 

on or before March 23, 2015. To date, 'l•l answn ha~- been rccc;ved by Complainant 

ti·om Respondent 

Respondent was advised of the requiremen;: to file an answer in the cnrer Jetter 

which accomPanied the complaint. In specific, the one-page cover letter included the 

l~lllowing paragraph: 

"NOTE TO RESPONDENT: SECTION l U09 OF THE CP RL U:S OF 

PRACliCE REQUIRE Tl-JA-r A WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE COMPT.AlN"l- BF 

Fll.ED NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THE COMPLA_ rNT. AS 

AN ALTERNATIVE TO FILING AN ANSWER, A MOTION MAY BI' FILED 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 .208(D) OR SECTION 13 218(fl(l-4) OF T!-U. RULES 

Of PRACTICE:- (See Exhibit "'C"' attached hereto and incorporated by this reference). 

Moreover. i11 accordance with established office procedure, a ,;opy nf the Rules of 

Practice applicable in thes~ cases was encloE-ed with the Notice of Proposed Civi I Penalty 

served on August 27.2014. (See attached d<:claration o''.kffKamberg.) 
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In viev.; of the above, Complainant moves that the allegations in the com;:>laint be 

deemed admitted. <llld an Order Assessing Civil Penalty be issued in the i•>mount of 

$7.000-1)0. Ailernatively. it is moved that the allegations be dee-med admitkd :;Jncl the 

hearing be limited to the issue of the amount of the sanction. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Naomi Tsuda 
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OECLARATION OF JEFF KAMBERG 

I. JcffKumberg, d~clare as follows: 

A! I matters stared lwrein ar·e within my i.'!Wn personal knowledge, and if called ::~<;:; 2: \\·irn.ess_ ~ 

:auld, and would competently t~stify thereto, excep for those matters stated upon informa;·ion .•md be:'o:: 

lnci tlS to those rnalters, I believe them to be true: 

I. £ am n legal technician in the ·~fFice of the Regional Counsel. l.:e(l~tr'i Aviation 

Administration, Western-Pacific Region. 

2. On Febl'll~r·y 19. 2005" the original Complaint YVfi.S served on Marco Fimb~-~~-), by ce!'til!cd 

mail, roturn !"eccipt requested (7014 0150 0000 1103 1648). The Complaint wa:; de!ivet·ecl. A 

n·ue copy of the tracking. printout ft·om the USPS website is attached as Exhibit "A." 

3. On March 2. 2015., the Agency received the signed PS FonTl 381! {gr~en cal'd}, 

apparently sigMd by "Leo Rodarte'' A true copy of the ti·ont and back of PS i·<xm 381 I <ire 

anached as Exhibit-'s_,. 

3. It is established ottice procedure ro endose a copy of the Rules of 0 t·act.icc applicable:, 

these cases to the Respondent with the Notice of Proposed Civi I Penalty. 

4. On Augusr 27, 2014, the Respondent was set·ved with th<o Notice of Proposed Civil 

Penalty, and a copy of the Rules of Practice for Civil Penalty cases. 

! c!ecJa,-c under pe,mlty of petjury under the laws of the United Stares of Amor'.ca th8T "ihe 

f~11·egoing is fj·uc and cortcct. 

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CERTIFIED MA.!L- RETURN RECEIPT RbQUESTED and FACSIMIC:: 

Fede:cJ Aviation P~dn1inistration 

800 lndepender!ce .Avenue~ S~V./ 

\Vc.1.shington .. DC 20591 

A\f•·,: Hearing D(.)cket Clerk. AGC-430 

Wilbur V/right Building-- Suite 2Wl 000 

Re: ln :.he Matter ofl\l[arco Fimbres; FAA Case No. 2014WP0701 

Enclosed is a copy of a request for hearing, received by our offi.ce on Febrm:ry 'l. :~::iS. ~:nd 

the originai and one copy of the Complaint in the above-referenced proceed;:,g. 

i request that the hearing il' This matter be held in the Los Angeles. Califorr,ia. ar2~c. <.i1d 

o:1)ect that the hearing will last one (1) day. 

Pl.ease address aU. communications for the Regional Counsel of the Westem-Facii·k :~egion. 

lo che undersigned. at: Office of the Regional Counsel, A 'NP-7.6, Federal Aviation 

Administration. \Vestern-P2.ciiic Region, P. 0. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 900(9-2007., 

Tciephonc: (31 0) 725-7117. FAX: (3 J 0) 725-68 J 6. 

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TKiTE TO RESPONDENT: SECTION 13.~:09 OF THE CP RULES OF PFv\c·;cc 

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CERTIP]CATE OF SERViCE 

! !1creby certify that on this date l have faxed an.d placed in the United St:;ies maiL 

postage prepaid, certified maiL the executed original of the MOTION TC DEEM 

ALLEGATIONS ADMITTED AND TO ISSUE ORDER ASSESSINC CIVIL 

PENALTY, adclr~sscd as !'allows: 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 independence AV·i,1l:e, S.W. 

Washington, DC 205'd 

Attention: Hea1ing Docket Clerk_ AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building" Suite 2W1 000 

FAX (202) 493-5020 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin 

Administrative Law Judge 

Of'l:ice oflckarings, M-20 

U.S. Departm.ent of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue. S.f::. (E 11-31 0) 

Washington. DC 20590 

VlA f ACSIM!LE: (202) 366-7516 

I fmihcr certil'y that on this date I hBve plaeed in the United States mail. :,1ostage 

prepaid, certiikd mail, a true copy \lf the MOTION TO DEEM ALLEGA TlONS 

ADMITTED AND TO ISSUE ORDER ASSESSING CIVTL PENALTY_ ocidressed 

as follows: 

Dated: AprilS, 2015 

Marco A Fimbres 

4444 East Benson Highway, Trlr .:1 

Tucson, AZ 85706 

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