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MOTIO N FO R MOR E DEFINITE STATEMEN T "•INSUFFICIENTEVIDENCE " ALS O FO R M R BAKE R AN D NOW , come s respondent , MICHAE LB . SELIG . MD , FACC , CFl-H , principl e fo rM & R Helicopters . LLC , (MRH ) (non-operationa l sinc e 2007 ) who m aver s an d file s th e followin g Motio n fo rMor e Definit e Statemen t pertainin g M s William s revise d allege d violatio n lette rdate d Januar y2 1 > 2011 , releasin g th e Mechanic/I Abase d o n insufficien tevidence . 1 . Th e complainant s hav e admitte d t o formall yreleasin g th e prio r lA/Mechani co n al l counts , foun d t o b e o n hi s ful l tim e employer s Drug/Alcoho l* DMS @1002/01 2 02/03/201 1 14:0 2 FAX202493514 2 FA AI2|0002/001 0 ^i.fy s \ i so w-lOiUoh^ M FAX

progra m b yM s William' s lette ro fSeptembe r23 , 201 0 an d furthe rconfirme d i n he rrevise d lette ro fJanuar y21 . 2011 , (apparentl ysigne d fo rM s William's , signatur e unidentifiable) . 2 . Thi s releas e als o include d a s wel l t o claim s tha t th e Mechanic/l Awa s no t o n o drug/alcoho l monitorin g progra m specificall yunde rMR H o rprio rt o MR H usin g hi m t o perfor m hi s services . 3 . M s William s wo s unwillin g t o affir m tha t M rBake rwa s o n a monitorin g program , sinc e hi s plac e o femploymen t wa s no t nearby . 4 . Th e sol e an d primar ypremis e fo rthi s violatio n the n stilfte d a s documente d i n M s William s Inspecto rStatemen tlO P 9 record ; t o M s William s inabilit yt o validat e an yFA Aapprove d dru g an d alcoho l testin g progra m informatio n fo rMrBaker , 5 . M s William s wa s give n evidenc e tha t MrBake rwa s o n a progra m prio r an d during , bu t chos e no t t o pursu e primar ysourc e verificatio n and/o r confirmatio n o fthes e fact s pursuan t t o §13.224 , befor e sh e rushe d t o judgmen t t o finaliz e he rviolatio n s o tha t I t coul d b e entere d jus t unde rth e deadline , onl yon e da yprio rt o th e 2 yea rstatut e o flimitations . 6 . I n tA$, William s rus h t o judgmen t an d pus h t o ge t he rpropose d civi l penalt yentere d jus t unde rth e wir e fo rth e statut e o flimitations , sh e faile d t o identif ytha t th e allege d violation s cite d b ycomplainant s wer e performe d b yMr Baker , 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 2 -. DMS @1003/01 2 02/03/201 1 14;0 2 FA X202493514 2 1"^ ^ glOOOS/OOl O complianc e with :

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prio rt o usin g hi s services , whic h wa s afte rMR H ha d alread yshu t dow n operations . Thi s wa s anothe rincorrec t statement , sinc e M rBake rwa s o n a monitorin g progra m befor e responden t use d hi s services . 9 . Th e sam e exac t sam e cas e scenari o pertain s t o th e Mechanic/I A who m MrWilliam s release d o n al l count s du e t o Insufficien t evidence . 10 . Th e sam e Insufficien t evidenc e als o follow s sui t a s I t applie s t o M r Bake ra s h e als o wa s o n a progra m prio rt o performin g service s fo rMRH . 11 . I n addition , ther e wer e severa l factor s concernin g th e ambiguit y regardin g disclosur e o fregulations , regulation s tha twer e no t clearl ycontained , listed , spelle d ou t o ri n a forthrigh t manne reviden t withi n th e signe d of f complianc e statemen t an d operotiona l specifications , thereb yhidden , conceale d an d encourogin g violation , rathe rtha n effectiv e compliance , i n a forthrigh t clea rmanne ran d understanding , i n th e spiri t o fsafety . 12 . Ther e wer e severa l factor s concernin g unclea ran d dispute d interpretatio n o fth e languag e an d meanin g containe d withi n th e signe d off complianc e statemen t an d operationa l specifications , thereb yencouragin g violation , rathe rtha n effectiv e complianc e i n th e spiri to fsafet yan d contrar yt o standar d proctice s i n Administratio n law .

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13 . B ywa yo fJudicia l Estoppel s an d t o b e legall yconsistent , complainant s shoul d follo wsui t b yreleasin g E d Bake rwh o wa s als o o n hi s ful l tim e employer' s drug/alcoho l progra m prio ran d during , jus t a s th e mechanic/I A wa s formall yrelease d fro m thos e violations , thereb yvoidin g th e legitimac yo f th e complaint . 14 . I t woul d appea rinappropriat e fo ra goliot h actio n t o b e take n agains t a smal l singl e pilo t operatio n tha t ha d lon g stoppe d operatin g i n du e diligence , goo d judgmen t an d goo d faith , accordin g t o regulation s du e t o huma n factor s o f a tragi cdivorc e cas e scenari o an d cardiolog ypractic e tim e constraint s i n orde r t o no t expos e th e publi ct o undu e risk . 15 . I t woul d appea rinappropriate , trivia l an d frivolou s fo ractio n t o b e take n agains t a smal l singl e pilo t operatio n tha t ha d don e n o harm , wa s a n innocen t bystande rtha t ha s bee n operatin g i n th e re d fo ryears , ha d close d al l financia l account s an d ha s n o assets . 16 . I t woul d appea rinappropriat e t o tak e actio n agains t responden twhe n th e cas e appeare d pas t th e statut e o flimitation s an d tim e barred . 17 . I t oppear s tha t 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 a n aggressiv e prosecutoria l pursui t an d overreachin g tha t lack s prope rinitiative , perspectiv e o rgoo d judgment . 18 . I n goo d judgmen t an d wit h prope rperspectiv e i t woul d appea rthi s lega l pursui t is no t wort h th e cos t a t th e ta xpayer' s expense , sinc e n o har m

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Ainspectors , therefor e i n th e ligh t o feffort s o fjudicia l economy , th e cas e shoul d b e dismissed . 19 . I t woul d appea rcomplainant s ar e causin g mor e har m an d risk b y takin g th e respondent s focu s awa yfro m hi s cardiolog yservice s h e render s t o th e community , 20 . I t no wappear s tha t ther e ar e evidentiar yreason s wh yth e remainin g allegatio n is als o insufficient . WHEREFORE , th e responden t pray s tha t thi s Honorabl e Cour t wil l grant : 1 . Th e Motio n fo rMor e Definit e Statemen t fo rcomplainant s t o describ e ho wth e sam e logi can d cas e scenario s fo rth e 2 mechanic s is no t identica l an d o n th e ground s o fJudicia l Estoppels , Lega l Inconsistenc yho wth e sam e insufficien t evidenc e doe s appl yexactl yt o M rBaker . 2 . Freezin g th e movin g targe t o fchangin g claims , cause s o factio n an d allegatio n violations , a s is no t permissibl e unde rcommo n rule s o fcivi l procedure s a t th e Stat e o rFedsro l level s an d i n effort s fo rjudicia l economy . Respectfull ySubmitted , Michae l B . Selig , MD . FACC , CFI- H Dat e 6 -. DM S ^ou(/.i . 02/03/201 1 14:0 3 FA X202493514 2 ^ " @]0007/001 0 

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### Fil eNumber ; 2010SO95035 3 Or . Michae l B . Seli g Presiden t M An d R Helicopters , LL C 204 5 Westgat e Driv e Bethlehem . P A1601 7 Dea rDr . Selig : O n Jul y2 1 an d 23 , 2009 , w e informe d yo u tha tw e wer e investigatin g M an d R Hollcopterg , LLC' s dru g an d alcoho l testin g program s fo rapparen tviolation s of4 9 CF R part4 0 an d 1 4 CF R pa n 120 , (formerl y1 4 CF R part121 , appendice s I an d J) . Thi s lette rsupersede s th e previou s correspondenc e yo u receive d pertainin g t o th e Issue s bearin g fil e numbe r 2010SO950353 . Thi s lette raddresse s th e issu e describe d i n th e lette ro finvestigatio n tha t i s stil l ope n an d unde rInvestigatio n an d th e iesfues tha t vyil l b e close d wit h n o actio n i n lie u o fa Yearning.notice . Th e followin g Issu e include d Ih , pu rAugust ' 14 , 2009 , lette ro fInyeatigdtio n (Fil e Number : 2009SO950434 ) i s stil l open ^ an d wil l b e addresse d i n separat e cbfresporidence ; •M an d R Helicopters . LL C di d no tdetermin e tha tEdwar d Baker , a contractor , wa s covere d unde ra FAAr<mandate d dru g an d alcoho l testin g progra m prio rt o usin g hi s senrtoes . W e hav e reviewe d al l availabl e informatio n concernin g th e followin g issue s fro m ou rAugus t 14 , 2009 . lette ro finvestigatio n (Fil e Number : 2009SO950434) ; 1 . M an d R Helicopters , LL C di d no tdetermin e tha t Eugen e Mcintosh , a contractor, , wa s covere d unde ra FAA-mandate d dru g an d alcoho l testin g progra m prio rt o usin g hi s services . M an d R Helicopters , LL C di d no tconduct pre-employmen t dru g test s an d receiv e verifie d negativ e tes tresult s prio rt o hirin g Eugen e Mcintos h an d Edwar d Bake rt o pertom i safety-sensitiv e functions . 

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