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e o f materia l fac t and th e Complainan t i s entitle d t o a motio n lo r decisio na s a matte r o f law . T nsuppor t o f thi s motio n th e Complainan t state s th e following : T . INTRODUCTION I n sectio n 11 , paragrap h1 , o f it s complaint , th e FA A allege. s tha i : ''O no r abou t Jul y9 , 2009 , Federa l Expres s Corporatio n db a FedE xExpres s (FedEx) , a Federa l Ai r RegulatJ.on s Par t 12 1 ai r carrie r Ll- ^ C.F.R . § § 121. 1 et.scq. J whic h transport s hazardou s material s aboar d aircraft , knowingl y improperl yaccepte d a one-piec e shipmen t fromJudi.L hA . Osbor ntha t containe d hazardou s material s unde r Fedl^ x Expres s 2Da yAi r

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Anthon yHuitt , Swee t Springs , MO. " (Se e FAA' s Complaint , section , II , para . 1. ) Th e shipmen t involve d wa s on e 12-vol t ^'Inter.stat e Marine/R V Dee p Cycl e Battery. " Thi s batter yi s a n electri c storag e batter y containin g batter ye. l ectro. l yt e (acid ) an d i s a regulate d hazardou s materia l unde r t^ e Departmen t o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (HMR ) Hazardou s Material s Tabl e (4 9 C.F.R . § § 172.101) . Th e prope r shippin g nam e fo r tiii s batter yi s Battery , wet , fille d wit hacid . Thi s hazardou s materia l i s i n Hazar d Clas s 8 (Corrosive) . It s assigne d identiticatio n numbe r o f UN779 4 an d Packin g Grou p II I (PGI T performanc e standard s whe n offere d fo r ai r shipment) . Th e prope r labe l i s "CORROSIVE".' ' Thi s batter yweigh s approximatel y 5 5 pounds . Apictur e o l th e batter yi n thi s shipmen t i s attache d t o thi s motion . (.Se e Exhibi t A) . Di d FedE xknowingl yaccep t th e batter yfro mJudit hOsborn , th e shipper ? I n sectio n II , paragrap h6 o f it s cornplaint , th e FA Aassert s th e following : '^Ms . Osbor n declare d t o FedE xemploye e K , Korto. l tha t th e ope n packag e containe d a 'battery' . Ms . Korto l faile c t o pur.<;u e informatio n ooncerning . th e content s o f th e packag e i norde r t o determin e whethe r hazardou s material s wer e bein g improperl yoffered. " I nit s answer , FedE xdenie s tha t th e shippe r "declared " th e content s o f th e package , an d specifi.call ydenie s tha t any statemen t o f th e shippe r wa s sufficien t t o shif t th e burde n t o FedE xt o mak e additiona l inquir yregardin g th e contents.' '

II . STANDAR D FO RSUMMAR YJUDGMEN T Unde r Rul e 218(f)(5 ) o f Lh e FA ARule s o f Procedur e i n Civi l Penalt yActions , (1 4 C.F.R . § J 3.21 8 (f ) (5) , a n administrativ e la wjudg e ca n deci.de a cas e a s a matte r o f la wI f th e movin g part yca n sho wtha t ther e i s n o genuin e issu e o C materia l fac t remainin g t o b e resolved . I n considerin g whethe r an yIssue s remain , th e judg e ca n conside r Lh e pleading s an d an y depositions , answer s t o interrogatories , admissions , o r matter s tha t th e judg e ha s officiall ynotice d durin g th e cours e o f th e proceeding .

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Rul e 218(f)(5 ) o f th e I'A ARule s o f Procedur e i n Civi l Penalt yActions , (1 4 C.F.R . § 1.3.218(f)(5 ) Motio nfo r decision , i s patterne d afte r th e summar yjudgmen t procedur e se t fort ha t Rul e r) 6 o f th e Federa l Rule s o f Civi l Procedure . Dcbr aPari s v . VA , EEO C Documenr
. No
. 01.95331 1 (1991)
. I n Pari s th e cour t explaine d that : Th e [Inile d State s .Supreme Cour t ha s state d tha t summar yjudgmen t i . s appropriat e wher e th e adjudicato r determine s tha t n o genuin e issue s c f materia l fac t exist.s , a s governe d b yth e applicabl e substantiv e law. . Anderso nv . Lijbert yLobby , Inc. , 4C 6 U.S
. 242 , 25 5 (1986)
. A n issu e i s genuin e i f th e evidenc e I s suc h tha t a reasonabl e fact-tinde r coul d fin d i n favo r o f th e non-movin g party . Olive r v . Diqlta lEcpjlp
. Corp. , 84 6 F.2 d103 r

10 5 (1^ ^Cir
. 1986)
. (Pari.'=i , a t p . 2)
. Th e part yopposin g summar yjudgmen t ma yno t merel yalleg e i.n a genera l o r conclusiv e fashio n tha t issue s o f fac t exis t o r migh t exist . Fed . R . Civ . P . 56(e) ; Brag g v , Navista r Tni/ 1 Transp
. Corp. , 16 4 F.3 d313 , 31 8 (!'• " Cir
. 1.998)
. Instead , t o avoi d summar yjudgment , th e rion-movan t mu.s t se t fort h".specifi c fact s showin g tha t ther e i s a genuin e issu e fo r trial. " Fed , R . Civ . P . 56(e) ; Bec k

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. " Adisput e abou t a materia l fac t i s ^genuine ' onl yI f a reasonabl e jur ycoul d rende r a verdic t fo r th e non-movin g part y'i f th e recor d a t tria l wer eident ica lt o t h erecor dcompile di nth e^^immar yjudgmen t proceeding
. '" " Gritfi nv . Cit yo t Milwaukee , 1 4 F.'3 d9,24 , 82 1 ('/''•^Cir
. 1996)
. A s furthe r explaine d below , ther e ar e n o genuin e issue s o f materia ] fac t i n thi s cas e tha t nee d t o b e decide d bya fac t finde r an d motio n fo r decisio n shoul d b e grante d i n favo r o f th e th e t'AA . III . 5;TATEMEN T O F FACT. ? T O WHIC H THER E i S N O GENUIN E DISPUT E i . Cas e .Statu s O n Apri l 29 , 2010 , Responden t Federa l Expre.y s Corporatio n wa s advise d throug ha fina l Notic e o f Propose d Civi l Penalt y tha t th e FAApropose d t o asses s a civi l penalt yi n th e amoun t o f .'jas , 125.00 , O n Ma y10 , 2010 , th e FA Areceive d a cop yo f Respondent' s writte n reques t to r a hearing .07/22/201 0 15:3 0 FA X202493514 2 FA A* DM S gl004/02 5

11 . Fact s Allege d 1 . O no r abou t Jul y9 , 2000 , Federa l Expres s Corporatio n db a FedE xExpres s (FedEx) , a Federa l Ai r Regulation s Par t 12 1 ai r carrie r f1 4 C.F.R . f5§ 121. 1 et.seq. ] whic htransport s hazardou s material s aboar d aircraf t accepte d a one-piec e shipmen t fro m Judit hA
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e shipmen t contained , i n part , on e 12-vol t "Interstat e Marinc/R V

Dee p Cycl e Battery. " Lea d aci d batterie s ar e regulate d unde r th e Departmen t o f Tran.sportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations . 3 . Th e non-.specificatio n liberboar d bo xcontainin g th e above

reference d shipmen t di d no t exhibi t an yidentificatio n marking s o r label s t o indicat e th e presenc e o f th e batter yinsid e th e box . 4 . Th e .shipmen t wa s no t acconipanie d b ya Shipper'.• a Certificatio n o r Declaratio n o f Dangerou s Goods . 5 . Th e shipmen t wa s no t accompanie d b yshippin g paper s tha t describe d th e hazardou s material s an d provide d emergenc y respons e i.nformation , includin g a 24-hou r emergenc yrespons e telephon e number . 6 . FedE xaccepte d th e above-retcrence d shipment , an d o n Jul y 9-TO , 2009 , transporte d Lh e shipmen t fro mTyle r Texa s t o Allianc e Airport , For t Worth , Texas . Th e shipmen t wa s transporte d b ygroun d onl yan d di d no L ente r th e ai r transportatio n system . 1 . Th e above-reference d shipmen t wa s pulle d fro m transportatio n whe n FedE xpersonne l a t th e AF Wcarg o facilit y discovere d tha t th e packag e wa s leakin g batter yaci d durin g th e sor t process . 8 . Electri c storag e batterie s containin g batter yelectrolyt e (acid ) ar e a regulate d hazardou s materia l unde r th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulation s Hazardou s Material s Tabl e [4 9 C.F.R . § § V72.1011 . Th e prope r shippin g nam e i s Battery , wet , fille d wit hacid . Thi s ha7ardou s materia l i s i nHazar d Clas s 8 (Corros i ve) , an d i t ha s a n assigne d identificatio n numbe r o f UN279 4 an d Packin g Grou p il l (P GI I07/22/201 0 15:3 0 FA X202493514 2 FA A* DM S gl005/02 5

performanc e standard s whe noffere d fo r ai r shipment) . Th e prope r labe l i s "CORROSIVE. " IV . ARGUMENT S AN D AUTHORITIE S I nth e Complaint , th e FA Aallege s tha t Respondent , Federa l Expre.'5 S Corporatio n ("Re.spondent" ) violate d certai n provision s o f th e Hazardou s Material s Regulation s (HMR)(4 9 C.F.R . § § 17 1 et.seq.)
. Specifically , th e FAAallege s tha t Responden t violate d sectio n 175.30(a ) [4 9 C.F.R . § 175..30(a)] , by "acceptin g a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n aboar d a n aircraf t withou t ensurin g th e hazardou s materia l i s describe d an d certifie d o n a shippin g pape r prepare d i n duplicat e i n accordanc e wit hpar t 17 2 o f thi s subchapte r an d i s marke d an d labele d i n accordanc e wit hsubpart s D an d E o f par t 172. " Fo r violatio n o f thi s regulation , th e FAAseek s a civi l penalt yo f .?28,125.00 . I norde r for. a part yt o b e culpabl e unde r section , 175.30(a) , the ymus t ac t "knowingly, " Unde r sectio n 5123(a ) o f th e Federa l ha^.ardou s material s transportatio n la w(4 9 u.S. C § 5123(a)) , a per-.s-o n tha t knowingl yviolate s thi s chapte r o r a regulatio n o r orde r issuer ] unde r thi s chapte r i s "liabl e t o th e Unite d -State s Governmen t fo r a civi l penalt yo f no t le-is s tha n ?25 0 [$45 0 fo r trainin g violations] , no r greate r tha n $50,00 0 [$100,00 0 i f death , seriou s illness , sever e injury , o r substantia l propert ydamag e results ] fo r eac hviolatio n o f 4 9 U.S.C . § 510 1 et . seq. , o f th e Federa l hay.ardou s material s tran.3porcatio n law , o r an yregulatio n prescribe d unde r thi.< s statu e i n th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n Hazardou s Material s Regulations. " Th e ultimat e factua l determinatio n t o b e mad e i s whethe r Responden t acte d "knowingly. " Sectio n 5123(a ) define s "knowingly " a. s follows :

" Aperso n act s knowingl ywhen

- (a ) th e perso n ha s actua l knowledg e o f th e fact s givin g ris e t o th e violation ; o r (b ) a reasonabl e perso n actin g i n th e circumstance s an d exercisin g reasonabl e car e woul d hav e tha t knowledge. " Rcspondeti t file d it s answe r o n Jul y9 , 2010 . I n it s answer . Responden t "denie. s tha t i t knowingl yimproperl yaccepte d fro mJudit hA . Osbor n a one-piec e shipmen t containin g dangerou s07/22/201 0 15:3 0 FA X202493514 2 FA A* DM S @l00G/02 5

goods/)idzardou. s materials . RO-Sponden t admit s th e remainin g allegation s containe d i n lectio n I T (1 ) o f th e complaint. " (Se e Ai'iswer , .Sectio n II , Paragrap h1. ) Responden t "specificall y denie s knowledg e o f th e content s o f Lh e packag e a t th e tim e o f acceptance. " Responden t admit s th e "allegation. ^ containe d i n Sectio nI I (2 ) o f th e Complaint. " (.Se c Answer , Sectio n II , Paragrap h2. ) Re.'Sponden t admit s th e allcgatioa s containe d i n Sectio n I I (3 ) o f Ch e Complaint . Responden t state s furthe r tha t "no t al l batterie s ar e regulate d a s dangerou s goods/hazardou s material s tha t woul d requir e identificatio n marking s o r label s t o indicat e thei r presenc e insid e o f a box , an d th e shiippe r di d no t provid e an yidentificatio n marking s o r label s o n th e bo xt o indicat e th e presenc e o f regulate d dangerou s goods/hazardou s materials. " (Se e Answer , Sectio n II , Paragrap h3. ) Responden t admit s th e allegation s containe d i n Sectio n I I (4 ) o f th e Complaint . Re.sponden t state s byfurthe. c answe r tha t "th e shippe r di d no t provid e a D C Shipper' s Declaratio n fo r Dangerou s Good s o r an yothe r paperwor k t o indicai'. e th e packag e containe d dangerou s goods, " (Se e Answer , Secti.on Ii , Paragrap h 4. ) Similarly , th e Responden t admit s th e allegation s i n Sectio n I I (5 ) o f th e Complaint . Responden t state s b yfurthe r answe r tha t "th e shippe r di d no t provid e a D GShipper' s Declaratio n fo r Dangerou s Good s o r anyothe r indicatio n tha t th e informatio n describe d i n Sectio n I I (5 ) o f th e Complain t woul d b e require d fo r thi s shipment. " (Se e Answer , Sectio n II , Paragrap h5. ) I nrespons e t o .Sectio n II , paragrap h6 o t th e complaint , Responden t state s that :

"no t al l batterie s ar e regulate d a s dangerou s goods / hazardou s materials . Responden t furthe r state s tha t th e shippe r bear s th e complianc e burde n t o properl y classify , identify , package , mark , label , an d declar e a shipmen t a s dangcrou. s goods/hazardou s materials , an d th e shippe r di d no t provid e an yindicatio n tha t th e shipmen t containe d regulate d dangerou s goods / hazardou s materials . Responden t denie s tha i th e shippe r Meclared ' th e content s o f T.h e package , an d specificall ydenie s tha t an ystatemen t wa s sufficien t t o shif t th e burde n t o th e Responden t t o mak e additiona l inquir yregardin g th e contents. " (Se e Answer , Sectio n 11 , Paragrap h6. )07/22/201 0 15:3 0 FA X202493514 2 FA A DM S 0007/02 5

I n.Sectio n II , paragrap h7 , Responden t admit s th e allegations . Responden t set s fortVi furthe r c l a cilicatiox i b y statin g tha t "th e shipmen t wa s transporte d b ygroun d onl yan d di d no t ente r th e ai r transportatio n system. " (Se e Answer , Sectio nII , Paragrap h7. ) I n Sectio n II , paragrap hB , Responden t denie s "knowledg e o f th e exten t o f damag e t o th e oute r packaging. " Responden t admit s th e remainin g allegation s i n Sectio n 11 , paragrap h8 o f th e complaint , bu t supplemen- S it s respons e b ystatin g tha t i t "followe d al l rule s an d regulation s i nnotifyin g th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n o f th e shipment. " (Se e An.swer , Sectio n II , Paragrap h8. ) Responden t denie s th e allegation s se t fort hi n Sectio n IT , paragrap h9 o f th e complaint . Responden t admit s th e allegation s se t fort hi n Sectio n ii , paragrap h1 0 o f th e complaint . I t supplement s it s answe r b ystatin g tha t "th e shippe r di d no t provid e an yindicatio n tha t Lh e shipmen t containe d regulate d dangerou s goods/hazardou s materials. " (Se e Answer , Sectio n II , Paragraph s 9 , 10) . Finally , Responden t denie s i n Sectio n III , paragrap h1 , Sectio nIII , paragrap h2 , Seel , io n IV , paragrap h1 , Sect.ior ] iv , p a r:agrap

h2 , an d al l othe r allegation s no t specificall y addressed . VI . ANALYSI S Th e fact s i n thi s cas e sho wtha t FedE xacte d knowingl y becaus e i L possesse d actua l an d constructiv e knowledg e whe n i t accepte d th e shipmen t o f th e batter yfro mJudit hA . Osborn . Th e 12^vol t "Interstat e Marine/R V Dee p Cycl e Battery " weigh s approximatel y5 5 pounds . Th e pictur e o f th e batter yi s attache d a s Exhibi t A . O n Jul y9 , 2009 , Ms . Osbor n too k th e batter yi n a nope n FedE xho xt o th e FedE xoutstatio n i n Tyler , Texas . I n he r handwritte n statemen t whic hwa s provide d byhe r t o Lh e FA A durin g th e investigatio n o f thi s inciden t sh e .sLates :

" I drov e t o th e mai n office , place d th e batter y& charge r i n th e bo x& carrie d i t inside . Th e bo xwa s no t closed . Th e cler k weighe d Lh e bo x(5 5 pounds) . Sh e looke d i n th e box . Close d th e bo x& tape d i t o n bot hend s wit hhe r rol l o f clea r packagin g tape . Sh e sai d 'I t woul d probabl yb e cheape r t o jus t bu ya ne w battery.'.. . I sai d ' I didn' t kno wanybod ywoul d actuall yshi p a battery. ' 5-lh e sai d 'Oh , i t wil l b e okay . W e shi p the mai l th e time.' "07/22/201 0 15:3 0 FA X202493514 2 FA A^ DM S @|008/02 5

Aful l cop yo f Ms . O.^born' s handwritte n statemen t i s attache d t o thi s motio n an d marke d a s Exhibi t B . Acop yo f th e damage d FedE xbo xwhic hcontaine d th e leakin g batter yi s attached , an d marke d a s Exhibi t C . O nJul y9 , 200 9 Ms . Osborn e presente d th e batter yan d a batter ycharge r place d insid e FedE xbo xwit hth e flap s o f th e bo xope n t o FedJ^ xSenio r Servic e Agen t Kare n Korbol , M.^ . Korbo l weighe d th e batter yan d tape d th e bo xshut.' ' Th e shipmen t wa s offere d fo r FedE x"2"^ ^ Da yService " an d wa s move d vi a moLo r carrie r a t FedEx' s option" . Ms . Korbo l i s familia r wit hth e transportatio n o f hazardou s materials . Acop yo f hf:: r hazardou s materia l trainin g record s ar e attache d t o thi s motio n an d marke d a s Fxhibi t F' ^ . Ms . Korbo l sa wth e battery , weighe d i t an d tape d i t insid e th e box . Thi s conduc t constitute s actua l knowledge . FedE xha d constructiv e knowledg e too . We t cel l batterie s ar e commonl yknow n i n th e industr ya s hazardou s materials . Ms . Korbo l hear d th e wor d "battery. " Althoug hther e ar enumerou s kind s o f batterie s i n th e industry , al l batterie s regulate d b y th e hazardou s materia l regulations , contai n th e wor d "battery " a. s par t o t thei r £)rope r shippin g name . FcdE xan d L''edE

xSenio r Servic e Agen t Kare n Korbo l faile d t o provid e servic e wit hth e highes t degre e o f care . A s a n ai r carrie r Fedtl xi s require d t o rende r servic e t o th e publi c wit h th e highes t degre e o f care. ^ Ahighe r degre e o f car e i s als o require d o f thos e handlin g dangerou s o r toxi c materials. ' Judg e Burto n S . Kolk o make s thi s poin t emphaticall yclea r wit hthes e words : "Thos e wh o dea l wit hhazardou. s material s a s a matte r o f Course , moreover , ar e expecte d t o hav e a leve l o f expertis e commensurat e wit hthei r position . The yar e charge d wit h recognizin g an d handlin g dangerou s good s i n th e exercis e o f o f car e reasonabl e fo r thei r position . Se e 4 0 C.F.R
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. Ms . Korbo l als o ha s ha d numerou s course s o n hazardou s materials . Therefore , recognizin g a we t cel l batter yshoul d hav e bee n obviou s becaus e th e bo xwa s open . I n he r statement , Ms . Korbo l says , " 1 jus t wasn' t payin g clos e enoug hattention. " Unfortunately , whe n th e degre e o f car e decreases , th e ris k t o publi c safet yincreases . VII . CIVI L PENALT Y Respondent , throug hit s act s an d failur e t o ac t i s liabl e t o th e Unite d State s fo r a civi l pena l t yfo r th e ;=;ections o f th e hazardou s materia l regulation s cite d b yth e FA Ai n it s Complaint . Unde r sectio n HI . CitaLion.< ; o l th e FAA' s complaint , th e FA Acite s th e followin g regulator yprovisions : "Sectio n 175..3[4 9 C.F.R . § 175.3J , b yacceptin g fo r transportatio n an d transportin g aboar d a n aircraf t a hazardou s materia l tha t i s no t prepare d fo r shipmen t i naccordanc e wit hthi s subchapter. " "Sectio n 175.30(a)[4 9 C.F.R . § 175.30(a)] , b yacceptin g a hazardou s materia l fo r transportatio n aboar d a n aircraf t withou t ensurin g th e hazardou s materia ] i s describe d an d certifie d o n a shippin g pape r prepare d i n duplicat e i n accordanc e wit hpar t 17 2 o f thi s subchapte r an d i s marke d an d labele d i n accordanc e wit hsubpart s D an d E o f par t 1 7 2."' ^ Th e civi l penalt ysough t i s $28,125.0 0 fo r imprope r acceptance- . Th e maximu mcivi l penalt yfo r thi s violatio n i s $32,500.00 . Unde r sectio n 5123(c ) o f th e Federa l hazardou s material s transportatio n law , th e FAAmus t conside r certai n factor s whe n establishin g a propose d civi l penalty . Sectio n 5123(c ) (1 ) direct s th e agenc yt o cofi.sider "th e nature , circumstances , exten t an d gravit yo f ttie violatioa, " Sectio n 5123(c ) (2 ) States : "wit hrespec t t o th e violator , th e degre e o f

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No
. CP10SW000 7 (Civi ] Penall yAotion ) Ihereb yc^erLil ytha t o nthi s date , Thav emaile dvi a I'edera lExpres s on © cop yo f Complainant' s Motio nFo r Decisio n addresse da s follows :

ALtention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building-Suit e 2W100 0 Federa l Aviatio n Adrninistratio n 80 0 IndGpendenc:: e Avenue , S.W . Washington , DC 2059 1
Lfurthe r certif ytha t o n th d . s date , i hav e maile d vi a Federa l Expres- s a norigina l o f Complainant' s Motio nFo r Decisio n addre.s.se

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Th e Honorabl e Richar d C . Goodwi n Adm.ihiiiLrativ eLa

w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenu e S.E . East
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. Cynthi aChandler-Sncl l Senio r Attorne y federa lFxpress , Corporatio n Lega lDepartmen t 362 0Hack s Cros s Roa d Buildin g B , 3''' ^F ] oo r Memphis , Tennesse e38125-880 0 TEL : (901 ) 434-863 2 FA X(901 ) 434-828 3

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Regio n For t Worth , Texa s 76153-000 7 Voice : (817 ) 222-507 4 Fax : (017 ) 222-509 2 

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