U.S. DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

FEDERALAVIATION ADMINISTRATION Complainant,
vs. PETERHANTZCOMPANY, Res ondent Docket No. FAA-2016-4268 (Civil Penalty Action) Judge: Ho. Douglas M. Rawald



### RESPONDENT'S ANSWERTO COMPLAINT ;I ,]



### PeterHantz Company ("Respondent"), by and through its undersigned counsel, for its answer to the Complaint, pursuantto 14 C.F.R. 13.209, states as follows: I. 

### With respect to the allegations in the prefatory paragraph at the beginning ofthe Complaint, Respondent denies that the United Parcel Service Company ("UPS") is the respondent in this action. Respondent further denies that Respondent received the Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty on February 29,2016. Respondent states that it received the Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty on March 9, 2016. Respondent admits it sent awrittenrequest for hearing to the Complainant on March 15, 2016. 

### II. 1. Respondent denies all allegations in Paragraph 1ofthe Complaint. 2. Respondent is without sufficient information or knowledge to form a belief
as to the truth the allegations in Paragraphs 2 through 8 ofthe Complaint, and therefore denies the same.

2345254lvl29043. Respondent denies all allegations m Paragraphs 9 through 19 of the Complaint. III. 4. Paragraph 20 of the Complaint does not contain any allegations against Respondent, therefore no response is required. To the extent that any allegation in Paragraph 20 is intendedto be asserted against Respondent, it is denied. 5.
. Respondent denies all allegations in Paragraphs 21 through 41 of the Complaint. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES I. Respondent denies each and every allegationnot admitted above. 2. All or part of Complainant's Complaint fails to state a claim upon which reliefmay be granted. 3. Complainant's claims are barred by the doctrine ofestoppel, waiver and/or laches.4. Complainant's claims are barredby the statute oflimitations. 5. Respondent affrrmatively alleges that Complainant's assessed penalty 1s excessive and Complainanthas no basis for the amount ofthe penalty. 6. Respondent reserves the right to plead any additional affirmative defenses which become !mownthroughthe course ofthis litigation. 7. Respondent is a small business concern subject to original jurisdiction in theDistrict Court as theresult ofthe penalty being soughtby Complainant. WHEREFORE, having fully answered Complainant's Complaint, Respondent respectfully requests that the Administrative Law Judge enter an Order dismissing the instant action withprejudice without civil penalty.

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### DATED this 

### 15'h day ofApril, 

### 2016 HINSHAW&CU

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### TimothfCMcCulloch Bradley L. 

### Dunn Attorneys for RespondentCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certifY that onthis date I have sent the foregoing viaUPS Overnight addressed as follows: ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY

ONE COPY

Dated: Apri\15, 2016 Federal Aviation Administration Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur WrightBuilding-Suite 2WIOOO 600 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591
RyanLanders, Complainant's Counsel Enforcement Division, Southern Team Federal AviationAdministration, Southern Region 1701 ColumbiaAvenue College Park, GA 30337 Telephone: (404) 305-5200 Facsimile: (404) 305-5223 The Honorable Douglas M. Rawald U.S. Administrative LawJudge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Ave., S.E. (Ell-310) Washington, D.C. 20590 Telephone: (202) 366-5121 (StaffAssistant) FAX: (202) 366-7536

# By:J~w~"~--- Trish Hoffinann '

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# HINSHAW t'{ CULBERTSOi\J Li_P Timothy I. McCulloch tmcculloch@hinshawlaw.com Direct Dial: (602) 383-6011

VIA UPS OVERNIGHT Federal Aviation Administration Attn: HearingDocketClerk,AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building-Suite2W1000 600 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 Aprill5, 2016

Re: PeterHantz Company DocketNo. FAA-2016-4268 CaseNo. 2012S0700041 Dear Clerk: A'i'TORNIINS AT I.AW 2375 East Camelback Road Suite 750 Phoenix, AZ 85016 602-631-4400 602-631-4404 (fax) www.hinshawlaw.com

Enclosed please find the original and one copy ofthe Answer to Complaint in the above matter. Respondent also requests that the hearing be held in Phoenix, Arizona, and does not anticipate the hearingwill last more than one day.

TIM/tdh Enc. Very truly yours,

### HINSHAW.&CULB~ 

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'I 1mothy I. McCulloch

cc: Hon. Douglas M. Rawald (viaUPS Overuight) Ryan Landers (via UPS Overnight)

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