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Charles M. rinkel, 5BN 101673 

KLftGANA, CATHCAKT i MCCARTHY 

1801 Avenue of the Stars, 3te. 600 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

310.553.6630 - 310.407.2295 (Fax) 

Attorney tor Respondent(s) 

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. ^ 7 2010 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, D.C 

in Lhe MaLLar oL": 

ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS, LLC, 

Respondent 

FAA DOCKET NO. CP10ALOOO2 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

DMS No. FAA 2010-0621 

Judge: 

Honorabl e Richar d c . cioodw-ln 

ANSWER TO COMPIAIWT 

Respondenc, ORIGINA L PKODUCiiONS, LLC, by and through its 

attorney of record, and pursuant, l a 14 CFP. §13.209, hereby 

,nriTiiMRr."i t-.hR Complaint o f i-he FedF^ral A^riation Administration 

dflLcrd July 2 , 2 010. 

A.-s I" p^r-.ln n'.irnbi=rRH. pn.Ta.g-raph of the. Complaint, Respondent 

an.fswer,? a? f o.l.l.ciw,'?: 

1. Deny. 

2. Deny. 

3. Deny. 

4. Admit t-.hat T.,ithium B&LLeriea are identified under the 

Hazardous Materials Table. 

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AtJSWLK TO COMFLAINT 

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5. AdmiL that Life Saving Appliances, SGI I Inflating, are 

iHp,Til,.-i.tied under the Hazardous Marerials Taln.lR. 

6. DPTiy, 

7. Admit thai "Alcoholic Beverages" are Identified urirJer the 

Hei^ardoui? Materials T^ble. 

6. Deny. 

9. Deny. 

10. Dcny11. Dcny12. Deny. 

13. Deny. 

14. Deny. 

15. Dsny. 

16. Dsny. 

17. Deny. 

18. Deny, 

19. Deny. 

20. D«;iy. 

21. Deny. 

Respondiint further dtnie.'i each and every vlolarion of Inw as 

stated in paragr.^phs (a) through (v) . 

AS affirmative defenses, Respondent alleges as follow.?; 

For a F1 r.qt Affirmative Defense; 

The rir.tions as alleged in the Complaint were in far.t rflrried 

out by a. third party who was not employed by Respandent, hut 

rather waii acting as an indspendent contractor. 

ANSWER TO COMPLAINT 
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For Q Second AttirmBtive Defense: 

The Complaint fails to set i'Orth facts to support a civil 

penalty in the amount of $195,000. 

For a Third Affirma_tivc_pe_fen_3e: 

A civil penalty in the amount of ?195,000 is not appropriate 

in this case. 

For a Third_Affirmative_Defen3e: 

Respondent had no knowledge of any violations of Hazardous 

Material Regulations, and did not ratify any conduct of others 

wh.lch would make it liable for civil penalties. 

for a Fourth Affirmative Defense: 

In the event it is determined that violations or Hazardous 

Material Rogulatione did in fact occur, mitigating circumstances 

exist eo a to warrant either no civil penalty, or ar the very 

least, a civil penalty much less than the ?195,000.00 soughr. by 

Che Complaint. 

For a Fifth Affirinatlve DefenseThe revenues earned by Respondent in conjunction with the 

activities to which the alleged violations occurred amount to 

only approximately 350,000, malcing the sanction of .•;"; 19.5,000 

unnecessarily and unreasonably burdensome, oppressive, and 

unconstitutional. 

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WHEREFORE, Respondent respectfully requests that there, be no 

penalty assessed against Respondent. Alternatively, if 

violations are found to have occurred for which Re.?pondent i.s 

l.ia.blf!;, that the penalty DC significantly reduced. 

MAGZ\5lA, CATHCABT,^^-^Ci7ARTHY 

DAT ED:^2/-/fe> 

CHARLES M. FINKEL 

Attorney for Re.'^pondent 

ANSWER TO COMPLAINT 
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gROOF OF SERVICE 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LO.^ ANGFLE.5 

1 am ertiployed in the County of Lns Angeles, State of 

Cal .i..r'nrnla. I am over the age of IR and not a party to Lhrs 

with-i.n action; my bu.iTneas address is 1601 Avenue of the .stars, 

Suite <i00, Los Angele.q, California 90057-.bg.0t). 

On July 21, 2010, i .^etr^ad the forogoinq document described 

as: ANSWER TO COMPLAINT 

on all interested parlies in this action by placing true copies 

thereof enclo.^pri in sealed envelope (s) addressed as followa: 

SEE ATTACHED MAILING LIST 

[X] BY MAIL; i sm "readily lamiliar" with the firm'.-i practice of 

collection and p.rnrep.si.ng correspondence for mailing. Under 

that practice, it would be deposited Kith the U.S. pn.stal 

.service on that same H^y with postage thereon fully prepaid 

Rt Los Angeles, California in the ordinary course of 

bu.-^lneaB. I am aware that n n motion nf the party served, 

np.r\r\c:e is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or 

postage, meter date i ^ morp than one day after date of 

lippo.siL for mailing in affidavit. 

t ] BY JTAX: In addition, if a chec)<. mark is placed next to a FA>f 

number, I caused all page.'S of the above-entitled document (a) 

l.ci hp ,?enL to the recipient (s) noted via electronic tran.'sfcr 

(K.AX) at the respective fax numbers Indicated above. 

[ ] BX PERSONAL SERVICE: If an a.?tcri..•^^ is placed before any 

name, I delivered such envelope by hand to the recipient 

noted. 

Executed on July 21, 2010, at Los Angelas, California. 

fX] jS.tat*: 1 decl.ii.rF under penalty of perjury under the laws o± 

the fStatG of California that the above .1^ true and correct. 

I 1 Federal: I declare that I am employed in the office of a 

member of the bar of thi.' 

service was made. 

Charles H/'Finlcpl 
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MAILING LIST 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, SW 

Wilbur mrighi: Building 

-Suite 2W1000 

Wa.shington, DC 20591 

Attn: Hearing Dockel; Clerk, AGC-^30 

(Certified Mail - Return Receipt Requested) 

(Original and One Copy) 

Nrinmi. T.'^pdfl, F.'sq. 

Lierr c Creen, F.sq. 

Ot-fic e n f th p Regiona l Counse l 

H.U. BOX 9<iUU7 

Los Angele."^, CA 90009-2007 

(Copy) 

The Honorable R.i.clM.rri C. Goodwin 

OflicG of Hearing.^, M-2U 

1200 New J'ftr.'=iey Aveni.i(?, fl.tl. 

East Building Ground floor 

Room F12-320 

Washington, DC 2 05 90 

(Copy) 

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