BEFORE TH E FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . 

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AIRPORT/ENVIRONMENTA L LAW , AGC-60 0 SKYDIV E SACRAMENTO ,

Complainant , V . TH E CIT Y O FLINCOLN , CALIFORNIA ,

Respondent . Docke t No . 16-09-0 9

RESPONDENT' S MOTIO N T O DISMIS S

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21,200 9 Pleas e serve : Scott P . Lewi s Christin e M . Griffi n ANDERSO N & KREIGE RLLP On e Canal Park , Suit e 20 0 Cambridge , M A 0214 1 T : 617.621.650 0 F : 617.621.666 0 slewis@andersonkreiger.co m cgrifFm@andersonkreiger . co m Counse l fo

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WASHINGTON , D.C .

SKYDIV E SACRAMENTO ,

Complainant , V . TH E CIT Y O FLINCOLN , CALIFORNIA ,

Respondent . Docke t No . 16-09-0 9

RESPONDENT' S MOTIO N T O DISMIS S Th e respondent , th e City o f Lincoln , Californi a(th e "City") , move s unde r 1 4 C.F.R . § 16.23(j ) t o dismis s th e Complain t b y Skydiv e Sacrament o ("Skydive" ) o n th e followin g grounds : 1 . Skydive' s evidenc e i s insufficient t o warran t

a n investigatio n b y th e FAA . 2 . Skydiv e ha s not

show n tha t

th e Cit y i s currentl y i n violatio n o f any applicabl e gran t assuranc e o r

federal statute . 3 . Ther e i s n o reasonabl e basi s fo r further investigatio n o r

enforcemen t

actio n b y th e FAA o n Skydive' s clai mtha t th e Cit y ha s violate dGran t

Assuranc e 2 2 because : a . Skydiv e ha s no t

show n that

i t i s similarly-situate dt o an y o f th e City' s Airport tenant s that

hav e more favorabl e leas e terms ; an d b . th e City ha s legitimate , non-discriminatory reason s for th e leas e term s it ha s offere dt o Skydive . 4 . Ther e i s n o reasonabl e basi s fo r further investigatio n o r

enforcemen t

actio n by th e FA A o n Skydive' s clai mtha t th e Cit y ha s impose dunattainabl e condition s becaus e Skydiv e ha sno t

show n that

i t i s unabl e t o obtai n th e insureinc e coverag e th e City require s an dSkydive' s unattainabl e condition s clai mi s moot . 5 . Ther e i s n o reasonabl e basi s fo r further investigatio n o r

enforcemen t

actio n by th e FAA o n Skydive' s clai mthat th e City ha s violate d4 9 U.S.C . § 40103(e ) (o r Gran t Assuranc e 23 ) becaus e Skydiv e ha s no t

offere dan y evidenc e tha t th e County ha s grante dany unlawfu l exclusiv e right . 6 . Ther e i s n o reasonabl e basi s fo r further investigatio n o r

enforcemen t

actio n by th e FAA o n Skydive' s clai mconcernin g discount s offere dt o large-volum e purchaser s o f fuel . B y it^-attomeys .

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m '^ANDERS0N>&^6IEIGE RLL P On e Canal Park , Suit e 20 0 Cambridge , M A 0214 1 T : 617.621.650 0 F : 617.621.666 0 sIewis@andersonkreiger.co m cgriffm@andersonkreiger.co m Counse l fo

r Responden t Septembe r

21 , 200 9CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E

I hereb y certif

y i n accordanc e wit

h1 4 CFR§ 16.15(a ) that today I serve dth e foregoin g Respondent' s Motion t o Dismis s o n th e followin g person s at th e followin g addresse s b y Federa l Express : Richar dJ . Durde n Attorne y at

La w 2798 7 Richmon dHil l Road Conifer , C O 8043 3 Offic e o f Chie f Counsel , Attention : FA A Part 1 6 Airport

Proceeding s Docke t AGC-61 0 FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Date dthi s 21' * day o f

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