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### UNITE D STATE S DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINIS'IRATIO N

WASHINGTON , D C I n th e Matte r

of : JOH N HUTTO N CORPORATION . d/b/ aTOR A FLIGH T ADVENTUR E CLU B

FAAOrderNo , 20]0'1 2 Docke t No . CP08WP001 3 FDMSNo . FAA-2010-12 ' Served : Jun e 23 , 201 0 ORDE RGRANTIN G MOTIO N T O DISMIS S APPEAL ^ Complainan t

FA A filed amotio n t o dismiss , arguin g tha t Responden t

Joh n Hutto n Corporatio n d/b/ aTor aFligh t Adventur e Club faile dt o perfec t it s appeal fromth e writte n initial decisio n issue db y Administrativ e Law Judg e ("ALJ" ) Richar dC . Goodwin.' ' Fo r th e reason s state di

n thi s order . Complainant' s motio n to dismis s i s granted . O n February 2 , 2010 , th e AL J issue dawiitte n initial decisio n assessin g a$15,00 0 civi l penalty agains t

Respondent . Th e ALJ' s offic e di dno t sen dacop y o f

th e initial decisio n t o Respondent' s representative , John Weiser , Respondent' s presiden t andsol e

Material s file di

n ih c FA A Hearin g Docke t

(excep t fo r material s file di

n securil y cases ) arc als o availabl e for

viewin g a

t http://wwM'.reg;ulations.gov .

' Th e Adminisiraior'. s civi l penalt y decisions , alon g wit

h indexe s of

th e decision.s , ih e rule s o f practice , an dothe r

information , ar e availabl e o n ih c Tnxcme t a t th e followin g address : hnp://wMiM'/aa.gov/aboul/o/ficeyrg/headqiMrtersj3ffices/agc/pol_adJuJication/AGC400/Cjvi l ^Penalty . I

n addition , Thompson/Wes t publishe s Federal Aviatio n Decisions . Finally , th e decision s ar e availabl e throug h LEXI S (TRAN S library ) andWesrLa w (FTRAN-FA A database) . Fo r

additiona l information , se e th e We b site , ^ Th e AT. J hel dtha t

Responden t

violate dth e followin g regulations : 1 4 C.F.R , § § 119.S(g) , n9.5(k) , 135.21(a) , 135,63(aX4) , I35,95(b) , 135.293(a) , 135.293(b) , 135.299(a) , 135.341(a) , and 135.343 .08/24/201 0 09:5 0 FA X 202493514 2 FA A + DM S i002/00 3

Stockholder . Th e ALJ' s office , instead , mistakenl y sen t th e writte n initia l decisio n t o Respondent' s forme r

counsel , wh o withdre w o n th e da y o f th e hearing. " Mr . Weise r

file dRespondent' s notic e o f appea l o n Februar y 23 , 2010 , statin g tha t h e receive dth e initia l decisio n tha t day. ^ H e wrot e i n th e notic e o f appea l tha t

th e '^appea l i s a s t o al l appealabl e issue s herein " withou t an y elaboration . Responden t di dno t fil e a n appea l brie f

o r see k an extensio n o f

tim e t o fil e a n appea l brie f O n Ma y 5 , 2010 , th e FA A filed amotio n t o dismiss , arguin g tha t Responden t

ha d faile dt o perfec t

it s appea l b y filing a n appea l brie f Th e FA A serve dacop y o f th e motio n t o dismis s o n Respondent , bu t Responden t

di dno t respond . Unde r 1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.233(c ) an d13.211(e) , Responden t wa s require dt o perfec t it s notic e o f

appea l b y filin g an appea l brief , statin g it s argumeiil s an dth e basi s o f it s appeal, " n o late r

tha n 5 5 day s afte r

servic e o f

th e ALJ' s writte n decision. ' I t i s no t clea r fro mth e recor di n thi s cas e whe n th e initia l decisio n wa s actuall y served . However , eve n

" Th e AL J permitte dRespondent' s counse l to withdraw du e t o apotential conflic t o f interes t durin g th e first

da y o f th e hearin g on Marc h 2 , 2009 . ( 1 Tr . 126-130 ) ^ I n th e motio n t o dismiss , th e agenc y attorne y wrot e tha t sh e sent acop y o f th e initial dcei.sion t o Mr . Weiser

on Februar

y II , 2010 , an

dtha t th e ALJ' s lega

l assistan t sent acop y o f th e initial decisio n t o Mr . Weise r

o n Februar y 16 , 2010 .

' Th e require dcontent s o f a n appeal brie f

are se t fort h i n 1 4 C.F.R . 13.233(d)(1) , a s follows : A party shal l set

forth , i n detail , th e parly' s specifi c objection s t o th e initial decisio n o r ruling s i n th e appeal brie f

A part y als o shal l se t

forth , i n detail , th e basi s for

th e appeal , th e reason s supportin g th e appeal , andth e relie f requeste di

n th e appeal . I

f th e party relie s on evidenc e containe di n th e recordfo

r th e appeal , th e party shal l specificall y refe r t o th e pertinen t

evidenc e containe di

n th e transcrip t

i n th e appeal brie f ^ Unde r 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.233(c) , " apart y .shal l perfec t a n appeal , no t

later than 5 0 day s afte

r .. . servic e o f th e writte n initial decisio n on th e part>' , b y filing a n appeal brie f

with th e FA A decisionmaker. " Th e part y ha s a n additional 5 day s i

n whic h t o fil e a

n appeal brie f

fro mawritte n initia l decision , under

th e "mailin g rule " i

n 14 C.F.R . § 13.211(e) . A s aresult , apart y ha s atotal o f 5 5 day s i n whic h t o fil e a

n appeal brie f

afte r th e servic e o f

awritte n initial decisio n b y a n ALJ .06/24/201 0 09:5 0 FA X 202493514 2 FA A + DM S @l003/00 3



### if th e appea l brief s du e date i s compute dfromth e dat e o i receip t o f th e initial decisio n o n February 23 , 2010 , Responden t shoul dhav e filedth e appea l brie f b y Apri l 19 , 2010 . Accordingly , Respondent' s appeal i s subjec t t o dismissa l unde r

1 4 C.F.R . § 13.233(d)(2).' ' THEREFORE , I T I S ORDERED THAT : Respondent' s appeal i s dismissed . J . RANDOLP H BABBITT , ADMrNISTRATO R Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 

# 0^ ^ VICK I S . LEEMON

Manager , Adjudicatio n Branc h

" Sectio n 13.233(d)(2 ) provides : Th e FAA decisionmake r

[th e Administrator ] ma

y dismis s a

n appeal , on th e FAA decisionmaker' s own initiativ e o r upo n motio n o f

any othe r party , wher e aparty ha s filed anotic e of

appeal but

fail s t o perfec t

th e appea

l b y timel y filing a

n appeal brie f

wit h th e FA A decisionmaker ,

' Issue dunde r

authority delegate dto th e Chie f Counse l andth e Assistan t Chie f Counse l fo

r Litigatio n b

y memorandu mdate dOctobe r 27 , 1992 , unde r

4 9 U.S.C , § 322(b ) and1 4 C.F.R . § 13.20 2 (se e 5 7 Fed . Reg . 58,28 0 (1992) ) an dredelegate dby th e Assistan t Chie f Counse l fo

r Litigatio n t o th e Manager , Adjudicatio n Branch , b y Memorandu mdate dAugus t 6 , 1993 .