mr. omar applied for a medallion and was denied his permit, primarily because he has not fulfilled his full-time driving requirement. it is that simple. even by his own count, which was in the opening brief, where they say in 2005 he spent 77 ships, 2006, 76 ships, and 2008, 84 shifts, he would not have made a requirement for more than two out of the last four years. there is a question about whether or not mr. omar has been in the industry. he made drive a little bit, but the burden is on him to prove to us that he drove, and not for us to prove to anyone else that he drove. it is up to mr. omar to keep these records and to deliver his records accordingly in order to obtain a permit. the permit is not an entitlement. i recognize mr. omar has been on the list a long time, but it is not an entitlement. it is something he must work to obtain. as far as the test is concerned, each medallion applicant is given a test. they are all given a basic texaco driving test. the get three opportunities to t

mr. omar saying he was at sfo, we did a quick spot check for 2008. we did it for other years as well. for 2008, there were at least 40 ships where mr. omar said he was at the sfo, and there was no activity on his smart card. you are the person who owns the smart card and puts money on the smart card. when you use it, the amount is deducted from your card. i do not know what the argument is for mr. omar in terms of how he believes he has met the full time driving requirement. having others say that you have or you yourself saying you have does not make it so. way bills are the primary determinant for this requirement, and he simply does not have them. i do not think there is too much more to say about that. then too. president peterson: thank you. we can hear now from the appellant. thank you. >> good evening. i represent omar in this hearing. omar has been driving a taxi cab in san francisco for 15 years. he has a car that has been current and active since he obtained it 15 years ago. he is a

mr. omar said that this is not the only original bill, he has and i will respect his honesty and request that the mta and the officer understand the possibility of losing labels and conducting our business. he also at the hearing presented a list of 200 other drivers who attested to his driving and had many in the audience. thank god they did not bring them tonight because he would not have any room for them. he would like to say a few words so i will conclude when i get my rebuttal. >> good evening. i have driven a cab for 15 years. have to wonder witnesses and -- i have 200 witnesses. i am a full-time driver. call any of the witnesses. they say that i am not a first- time driver. if i make a mistake with a the time, sorry about that. everyone makes a mistake. i am a full-time driver. if you want, i will bring it up. think you. >> we have the list that was submitted. >> ok. the question i have relates to one of the first points that was made about even with the members submitted, your client

mr. omar had two bills. >> i heard that. >> he also indicated that certain schemes throw with their bills quickly. is that the same with your company? >> no. he for it himself to me directly and i give you this many bills. i am not expecting him to lie in front of you or anyone. there is no way that i can tell. >> thank-you. >> is anyone else here to speak? >> i would like you to keep in mind that we are still disputing the pills that he has. when he used those numbers, i based upon all claims. the number he submitted was a lot lower than what he is claiming. you have to make the 800 hours each year. in terms of the company throwing away bills every two months, that is not true. all of the companies have had their bills for at least six years and we can go back and you have seen people who have had them going back 2005, 2004, to maintain those bills. there has not been any indication as to how they were lost, if they ever existed, or what happened, if this -- and he said that he gave him all t

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three who had been released, and omar ballard, who the prosecution believed was part of what was now a gang rape, in spite of his claim that he'd acted alone. >> i remember mr. ballard arriving on the scene, and it was... it was a surprising event. and the funny thing was that he said that he acted alone, and... and of course, the detectives were trying to get him to bring in the... the other seven, and he said, "no, i did it myself." >> if they were rational, objective, fair-minded police and prosecutors, they would have let everybody else go. but they couldn't admit what was so obvious-- they made a mistake, a big mistake. four people had been interrogated coercively, confessed to a crime they didn't commit, and instead of acknowledging that mistake and these individuals' innocence, they tried to make... they tried to link omar ballard to these individuals. they tried to make it a group crime. >> narrator: the new prosecution theory was an even more complicated conspiracy-- that, by chance, ballard had met the seven defendants in the parking lot of the building complex, and decided to join them in the crime. >> ballard clearly was... was directly responsi