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containing the petition with FedEx on Friday, September 3, 1999.
C. FedEx Procedures for “Hold Saturday” Service
FedEx offers standard overnight service and priority
overnight service. Both of these services guarantee delivery the
next business day for items sent from Nashville to Washington,
D.C.
According to terms stated on the back of the recipient’s
copy of the September 3 airbill, the sender (i.e., Reynolds)
agreed to be subject to the FedEx service guide. The FedEx
service guide states that if a package is marked “Hold Saturday”,
FedEx will hold it for Saturday pickup by the recipient at a
FedEx location specified by the sender.
Reynolds addressed the September 3 airbill to the Tax Court;
he did not specify a FedEx office to hold the item. The FedEx
service guide states that a sender who wants a package to be held
for pickup must write on the airbill the address of the FedEx
location where the package is to be held. The airbill attached
to the September 3 envelope states below the lines on which the
sender writes the address of the recipient: “(To ‘HOLD’ at FedEx
location, print FedEx address here)”. Even though Reynolds used
the Tax Court address (instead of a FedEx location), FedEx
treated the envelope petitioner sent on September 3 as a “hold at
location” shipment and did not deliver it.
The FedEx service guide states that Saturday “hold at
location” service is not available for items sent by standard
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