STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

FERMAN OF COUNTRYSIDE, LLC d/b/a FERMAN MAZDA OF COUNTRYSIDE,

Petitioner,

vs. HSMV Case No.: MS-19-045

DOAH Case No.: 19-1083

MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC.,

Respondent.

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FINAL ORDER NO. :

HSMV-19-0342- f 0 J.- -MS

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

FINAL ORDER

This matter comes before the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for entry of a final order upon submission of an Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction issued May 8, 2019, by the Honorable Hetal Desai, Administrative Law Judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings, based on the Petitioner's Notice of Dismissal filed May 7, 2019, copies of which are attached and incorporated by reference in this order.

Upon review of the Order and record in the above-styled case, and being fully advised in the premises, the Department hereby dismisses the petition. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the case is CLOSED. .

DONE AND ORDERED this \ . day of May, 2019.

Robert Kynoch, Director fMotorist Services Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 2900 Apalachee Parkway

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

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FERMAN OF COUNTRYSIDE, LLC v. MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC. HSMV Case No. MS-19-045

DOAH 19-1083

Filed May 15, 2019 4:54 PM Division of Administrative Hearings

COPIES FURNISHED this / J!} day of May, 2019, to:

Joseph R. Gillespie, Agency Clerk Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Room A432, Mail Stop 2 2900 Apalachee Parkway

Tallahassee, Florida 32399 ogcfiling@flhsmv.gov joegillespie@flhsmv.gov

John W. Forehand, Esquire Kurkin, Forehand & Brandes, LLP

315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 850

Tallahassee, Florida 32301 jforehand@kfb-law.com awylie@ktb-law.com

Robert Craig Spickard, Esquire Kurkin, Forehand & Brandes, LLP 315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 850

Tallahassee, Florida 32301 cspickard@kfb-law.com awylie@kfb-law.com

J. Andrew Bertron, Esquire

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP 215 South Monroe Street, Suite 400

Tallahassee, Florida 32301 andy.bertron@nelsonmullins.com susan.orach@nelsonmullins.com

C. Everett Boyd, Esquire

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP 215 South Monroe Street, Suite 400

Tallahassee, Florida 32301 everett.boyd@nelsonmullins.com kathi.mcmillan@nelsonmullins.com

Palmer Brand, Chief of Dealer Services Department of Highway Safety

and Motor Vehicles

Neil Kirkman Building, Room A-312, MS 65 2900 Apalachee Parkway

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635 palrnerbrand@flhsmv.gov

NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS

A party adversely affected by this final order may seek judicial review as provided in section 120.68, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.190. Judicial review is initiated by filing a notice of appeal with the Agency Clerk, and a copy of the notice of appeal, accompanied by the filing fee, with the appropriate district court of appeal. The notice of appeal must conform to the requirements of Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.110(d) and must be filed (i.e., received by the Agency Clerk) within thirty days ofrendition of this final order.

Filing with the Department's Agency Clerk may be accomplished by U.S. mail, express overnight delivery, hand delivery, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail. The address for overnight delivery or hand delivery is Joseph Gillespie, DHSMV Agency Clerk, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, A-432, MS-2, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. The facsimile number is (850) 617-5112. The email address is OGCFiling@flhsmv.gov.

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FERMAN OF COUNTRYSIDE, LLC v. MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC. HSMV Case No. MS-19-045

DOAH 19-1083

Docket for Case No: 19-001083

Orders for Case No: 19-001083