U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v. Sean Fitzgerald
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- Type
- Lead opinion
- Filed
- Oct. 15, 2018
- Case
- United States v. Sean Fitzgerald
- Case status
- Decided
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McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. On August 25, 2016, Talon Air pilot Sean Fitzgerald showed up rip-roaring drunk to the Traverse City, Michigan, airport. Fitzgerald was set to fly that morning, so he went about readying a jet for take-off. He conducted a walk-around safety check before entering the cockpit, where he calibrated the altimeter, programmed the flight-management system, turned on the auxiliary power unit, and requested flight cl…
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