BEFOR ETH E FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . 

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SKYDIV ESACRAMENTO ,

Complainant , V . TH ECIT Y O FLINCOLN , CALIFORNIA ,

Respondent . AIRPORT/ENVIRONMENTA L LAW , AGC-60 0

Docke t No . 16-09-0 9

RESPONDENT' S OPPOSITIO N T O COMPLAINANT' S MOTIO N T O STRIK E

Pleas e serve : Scott P . Lewi s Christin e M . Griffi n ANDERSO N & KREIGE RLLP On e Cana l Park , Suit e 20 0 Cambridge , MA 0214 1 T : 617.621.650 0 F : 617.621.666 0 slewis@andersonkreiger.co m cgriffin@andersonkreiger.co m Counse l for

Responden t

Novembe r

3 , 200 9

(A0092I23. 1 )BEFOR ETH E FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C .

SKYDIV ESACRAMENTO ,

Complainant , V . TH ECITY O FLINCOLN , CALIFORNIA ,

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

RESPONDENT' S OPPOSITIO N T O COMPLAINANT' S MOTIO N T O STRIK E Th e respondent , th e City o f Lincoln , Californi a(th e "City") , submit s thi s Oppositio n t o Complainant' s Motio n t o Strik e Sectio n II . A . O f Respondent' s Rebutta l or . In th e Alternative , Fo r Correctio n o f

Misstatement s (Complainant' s "Motio n t o Strike" ) unde r 1 4 C.F.R . § 16.19(c) . Th e Complainant , Skydiv e Sacrament o ("Skydive") , offer s n o vali dreaso n t o strik e any part o f th e City' s Rebutta l an dinstea dimproperl y use s it s Motion t o Strike t o reargu e it s cas e an d repositio n itsel f

onc e again. ' Th e FA A shoul dden y th e Motio n t o Strik e an ddisregar dth e argument s tha t

Skydiv e ha s offere di n thi s untimel y an dunauthorize dpleading .

Withou t eve r makin g an y apparen t

effor t t o investigat e th e term s o f th e lease s th e City hadoffere dt o othe r tenant s at th e Airport , i n it s Complain t Skydiv e asserte dalitan y o f unjus t discriminatio n claim s agains t th e City . Whe n th e City showe di n it s Answe r that th e leas e term s it

ha doffere dt o Skydiv e wer e comparabl e t o th e term s offere dt o similarly-situate dtenants , Skydiv e droppe dal l bu t fou r o f it s claims : tw o relatin g t o insuranc e issue s uniqu e t o Skydiv e an dtw o prompte db y petty complaint s abou t inconsequentia l provision s o f th e City' s propose d lease .

(A0092123. 1 )Muc ho f Skydive' s Motio n t o Strik e simpl y rehashe s argument s Skydiv e mad e i n it s Reply . Th e onl y ne w argumen t Skydiv e make s i n it s Motio n i s that th e City shoul dnot

b e worrie dabou t

potentia l liabilit y associate dwithskydivin g activitie s becaus e (a ) th e skydiver s wil l sig n awaive r

o f liability , an d(b ) aCaliforni astat e statut e provide s municipalitie s with inimunit y fromcertai n kind s o f claim s arisin g out

o f "hazardou s recreational activity, " includin g "sk y divin g an dsport

parachuting, " Californi aGovernmen t Cod e § 831. 7 {see Motio n t o Strike at 4-5) . Th e issu e o f

th e waive r

o f liabilit y i s no t

new ; i n it s Rebutta l (at

7 , n.7) , th e City note d that i t woul drequir e Skydiv e t o obtai n fromeac ho f it s jumper s awaive r

o f liability inurin g t o th e benefi t

o f th e City . Th e immunit y statute , however , was neve r raise db y Skydiv e before , eithe r i n it s negotiation s withth e City o r i n it s pleading s i n thi s case . Whil e bothth e waiver s an d th e immunity statut e provid e som e comfort , th e City continue s t o believ e tha t i t i s reasonabl e an d pruden t for th e Cit y t o insis t

upo n havin g insuranc e coverage that woul dfiilly protec t

th e City i n th e even t askydivin g acciden t

cause s seriou s bodil y injur y o r death . Skydiv e claim s tha t

i t ha s give n th e Cit y proo f

o f al l th e insuranc e tha t

Skydiv e can possibl y provide . Skydiv e ha s provide dtw o certificate s o f insuranc e t o th e City . Th e first show s th e liability coverage Skydiv e ha s for itsel f (^ee City Ex . 32 , attached) . Skydiv e concede s that it ha s n o coverage for

claim s b y jumper s arisin g ou t o f skydivin g accident s {see Motio n t o Strike a t 3) . Th e secon dpurport s t o sho w th e $50,00 0 coverag e skydiver s hav e for themselves , i f

the y are member s o f

th e Unite dState s Parachut e Associatio n ("USPA" ) {see Cit y Ex . 33 , attached). ^

^ Skydiv e ha s no t give n th e Cit y an y reliabl e assuranc e that al l o f Skydive' s jumper s wil l b e member s o f th e USP A an dwil l hav e thi s coverage . An y leas e b y th e Cit y fo r ajum p zon e woul drequir e that Skydiv e obtai n a suitabl e waive r

fromeac ho f

it s jumper s an dtha t

eac ho f it s jumper s b e member s o f th e USP A an dhav e thi s coverage .

(A009212 3 I ) 1) 2Th e City maintain s th e positio n that i t articulate di n it s Rebutta l tha t (a ) i f th e City i s abl e t o procur e liabilit y coverage that attache s a

t th e limit s o f

coverag e that

Skydiv e (o r

it s jumpers ) ca n provide , th e Cit y woul dente r int o aleas e withSkydive , provide dSkydiv e agree s t o pa y for th e incrementa l cost s o f

insuranc e attributabl e onl y t o Skydive' s activitie s at th e Airport ; an d(b ) i f th e City i s unabl e t o procur e suc hcoverage , th e City wil l no t permi t Skydiv e t o operat e ajum p zon e at th e Airport

becaus e th e City ha s n o obligatio n t o assum e uninsurabl e risk s associate d withinherentl y dangerou s tenan t activitie s {see Rebutta l a t 6-8) . Conclusion . Fo r al l o f thes e reasons , th e FA A shoul dden y Skydive' s Motion t o Strike an dgran t Skydiv e n o relie f Respectfiill y submitted , Scott P . Lewi s Christin e M . Griffi n ANDERSO N & KREIGE RLL P On e Cana l Park , Suit e 20 0 Cambridge , MA 0214 1 T : 617.621.650 0 F : 617.621.666 0 slewis@andersonkreiger.co m cgriffin@andersonkreiger.co m Coimse l for

Responden t Novembe r

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