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HARRY CAS"I'ON 

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Gregory G. Skordw;. (#3865) 

SKORDAS, CASTON & HYDE, LLC 

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Attomey for Detendant 

SKORDAS CASTON HYDE 

UNlTED STATES OF AME:RICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF IlEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

In the Matter of: 

Joseph Moesser 

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE 

FAA DOCKET CP Unassigned 

FAA Case No. 2010NM720001 

Judge Richard C. Goodwin 

141002 

The Respondent, ;ioseph Moesser, by and through counsel of record, Gregory G. Skordas, hereby 

submits the follo·~:ing Response to the Order to Show Cause. 

1. On Januar:r 10, 2012, Jeffery M. Barper, couusel for Petitioner sent by certified mail a 

Motion fow Decision in the above entitled matter. 

2. Upon recdving the Motion for Decision, counsel for Respondent was made aware that as 

a result of a calendaring error, a timely Answer on Respondent's behalf had not been 

filed. 

3. On January 12, 2012, counsel for Respondent drafted an Answer. 

4. On JanTl21y 12, 2012, Respondent's legal assistaJJt mailed a copy oftb.e Answer to the 

Federal A-viation Administration and Jeffery M. Barper, counsel for Petitioner. (See 

Certificaco of Service to Answer included in Attachment A). 

5. On Jarmmy 13, 2012, Respondent faxed a copy of the Answer to Mr. H~er and the 

F.A.A. (See Attachment B). 
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6. The staff and attorneys at Skordas, Caston, & Hyde have not handled an FAA 

administrative case before. Respondent's legal assistant did not mail o~: fax a copy of the 

Answer to this Court 

7. Upon receiving the Order to Show Cause, the error was discove~:ed and an Answe~: was 

submitted t'' the Court. 

8. Respondent's Answer does not dispute the basic facts alleged. Instead, he raises legal 

issues and ,;:onstitutional challenges to the Petition. 

9. Respondent's counsel is entirely at fault for failing to properly calendar the due date of 

theAnswm·. 

1 0. Counsel r'~:;ponded promptly once the error was discovered. 

11. Counsel's •:mor was compounded by the fact that the Answer was not properly sent to the 

Court, b 111 ·.vas sent only to opposing counsel and the FAA. 

12. Counsel r·~llpectfully asks this Court to accept the Answer filed and find that the untimely 

filing was not without good cause. 

. I . .f(, DATED tb1s !.£..__day of February, 2012. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby cc:rtizy that on the ..6____ day of February, 2012, I served a true and correct copy 

of the foregoing IUlSPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, via facsimile and by United 

States first class mail, postage pre-paid, to the following: 

Federal Avi.ation Administration (Original & one copy) 

800 Indep,elldence Ave. SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2W1000 

Facsimile :!02.493.5142 

J effTey M Harper 

FAA Offi,~,~ of Regional Counsel 

1601 Lind. Ave., SW 

Renton, WA 98057 

Facsimile: 425.227.1007 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Dept. of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washi!lgton, DC 20590 

Facsimile 202.366.7536 
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Attachment A 
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Gregory G. Skarda:; (#3865) 

SKORDAS, CASTON & HYDE, LLC 

341 So. Main Str,eet Sl.tite 303 

Salt Lake City, UT 84111 

Telephone: (801) :i31-7444 

Facsimile: (80 J) 531-8885 

Attorney for Defendant 

SKORDAS CASTON HYDE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA'llON 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

In the Matter of: 

Joseph Moesser 

ANSWER 

FAA DOCKET CP Unassigned 

FAA Case No. 2010NM72000l 

Judge 

The Respondent, Joseph Moesser, by and through his attorney, Gregory G. Skorcbs, 

hereby files its An•;wer and states as follows: 

I. 

On Novernber 15, 2011, Respondent, Joseph Moesser, was advised thro1.1gh a Final 

Notice ofPropos•'d Civil Penalty that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed to 

assess a civil pena.lty in the amount of$162,500. On November 25, 20!1, Joseph Moesser, 

submitted a written request for a hearing. 

II. 

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On Augusc 16, 2011, Respondent was advised thrOl.tgh a NotiGe of Proposed Civil Penalty 

that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amoetnt 
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of$162,500. 

Respondent :m.swers to the allegations iu the Complaint as follows: 

1. Admit 

2. Admit. 

3. Admit. 

4. Admit. 

5. Admit. 

6. Admit. 

7. Admit. 

8. Respondent has no personal knowledge of the facts alleged and neither admits or 

denies. 

9. Respondent has no personal knowledge of the facts alleged and neither admits or 

denies. 

10. Admit 

11. Respondent neither admits or denies the allegation in paragraph 11 as it calls for a 

legal conclusion. 

12. Respondent neither admits or denies the allegation in paragraph 12 as it calls for a 

legal <;cmclusion. Rl:lspondent neither admits or denies. 

13. Respondent 11eitbcr admits or denies the allegation in P<'rag,raph 13 as it calls for a 

legal •:·•onc]usion. Respondent admits he did not include shipping papers. 

14. Respo11det1t neither admits or denies the allegation in paragmph 14 as it calls for a 

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5. Respond em ·is a nationally recogniz.ed sportsman who plmmed to use a muzzle-loading 

r:ifle on safari and the smokeless powder and primers were mmnm1ition for that rifle. 

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1. 49 C.F.R. § 175.l0(a)(8) exempts "small arms ammunition" from all of the requirements 

of subchapter C (i.e. 49 C.F.R. § 171-185). 

2. Smokeless powder for small arms and primers is ''ammunition for small arms" and is 

pennitted to be possessed at airports in checked baggage, and placed on passenger aircraft 

in checked ';)aggage if it is securely packed in a box or other packaging designed to cany 

small am.o·)nts of a.J.TIIJHmition. 

3. Theo term '",:mall arms ammunition for personal use" in49 C.P.R. § 175.1 O(a)(8) should 

be construed in pari materia with 27 C.F.R. § 555.11. 

4. The Fcd<;>r;d Aviation Administration's inten1retation of reg1Jlations governing possession 

at airport~ in checked baggage of small arms =munition for personal use does not 

pTovide fair notice of theo conduct prohibited in violation of the Due Process Clause of the 

United States Constitutioil. 

5. The Fedentl Aviation Administration-'s request for civil penalty in the m.uount of 

$162,500 is excessive aJJd unwarraJ)ted under the circumstances. 
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legal con1~lusion. 

15. Respondent admits that he did 11ot inch.tde shipping papers. 

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1. Respond~:nt denies the allegation in paragraph 1 (a throughj.) 

2. ResponC.\mt neither admits or denies the allegation in paragraph 2 as it calls for a legal 

conclusion. 

3. Under lh:: facts and circumstances oflhis case, a civil penalty of$162,500 is 

exccssnre. 

AFFIRMA TNE DEl'<ENSES 

Respondent assert:> the following affim1ative defenses: 

I. 

1. Hodgdon Tdp le Seven Pellets are smokeless powder for small arms commonly used by 

sportsmen hunting with nmzzle-Joading rifles. 

2. CC1209M Shotshell primers are commonly used by sportsmen hunting with muzzleloading riJks. 

3_ Respondent offered as checked baggage two boxes of25-count Winchester XX12 gauge 

shotgun shillls, 40 of which had been expended and refilled. Of the 40 shells, 38 

contained Hodgdon Triple Seven Pellets and 2 contained CCI209M Shotsbell p1imers. 

4. The two boxes of25"count Winchester XX12 shotgun shells were secured in a locked, 

metal cas'~ designed for storage and transportation of anU1mnition. 
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DATED fhis )'b day of January, 2012. 

SKORDAS, CASTON & HYDE, LLC 

CERTIFICATE OF Sl!:RVICE 

I 

I hereby G(,rlify that on the Q-" day of January, 2012, l mailed a true aJJd correct copy 

of the foregoing ANSWER, via facsimile and by United States first class mail, postage pre-paid, 

to the following: 

Federal A:J.lation Administratio11 (Original & one copy) 

800 lndr:-p~nclence Ave. SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attn: He;u·ing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl 000 

Facsimile 202.493.5142 

Jeffrey M Harper 

FAA Offic:e ofRegio11al Counsel 

1601 Lind Ave., SW 

Renton, \VA 98057 

Facsimile: 425.227.1007 

· aston & Hyde, LLC 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby ctlJ:tifythat on the h_ day of February, 2012, I mailed a true and conect copy 

ofthe foregoing A:NSWER, via facsimile and by United States first class mail, postage pre-paid, 

to the following: 

The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin 

Office of Hearings, M-20 

U.S. Dept of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.K 

Washington, DC 20590 

Facsim.ile 202.366.7536 
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