4. Protest

The Commission's Consumer Protection and Safety Division (CPSD) filed a protest on April 15, 2009. CPSD recommended denial of ADMA's request because ADMA provided misleading responses to four of the eleven registration questions. CPSD also recommended that ADMA be assessed a substantial penalty for its willful violation of Rule 1 by not providing truthful answers in its Registration Form.

As a result of the CPSD protest, this matter was reassigned from the ministerial registration process to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and assigned Commissioner.