ALJ Halprin Warns Wahl for Not Responding, Threatens Dismissal
A Pennsylvania broadcaster convicted of attempting to have a woman raped hasn’t been responsive to Enforcement Bureau requests or orders from Administrative Law Judge Jane Halprin in his station’s license hearing proceeding (see 2203100075), said an order posted Friday in…
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docket 21-401. Wahl faces the possibility of license revocation but “when ordered by the Presiding Judge to do something as simple as forward an email that he had already sent, he did nothing,” said the order. “This proceeding will not continue on this trajectory.” Wahl hasn't replied to several communications from the Enforcement Bureau, uploaded the responses he did provide to the electronic comment filing system, or sufficiently responded to the agency’s questions, the order said. “Cognizant that the Commission’s procedures can be confusing for a non-attorney, the Presiding Judge has endeavored to be as clear as possible in informing Mr. Wahl of his obligations,” said the order, which contains detailed instructions from the judge on what sort of responses are required from Wahl. Wahl will get a final chance to upload and email the required documents by May 6, and provide more fulsome answers by May 25, the order said. “Any additional failure to satisfy a deadline or follow an order of the Presiding Judge could provide a basis for dismissal of this proceeding, which, in turn, will lead to revocation of his FCC license.” Wahl didn't comment.