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### 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 FAADOCKET CP Unassigned FAA Case No. 2010NM720001 Judge Richard C. Goodwin 141002

The Respondent, ;ioseph Moesser, by and through counsel ofrecord, 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 ofa calendaring error, a timely Answer onRespondent's behalfhad 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 copyoftb.e Answer to the Federal A-viation Administration and JefferyM. Barper, counsel for Petitioner. (See Certificaco ofService 

### to Answer included inAttachment A). 5. On Jarmmy 13, 2012, Respondent faxed a copy ofthe Answer to 

### Mr.**H~er** and the F.A.A. (See Attachment B).02/06/2012 16:41 FAX 18015318885 SKORDAS CASTON HYDE 141003

6. The staffand attorneys at Skordas, Caston, & Hyde have not handled an FAA administrative case before. Respondent's legal assistant did not mail**o~:** 

### fax a copy ofthe Answer to this Court 7. Upon receiving the Orderto 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 calendarthe due date of theAnswm·. 

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0. Counsel**r'~:;ponded** promptly once the error was discovered. 11. Counsel's •:mor was compoundedby the fact that the Answer was not properly sent to the Court, b 111 ·.vas sent onlyto 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.

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## 702/06/2012 16:41 FAX 18015318885 SKORDAS CASTON HYDE 141004

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby 

### cc:rtizy that onthe

# ..6____ day ofFebruary, 2012, I served 

### a true and correct copy ofthe foregoing IUlSPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, via facsimile and byUnited States first class mail, postagepre-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 

### JeffTey 

### M Harper FAA**Offi,~,~** ofRegional 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. ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washi!lgton, DC 20590 Facsimile 202.366.753602/06/2012 16:41 FAX 18015318885 SKORDAS CASTON HYDE 1{1] 005



# Attachment A02/06/2012 16:41 FAX 18015318885

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: (80J) 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. 11!1 006

On Augusc 16, 2011, Respondent was advised thrOl.tgh a NotiGe ofProposed Civil Penalty that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amoetnt02/06/2012 16:41 FAX 18015318885 SKORDAS CASTON HYDE

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 ofthe facts alleged 

### and neither admits or denies. 

### 9. Respondent has no personal knowledge ofthe facts alleged and neither admits or denies. 10. Admit 11. Respondentneither 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. Respondem ·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 ofthe requirements ofsubchapter 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 ofa.J.TIIJHmition. 3. Theo term '",:mall arms ammunition for personal use" in49 C.P.R. § 175.1O(a)(8) should be construed 

### inpari materia with 27 C.F.R. 

### § 555.11. 4. The Fcd<;>r;d Aviation Administration's inten1retation ofreg1Jlations governing possession at**airport~** in checked baggage ofsmall arms =munition for personal use does not pTovide fair notice oftheo conduct prohibited in violation ofthe Due Process Clause ofthe 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.02/06/2012 16:42 FAX 18015318885 SKORDAS CASTON HYDE 141009

legal**con1~lusion.** 15. Respondent admits that he did 11ot inch.tde shipping papers. 

### IlL 1.**Respond~:nt** denies the allegation in paragraph 

### 1 (a throughj.) 2. ResponC.\mt neither admits or denies the allegation inparagraph 2 as 

### it calls for a legal conclusion. 

### 3. Under 

### lh:: facts and circumstances oflhis case, a 

### civil penalty of$162,500 is
exccssnre. AFFIRMATNE DEl'<ENSES Respondent assert:> the following affim1ative defenses: I. 1. Hodgdon Tdple 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 checkedbaggage two boxes of25-count Winchester XX12 gauge shotgun shillls, 40 ofwhich had been expended and refilled. Ofthe 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 ofanU1mnition.02106 12012 16:42 FAX 18015318885 S!WRDAS CASTON HYDE 141010

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CERTIFICATE OF Sl!:RVICE
I I hereby G(,rlify that on the 

## Q-" day ofJanuary, 2012, l mailed a true aJJd correct copy ofthe foregoing ANSWER, via facsimile and byUnited 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 2Wl000 

### Facsimile 202.493.5142 Jeffrey M Harper FAA Offic:e ofRegio11al Counsel 1601 Lind Ave., SW Renton, \VA 98057 Facsimile: 425.227.1007

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### Dept ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.K Washington, DC 20590 Facsim.ile 202.366.753602/06/20!
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