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r ol ' FA A DOCKE T N O CP10NMOOU7 EMPIFU i AIRLINES , FNC . KA A CAS FN O 2009NM7000o 5 EMPIR EAIKIJN FTNC\ S MOTIO N T O DISMIS S OR . I NTH K ALTERNATIVE . FO RA JUDGMEN T O N TH EPLEADING S COME S NO Wth e Rospondein , FMPTR FAIRLINE S INC , an drespeclfull y move s thi s eonr t

t o dismis s th e Complain t file dagains t

it i n lhi: > matter , hi suppor t thereof, th e Responden t

submit s th e following : 1 . Th e FA/- \file dit s Complain t i n tlii s matte r

o n or abou t Octobe r 6. , 2010 . 2 . I n th e Complyinl . th e FA A ninke s mimcrou s allegation s in th e bod y o f th e Complain t

regardin g Empire , FedEx , an dvarioiu i shipment^; . 3 . However , th e Complain t doe s no t eontaii i an y languag e tha t actiiall y allege s an y violation s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s b y Empire . 4 . Th e Complaint , in Sectio nIII , paragrap h1 . list s th e section s o f th e CF Rtha t wer e violated , bu i clearl y states . "B y rea.'^o n olTh e foregoin g fact s an d circumstances , FedE x violate dth e followin g section s o f th e Federn l Aviatio n Rcj^iilaiions... " (emphasi s added) . S I h e Complain t

further states , i n Sectio n III , pLivdi^rap h2 , 'FedE x i s linhl e for acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d$50,00 0 for

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o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations.' ' (emphasi s added) . 6 . Whd c th e Complain t does , in it s praye r

a t th e conclusion , reques t

acivi l penall y agains t

Empir e i n th e amoun t

o f $14,500 , th e Complain t doe s no t compl y wit hth e requirement s o f 1 4 C hK 13.20Ji(cj , in that

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"an y regulatio nallegedl y violate dh y th e respondent , an dth e propose dcivi l penalt y i nsufficien t

detai l t o provid e notic e o f an y factual o r

lega l allegatio n an dpropose dcivi l penalty. " 7 . Jh e Complain t

fail s t o eve n alleg e an y vio]a(io n o f th e regulation? ; b y Empir e an dtherefore , fail s t o provid e .Empire wit han y notice , o r an y detai l whatsoever , o f

th e fiiciual o r

lega l allegation s agains t it . WHEREFORE , PKKMISF S CONSIDERED , Empir e move s tha t th e cas e ag,ains t

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