Richard M. Hawkins v. National Transportation Safety Board, Langhorne M. Bond, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

Hawkins petitions for review of the decision of the National Transportation Safety-Board suspending his commercial pilot certificate for violations of the Federal Aviation Regulations. He argues that the Administrative Law Judge’s denial of a continuance so that Hawkins could attend the hearing and testify denied him due process.

Hawkins had twice requested and received continuances. He received thirty days’ notice of the third date set for the hearing and was told no late postponement would be granted. Although aware for some time of the conflicting engagement on which he based his third…