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I N TH E MATTE R O F PRECISIO N DISPLAY S AN D TOOL S FA A DOCKE

T NO
. CP09AL000 8 (Civi l Penalt

y Proceeding )
DM S NO
. FAA-2009-073 3

COMPLAINANT' S FIRS T SE T OF REQUEST S FO R ADMISSION , INTERROGATORIES , AN D REQUEST S FO R PRODUCTIO N O F DOCUMENT S To : Rober

t Persekian , Owne

r Precisio n Display s and Tool s Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R
. § 13.220 , th e Complainant , by an d throug h it s Regiona

l Counsel , request s tha

t you , by Jun e 14 , 2010 , mak e th e requeste d admissions , answe r th e following interrogatorie s unde

r oath , and identif

y and produc e th e requeste d document s fo r inspectio n an

d copyin g a t th e Office of

th e Regiona

l Counsel , Alaska

n Regio n FAA , 22 2 W
. 7 * Avenue , Box 14 , Anchorage , Alaska99513-7587
. Thes e request s ar

e deeme d continuing , an

d an y informatio n secure d afte

r answerin g and/or supplyin g th e requeste d answer s or documents/item s i s t

o b e supplie d by supplementa l productio n pursuan

t t o § 13.220(i ) o f

th e Rule s of

Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalt

y Actions
. B E ADVISED tha

t 1 4 C.F.R
. § 13.220(1)(1 ) states , " A party' s failur e to respon d to a reques t fo r admission , i

n writin g an

d signe d b y th e attorney o

r th e party , no t

late r tha n 3 0 day s afte r servic e o f th e request , i s deeme d a

n admissio n o f

th e trut h o f th e statemen

t or statement s containe d in th e reques t

fo r admission. " DEFINITION S 1
. "Documents " means , regardles s of origi n or location , an

y handwriting , note , letter , manual , memorandum , record , report , statement , study , drawing , sketch , photograph , telegram , telex , o r message , whethe

r reported , transcribed , punched , taped , filmed o r graphically represente d in an

y maimer , or

materia l o f an y kind i n th e possessio n o f

subject t o th e contro l of

, or within th e knowledg e of

. Responden

t and/or hi s employees , agents , consultants , or experts .2
. "Identify " and/o r "state th e identit

y o f wit h referenc e t

o individual s mean s stat

e the name , curren

t o r las t know n address , employer , and jo b descriptio n or title , and telephon e number
. 3
. "Identif

y al l documents " mean s stat e th e dat e and author

imles s apparent

fro mth e document
. 4
. A s liste d herein , singula r pronoun s als o include th e plxoral
. 5
. "You, " "your, " an d "Respondent " a s use d herei n refe r to Precisio n Display s an

d Tools , the Responden

t in thi s matter . REQUEST S FO R ADMISSION Pleas e admi

t th e trut h o f each o f th e following statements : 1
. O n or abou t Ma y 9,2008 , Precisio n Display s an d Tool s use d a

n employee , Lewi s Lourenco , t o offe

r ashipmen

t t o AlaskaAirline s fo

r transportatio n b y air

from Ketchikan , Alaska , to Sa

n Diego , California
. 2
. Th e abov e shipmen

t wa s offere

d t o AlaskaAirline s o n Air Waybil l No
. 02773106434
. 3
. Th e abov e shipmen

t i s describe d o n th e abov e ai r waybil l a s consistin g o f

1 4 piece s wit

h atota l weigh t o f 74 8 pound s and consistin g of tools , ladder , an d totes . 4
. Th e abov e air

waybil l i s marke d to indicat e tha t th e shipmen

t doe s no t contai n dangerou s goods
. 5
. Th e abov e shipmen

t include d aone-quar

t ca n of Surmysid e lacque r thinner , aone-pin

t ca n o f Minwa x Polyshade s stain , thre e 16-ounc e can s o f 3 M Supe r 7 7 multipurpos e adhesive , and two-12-ounc e can s o f Premiu mDeco r spra y paint
. 6
. Surmysid

e lacque r thiimer , Minwa

x Polyshade s stain , 3 M Supe r 7 7 multipurpos e adhesive , an

d PremiumD^co

r spra y pain t ar e all hazardou s material s unde r th e Hazardou s Material s Regulations
. 7
. Th e abov e shipmen

t wa s no t marke d or

labele d i n an y matte r tha t woul d indicat

e tha t i t containe d hazardou s materials
. 8
. Ther e wa s n o shipper' s declaratio n fo r dangerou s good s tha

t wa s submitte d to Alask

a Airline s wdt

h th e abov e ai r

waybill , an

d n o dangerou s good s ar

e identifie d o n th e abov e ai r waybill
.

# r 9
. A

t th e time he offered th e abov e shipment , Lewi s Lourenc o ha d no t receive d the trainin g specified in subpar

t H o f par t 17 2 of th e HM R withi n th e precedin g thre e years , an d he wa s no t workin g unde

r th e direc t supervisio n of

aproperly traine d and knowledgeabl e hazma t employee
. 10
. A t th e time Lewi s Lourenc o offere d th e abov e shipment , Precisio n Display s and Tool s did not hav e arecor

d o f current trainin g fo

r Lewi s Lourenc o tha

t containe d th e information specifie d i n Sectio n 172.704(d ) of th e HMR
.
INTERROGATORIE S AN D REQUEST S FO

R PRODUCTION 1
. Fo r eac h of th e abov e request s fo

r admissio n tha

t yo u d o no t admit , explai n wha

t specific facts o r contention s in eac h statemen t yo u believ e ar

e not true , stat e al l fact s tha

t suppor t you r belief s i n thi s regard , an

d produc e al l document s tha t suppor t thes e beliefs
. 2
. Identif y eac h perso n who myou inten d to call a s awitnes s a t th e hearin g in thi s matter , an d fo r eac h suc h witness , provide asummar y of th e expecte d testimony
. 3
. Fo r eac h perso n identifie d in respons e to Interrogator y No
. 2 , produc e acopy of eac h an d ever y statemen

t made b y tha

t perso n in which th e fact s and circumstance s o f matter s a t issu e in thi s cas e ar

e reference d or

discussed
. 4
. D o you inten d to present an y exper t witnes s testimon

y a t th e hearin g o f

thi s matter ? I

f so , the n provide asynopsi s of eac h exper

t witness ' testimony , stat

e th e ground s fo

r each exper t opinion , and produc e acurriculumvita e fo r eac h exper t witness
. 5
. D o you conten d tha

t Precisio n Display s an

d Tool s lack s th e abilit

y to pa y th e propose d civi l penalty ? I

f so , the n stat

e ever y fac t upon whic h yo

u inten d to rel y a

t th e hearin g in suppor t of thi s contention , an

d produc e acop

y of eac h an d ever y documen

t yo u intend t o introduc e a

t th e hearin g i n thi s matte

r i n suppor t o f thi s contention
. 6
. T o th e exten

t no t encompasse d in you

r respons e t o an y o f th e foregoin g items , identif y an d produc e al l document s upo n which yo u expec t t o rely a t th e hearin g o

r introduc e a s evidenc e i n suppor t o f you r positio n a t th e hearin g i

n thi s matter . Requeste d thi s 12" " da

y o f Ma y 2010
. HOWAR

D L
. MARTIN , JR Regiona l Counsel

Gler mH
. Brown Senio r Attorne yCERTIFICAT E O F SERVICE Re : Precisio n Display s and Tool s FA A Docke t No
. CP09AL000 8 DM S No
. FAA-2009-073 3 I hereby certif

y tha t o n thi s date I hav e serve d acop y of th e COMPLAINANT' S FIRS T SE T OF REQUEST S FO R ADMISSION , INTERROGATORIES , AN D REQUESTS FO R PRODUCTIO N O F DOCUMENT S b y postage-prepaid , certifie d mail , retur n receip t requeste d an d facsimile to th e following : Th e Honorabl e Richar

d C
. Goodwi n Offic e o f Hearings , M-20 ; U.S
. Departmen

t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jersey Avenue , S.E
. Eas t Buildin g Ground Floor , RoomEl2-32 0 Washington , DC 2059 0 FAX : (202)366-753 6 Rober t Persekian , Owne

r Precisio n Display s an

d Tool s 155 5 Alu mRoc k Avenue , Suit

e 2 0 Sa n Jose , C A 9511 6 FAX : (408)251-799 0 I furthe r certif y tha t o n thi s dat

e I hav e serve d th e origina

l an d tw o copie s o f

th e COMPLAINANT' S FIRS T SE T O F REQUEST S FO R ADMISSION , INTERROGATORIES , AN D REQUEST S FO R PRODUCTIO N O F DOCUMENT S b y postage-prepaid , certifie d mail , retur n receip t requeste d and facsimile , addresse d a s follows : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W
. Washington , DC 2059 1 Attention : Hearin g Docket Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit

e 2 W1000 FAX : (202)493-502 0 

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