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SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE DELRAY, LLC, D/B/A SCHUMACHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF DELRAY vs FCA US, LLC AND ARRIGO MARGATE, LLC, D/B/A ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM MARGATE, 16-006239 (2016)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 16-006239 Visitors: 6
Petitioner: SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE DELRAY, LLC, D/B/A SCHUMACHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF DELRAY
Respondent: FCA US, LLC AND ARRIGO MARGATE, LLC, D/B/A ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM MARGATE
Judges: MARY LI CREASY
Agency: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Oct. 25, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Latest Update: May 18, 2017
KM_454e-20170518091014

STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES DHSMV Case No. MS-17-651

FINAL ORDER#: HSMV-17-161-MS



SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE

DELRAY, LLC d/b/a SCHUMACHER

DOAH Case Nos. 16-6239

16-6240

CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF

16-6241

DELRAY,

16-6242


16-7600

Petitioner,

16-7601


16-7602

vs.

16-7603

FCA US, LLC AND ARRIGO MARGATE,


LLC d/b/a ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER


JEEP RAM MARGATE,



Respondents.

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FINAL ORDER


This matter came before the Department for entry of a Final Order upon submission of an Order Severing Cases, Closing Files, and Relinquishing Jurisdiction by the Honorable Mary Li Creasy, Administrative Law Judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings, pursuant to Schumacher Automotive Delray LLC's Notice of Dismissal, a copy of which is attached, and incorporated by reference, in this Order.

The Department hereby adopts the Order Severing Cases, Closing Files, and Relinquishing Jurisdiction as its Final Order in this matter.

Accordingly, it is hereby,


ORDERED that this case is CLOSED.


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Filed May 18, 2017 9:34 AM Division of Administrative Hearings


DONE AND ORDERED this

A'-'

day of May, 2017, in Tallahassee, Leon County,


Florida.


Robert Kynoch, bir tor of Motorist Services Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 2900 Apalachee Pkwy

Tallahassee, Florida 32399


Filed with the Agency Clerk in the official records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles this day of May, 2017.


NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS


Judicial review of this Order may be had pursuant to section 120.68, Florida Statutes, in the District Court of Appeal for the First District, State of Florida, or in any other district court of appeal of this state in an appellate district where a party resides. In order to initiate such review, one copy of the notice of appeal must be filed with the Department and the other copy of the notice of appeal, together with the filing fee, must be filed with the appellate court within thirty days of the filing of this order as set out above, pursuant to Rules of Appellate Procedure.


Copies furnished:


Chris Chandler FCA US,LLC

10300 Boggy Creek Road Orlando, Florida 32824


Robert Craig Spickard, Esquire Kurkin Forehand Brandes LLP 105 West Fifth Avenue Tallahassee, Florida 32303

Kevin F. Richardson, Esquire Clyatt, Richardson & Ryan, P.A. 1401 Forum Way

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401


J. Martin Hayes, Esquire Akerman Senterfitt

I06 East College Avenue Tallahassee, Florida 32301


Thomas H. Yardley, Esquire

Law Office of Thomas H. Yardley 1970 Michigan Avenue, Bldg D Cocoa, Florida 32922


Ian D. Coghill, Esquire

Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale, and Dorr 60 State Street

Boston, Massachusetts, 02109 Dealer License File

STATE OF FLORIDA

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS


SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE DELRAY, LLC, d/b/a SCHUMACHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF DELRAY,



vs.

Petitioner,


Case Nos. 16-6239

16-6240

FCA US, LLC AND ARRIGO MARGATE, LLC, d/b/a ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM MARGATE,


Respondents.

/

YARDLEY CAR COMPANY, LLC,

16-6241

16-6242

16-7600

16-7601

16-7602

16-7603



vs.

Petitioner,


Case Nos. 16-6243

16-6244

FCA US, LLC AND ARRIGO MARGATE, LLC, d/b/a ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM MARGATE,

Respondents. _/

16-6245

16-6246

16-7604

16-7605

16-7606

16-7607


ORDER SEVERING CASES, CLOSING FILES, AND RELINQUISHING JURISDICTION


This cause having come before the undersigned on Schumacher Automotive Delray, LLC's Notice of Dismissal, filed May 10, 2017, and the undersigned being fully advised, it is, therefore,


ORDERED that:


1. DOAH Case Nos. 16-6239, 16-6240, 16-6241, 16-6242,

16-7600, 16-7601, 16-7602, and 16-7603 are severed from DOAH

Case Nos. 16-6243, 16-6244, 16-6245, 16-6246, 16-7604, 16-7605,

16-7606, and 16-7607.

  1. The final hearing in DOAH Case Nos. 16-6239, 16-6240, 16-6241, 16-6242, 16-7600, 16-7601, 16-7602, and 16-7603 scheduled for July 31 through August 4, 7 through 11 and 14 through 18, 2017, is canceled . The final hearing in DOAH Case Nos. 16-6243, 16-6244, 16-6245, 16-6246, 16-7604, 16-7605, 16- 7606, and 16-7607 scheduled for July 31 through August 4, 7 through 11 and 14 through 18, 2017, shall take place as scheduled


  2. The files of the Division of Administrative Hearings in

    DOAH Case Nos. 16-6239, 16-6240, 16-6241, 16-6242, 16-7600,

    16-7601, ·16-7602, and 16-7603 are closed. Jurisdiction is

    relinquished to the referring agency.


  3. All future pleadings shall be filed in DOAH Case No. 16-6243, unless the cases are severed.


DONE AND ORDERED this 11th day of May, 2017, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.

MARY LI CREASY

Administrative Law Judge

Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building

1230 Apalachee Parkway

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060

(850) 488-9675

Fax Filing (850) 921-6847 www.doah.state.fl.us


Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 11th day of May, 2017.


COPIES FURNISHED:


William Edward Van Cott Department of Highway Safety

and Motor Vehicles

Neil Kirkman Building, Room A-430 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Mail Stop 61

Tallahassee, Florida 32399 (eServed)

Chris Chandler FCA US, LLC

10300 Boggy Creek Orlando, Florida


Road 32824


Robert Craig Spickard, Esquire Kurkin Forehand Brandes LLP

  1. West Fifth Avenue Tallahassee, Florida 32303 (eServed)


    Joseph R. Gillespie, Agency Clerk Department of Highway Safety

    and Motor Vehicles Room A432, MS02

    2900 Apalachee Parkway

    Tallahassee, Florida 32399 (eServed)


    Kevin F. Richardson, Esquire Clyatt, Richardson & Ryan, P.A. 1401 Forum Way

    West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 (eServed)


    J. Martin Hayes, Esquire Akerman Senterfitt Suite 1200

  2. East College Avenue Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (eServed)


Thomas H. Yardley, Esquire

Law Office of Thomas H. Yardley 1970 Michigan Avenue, Building D Cocoa, Florida 32922

(eServed)


Ian D. Coghill, Esquire

Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale, and Dorr

60 State Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (eServed)

Virginia Gulde, Esquire Nelson, Mullins, Riley,

and Scarborough, LLP Suite 202

3600 Maclay Boulevard South Tallahassee, Florida 32312

{eServed)


John W. Forehand, Esquire Kurkin Forehand Brandes LLP

105 West Fifth Avenue Tallahassee, Florida 32303

{eServed)

STATE OF FLORIDA

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS


SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE DELRAY, LLC d/b/a SCHUMACHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF DELRAY,



vs.

Petitioner, Case No.

16-6239

16-6240

16-6241

16-6242

FCA US LLC, and ARRIGO MARGATE LLC, d/b/a ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM MARGATE,

Respondents. _ /

16-7600

16-7601

16-7602

16-7603


SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE DELRAY. LLC'S NOTICE OF DISMISSAL


Please take notice that Petitioner, Schumacher Automotive Delray, LLC d/b/a Schumacher Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Delray, hereby withdraws its protest to the proposed addition of Arrigo Margate LLC as a new Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and Ram dealer and dismisses the above referenced protests1 with prejudice, with each party to bear its own fees and costs.

Respectfully submitted this 10th day ofMay, 2017.


s/ R. Craig Spickard

R. Craig Spickard Florida Bar No. 721751

Kurkin Forehand Brandes LLP I05 West 5th Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32303

(850) 391-5060

Fax (850) 391-2645

cspickard (a,kfb-law.com


1 For purposes of clarification, this notice of dismissal only applies only to Schumacher Automotive Delray, LLC's protests which are the case numbers specifically identified in the caption to this pleading. The cases arising out of the protests filed by Yardley Car Company, LLC are not being dismissed by way of this notice. Those case numbers are 16-6243, 16-6244, 16- 6245, 16-6246, 16-7604, 16-7605, 16-7606, and 16-7607.


Filed May 10, 201711:02 AM Division of Administrative Hearings

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE


I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been served on May 10, 2017 bye­ mail to: i) Andy Bertron (andy.bertron@nelsonmullins.com); ii) Virginia Gulde (virginia.gulde@nelsonmullins.com); iii) Kevin F. Richardson (Kevin@CRR-Law.com); iv) J. Martin Hayes (martin.hayes@akerman.com); v) Thomas Yardley (statefiling@yardleylaw.net);

vi) William Van Cott (williarnvancott@tlhsmv.gov); vii) Kiara Guzzo (OGCFiling@flhsmv.gov;)

viii) Robert Cultice (Robert.cultice@wilmerhale.com); ix) Felicia Ellsworth (Felicia.ellsworth@wilmerhale.com); x) Ian Coghill (ian.coghill@wilmerhale.com); xi) Michelle Sandals (micheUe.sandals@wilmerhale.com); xii) Thomas Range (tom.range@akerman.com).


s/ R. Craig Spickard


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Docket for Case No: 16-006239
Issue Date Proceedings
May 18, 2017 Agency Final Order filed.
May 18, 2017 Agency Final Order filed.
May 18, 2017 Agency Final Order filed.
May 18, 2017 Agency Final Order filed.
May 18, 2017 Agency Final Order filed.
May 18, 2017 Agency Final Order filed.
May 18, 2017 Agency Final Order filed.
May 18, 2017 Agency Final Order filed.
May 18, 2017 Agency Final Order filed.
May 11, 2017 Order Severing Cases, Closing Files, and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
May 10, 2017 Schumacher Automotive Delray, LLC's Notice of Dismissal filed.
May 05, 2017 Yardley Car Company's Notice of Serving Discovery Requests filed.
May 04, 2017 Notice of Service of Yardley Car Company, LLC's Amended Answers to FCA US, LLC's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
Apr. 17, 2017 Order on Yardley's Second Motion to Compel Discovery.
Apr. 17, 2017 Order on FCA US LLC's Motion to Compel.
Apr. 07, 2017 FCA US LLC's Opposition to Yardley Car Company, LLC's Second Motion to Compel Production of Documents filed.
Apr. 06, 2017 Yardley Car Company's Reply to FCA US, LLC's Motion to Compel Answers to Interrogatorie and Production of Documents from Yardley Car Company, LLC filed.
Apr. 05, 2017 Notice of Appearance (John Forehand) filed.
Apr. 03, 2017 Amended Order Severing Cases, Closing Files and Relinquishing Jurisdiction (Severing 16-6222, 16-6236, 16-6237, and 16-6238).
Mar. 31, 2017 Second Motion to Compel Discovery (Requests 2, 6. 7. 9, 11, 13. 15 and 16 of Yardley Car Company's First Request for Production of Documents; Served on November 30, 2016) filed.
Mar. 31, 2017 Order Severing Cases, Closing Files, and Relinquishing Jurisdiction (Severing 16-7596, 16-7597, 16-7598, and 16-7599).
Mar. 31, 2017 Petitioner's Notice of Dismissal (filed in Case No. 16-007596).
Mar. 30, 2017 FCA US LLC's Notice of Service of Supplemental Responses to Yardley Discovery Requests filed.
Mar. 30, 2017 Petitioner's Notice of Dismissal filed.
Mar. 29, 2017 FCA US LLC's Motion to Compel Answers to Interrogatories and Production of Documents from Yardley Car Company, LLC filed.
Mar. 20, 2017 Order Granting Motion to Amend Schedule for Expert Discovery.
Mar. 20, 2017 Order on Yardley Car Company, LLC's Motion to Compel Discovery.
Mar. 17, 2017 FCA US LLC's Partially Assented-To Motion to Amend Schedule for Expert Discovery filed.
Mar. 08, 2017 FCA US LLC's Opposition to Yardley Car Company LLC's Motion to Compel Discovery filed.
Mar. 02, 2017 Yardley Car Company's Notice of Postponement of Depositions filed.
Mar. 01, 2017 Motion to Compel Discovery (Yardley Car Company, Inc.'s First Interrogatories to FCA US, LLC; Executed on December 16, 2016) filed.
Feb. 06, 2017 Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Confidentiality Agreement.
Feb. 03, 2017 Joint Motion for Order Approving Confidentiality Agreement filed.
Feb. 03, 2017 Notice of Appearance (Thomas Range) filed.
Jan. 30, 2017 Order Granting Motion to Establish Schedule for Expert Discovery.
Jan. 27, 2017 Joint Motion to Establish Schedule for Expert Discovery filed.
Jan. 18, 2017 Order Accepting Qualified Representative.
Jan. 11, 2017 Yardley Car Company's Notice of Taking Deposition filed.
Jan. 06, 2017 FCA US LLC's Request for Representation by Qualified Representative (M. Sandals) filed.
Jan. 04, 2017 Respondent Arrigo Margate, LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests filed.
Jan. 04, 2017 Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 16-7596, 16-7597, 16-7598, 16-7599, 16-7600, 16-7601, 16-7602, 16-7603, 16-7604, 16-7605, 16-7606, 16-7607).
Dec. 30, 2016 FCA US LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests filed.
Dec. 21, 2016 Yardley Car Company, LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests filed.
Dec. 21, 2016 Respondent Arrigo Margate LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests filed.
Dec. 21, 2016 Respondent Arrigo Margate LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests filed.
Dec. 21, 2016 Respondent Arrigo Margate LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests filed.
Dec. 20, 2016 Undeliverable envelope returned from the Post Office.
Dec. 19, 2016 FCA US LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests (to Schumacher) filed.
Dec. 19, 2016 Yardley Car Company, Inc.'s Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests filed.
Dec. 12, 2016 Undeliverable envelope returned from the Post Office.
Dec. 09, 2016 FCA US LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests filed.
Dec. 01, 2016 Yardley Car Company, Inc's Notice of Serving Discovery Requests filed.
Nov. 21, 2016 Order Accepting Qualified Representative (Ian Coghill, Felecia Ellsworth, and Robert Cultice).
Nov. 18, 2016 Notice of Hearing (hearing set for July 31 through August 4, 7 through 11 and 14 through 18, 2017; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
Nov. 18, 2016 Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
Nov. 17, 2016 CASE STATUS: Pre-Hearing Conference Held.
Nov. 17, 2016 Notice of Appearance (Robert Byerts) filed.
Nov. 17, 2016 Yardley Car Company Inc.'s Notice of Serving Discovery Requests filed.
Nov. 16, 2016 FCA US LLC's Request for Representation by Qualified Representative (F. Ellsworth) filed.
Nov. 16, 2016 FCA US LLC's Request for Representation by Qualified Representative (I. Coghill) filed.
Nov. 16, 2016 FCA US LLC's Request for Representation by Qualified Representative (R. Cultice) filed.
Nov. 15, 2016 Yardley Car Company's Request for Copies of Documents Responsive to Schumacher Automotive Delray, LLC's First Request for Production of Documents to FCA US, LLC filed.
Nov. 15, 2016 Yardley Car Company's Request for Copies of Documents Responsive to Schumacher Automotive Delray, LLC's First Request for Production of Documents to Arrigo Margate, LLC filed.
Nov. 14, 2016 Joint Response to Initial Orders filed.
Nov. 10, 2016 Notice of Appearance (Thomas Yardley) filed.
Nov. 04, 2016 Notice of Appearance (Virginia Gulde) filed.
Nov. 04, 2016 Notice of Appearance (Robert Spickard) filed.
Nov. 03, 2016 FCA US LLC's Notice of Serving Discovery filed.
Nov. 03, 2016 Petitioner's Notice of Serving Discovery Request filed.
Nov. 03, 2016 Order of Consolidation and Extension of Time filed. (DOAH Case Nos. 16-6222, 16-6236, 16-6237, 16-6238, 16-6239, 16-6240, 16-6241, 16-6242, 16-6243, 16-6244, 16-6245, 16-6246).
Nov. 02, 2016 Respondent FCA's Motion to Consolidate and Extend Time to Respond to Initial Order filed.
Nov. 02, 2016 Notice of Appearance (Kevin Richardson) filed.
Oct. 27, 2016 Notice of Appearance (J. Bertron) filed.
Oct. 26, 2016 Initial Order.
Oct. 25, 2016 Agency action letter filed.
Oct. 25, 2016 Petition or Complaint Protesting Additional Chrysler Dealership filed.
Oct. 25, 2016 Agency referral (Chrysler) filed.

Orders for Case No: 16-006239
Issue Date Document Summary
May 15, 2017 Agency Final Order
May 15, 2017 Agency Final Order
May 15, 2017 Agency Final Order
May 15, 2017 Agency Final Order
May 15, 2017 Agency Final Order
May 15, 2017 Agency Final Order
May 15, 2017 Agency Final Order
May 15, 2017 Agency Final Order
May 15, 2017 Agency Final Order
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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