# CARL FRANCKA SR D/B/A/ AREA PEST CONTROL, AND DON FRANCKA
> **Judicial** · FY1992 · — · Litigated With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `44573`
- **Case Number:** 07-1992-0432
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $500
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CARL FRANCKA D/B/A AREA PEST CONTROL (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON NOVEMBER 27, 1990, THE EPA (REGION 7) FILED AN            ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST THE RESPONDENTS/DEFENDANTS, ALLEGING VIOLATION OF SECTION 12(A)(2)(G) AND FIFRA, THEY    APPLIED THE PESTICIDE DURSBAN TC TERMINICIDE CONCENTRATE, TO A HOME IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI.  THE AFOREMENTIONED        PESTICIDE WAS NOT REGISTERED FOR USE IN MISSOURI.            ON NOVEMBER 28, 1990, THE RESPONDENTS/ DEFENDANTS WERE       PROPERLY AND LEGALLY SERVED WITH THE COMPLAINTS.  NO ANSWER  WAS FILED BY THE PARTIES.  UPON EXPIRATION OF TIME FRO       ANSWERS TO BE FILED, COMPLAINANT EPA MADE A MOTION FOR       DEFAULT ORDER.  THE MOTION(S) WERE SERVED UPON THE PARTIES   ON FEBRUARY 7, 1991.  NO RESPONSE WAS MADE TO THE MOTION.    DEFAULT ORDER GRANTED BY THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR ON MARCH 5, 1991, AND A COPY OF SIAD ORDER RECEIVED BY CARL FRANCKA   ON OR ABOUT MARCH 15, 1991 (WAS NOT ABLE TO SERVE ORDER UPON DONFRANCKA).  THE ORDER IS FOR $500 ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL     PENALTY (THE AMOUNT OF THE COMPLAINT).  LETTERS DEMANDING    PAYMENT OF THE CIVIL PENALTY WAS SENT TO CARL FRANCKA SR ON  NOVEMBER 5, 1991 AND JUNE 24, 1991.  RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT    IGNORED THE LETTERS.  TO DATE NO PART OF THE PENALTY HAS     BEEN PAID.

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