Petitioner: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, AND SOUTHERN BUICK PONTIAC GMC, INC.
Respondent: GENERAL GMC TRUCK SALES AND SERVICE, INC.
Judges: JOHN G. VAN LANINGHAM
Agency: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Apr. 24, 2006
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, December 18, 2008.
Latest Update: Jan. 03, 2025
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DOAH CASE NO.: 06-1465
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FINAL ORDER #: HSMV-09-296-S-DMV He's Ty OF
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND
SOUTHERN BUICK PONTIAC GMC, INC.,
Petitioners,
VS.
GENERAL GMC TRUCK SALES AND
SERVICE, INC.,
Respondent.
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FINAL ORDER
This matter came before the Department for entry of a Final Order upon submission of an
Order Closing File by John G. Van Laningham, an Administrative Law Judge of the Division of
Administrative Hearings, a copy of which is attached and incorporated by reference in this order.
The Department hereby adopts the Order Closing File as its Final Order in this matter.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Petitioner, Southern Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc., be
granted a license for the sale of Buick, Pontiac and GMC vehicles at the Northeast intersection of
U.S. Highway 98 and 105" Avenue, Royal Palm Beach (Palm Beach County), Florida 33411,
upon compliance with all applicable requirements of Section 320.27, Florida Statutes, and all
applicable Department rules.
DONE AND ORDERED this ett day of March, 2009, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Florida.
Elival O[re
CARL A. FORD, Director *
Division of Motor Vehicles
Department of Highway Safety
and Motor Vehicles
Neil Kirkman Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Filed with the Clerk of the
Division of Motor Vehicles
this _S' day of March, 2009.
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 court within thirty days of the
filing date of this order as set out above, pursuant to Rules of Appellate Procedure.
CAF:jde
Copies furnished:
J. Martin Hayes, Esquire
Akerman Senterfitt
106 East College Avenue, Suite 1200
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Lawrence J. Lines, II, Esquire
General Motors Corporation,
Office of the General Counsel
400 Renaissance Center
Post Office Box 400
Detroit, Michigan 48265-4000
Fred J. Lotterhos, Il, Esquire
Holland & Knight, LLP
50 North Laura Street, Suite 3900
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Michael J. Alderman, Esquire
Assistant General Counsel
Department of Highway Safety
and Motor Vehicles
Neil Kirkman Building, Rm. A-432
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0504
John G. Van Laningham
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550
Dealer License Administrator
Florida Administrative Law Reports
Post Office Box 385
Gainesville, Florida 32602
Diane Buck
Regional Administrator
Docket for Case No: 06-001465
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Mar. 09, 2009 |
Final Order filed.
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Dec. 18, 2008 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Dec. 16, 2008 |
Respondent`s Notice of Dismissal of Protest with Prejudice filed.
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Nov. 20, 2008 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by February 17, 2009).
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Nov. 18, 2008 |
Joint Status Report and Motion to Abate filed.
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Sep. 17, 2008 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by November 17, 2008).
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Sep. 16, 2008 |
Joint Status Report and Motion to Abate filed.
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Jun. 17, 2008 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by September 16, 2008).
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Jun. 16, 2008 |
Joint Status Report and Motion to Abate filed.
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Mar. 17, 2008 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by June 16, 2008).
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Mar. 17, 2008 |
Joint Status Report and Motion to Abate filed.
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Dec. 21, 2007 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by March 14, 2008).
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Dec. 17, 2007 |
Joint Status Report and Motion to Abate filed.
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Sep. 05, 2007 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by December 14, 2007).
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Sep. 04, 2007 |
Joint Status Report and Motion to Abate filed.
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Jun. 05, 2007 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by September 4, 2007).
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Jun. 01, 2007 |
Joint Status Report and Motion to Abate filed.
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Mar. 02, 2007 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by June 1, 2007).
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Feb. 28, 2007 |
Joint Status Report and Motion to Abate filed.
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Jan. 26, 2007 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by February 28, 2007).
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Jan. 09, 2007 |
Parties` Status Report filed.
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Jan. 02, 2007 |
Order Placing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by January 9, 2007).
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Dec. 14, 2006 |
Parties` Status Report filed.
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Nov. 30, 2006 |
Order Granting Continuance (parties to advise status by December 15, 2006).
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Nov. 28, 2006 |
Joint Motion for Continuance filed.
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Nov. 22, 2006 |
Order on Pending Motions.
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Nov. 22, 2006 |
Letter to Judge Van Laningham from F. Lotterhos III enclosing exhibit A, B and C for substitution into GM`s Motion for Protective Order as discussed during the Hearing filed.
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Nov. 17, 2006 |
General Motors Corporation`s Motion for Protective Order and Response to Respondent`s Motion to Compel filed.
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Nov. 17, 2006 |
General Motors Corporation`s Response to Petitioner`s Motion for Continuance filed.
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Nov. 14, 2006 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by J. Hayes).
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Nov. 09, 2006 |
Motion to Compel filed.
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Nov. 09, 2006 |
Motion for Continuance filed.
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Oct. 27, 2006 |
Respondent, General GMC Truck Sales and Service`s, Notice of Deposition of Ricardo Lacosta filed.
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Oct. 27, 2006 |
Respondent, General GMC Truck Sales and Service`s, Notice of Deposition of Tom Mudry filed.
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Sep. 27, 2006 |
Respondent, General GMC Truck Sales and Service`s, Notice of Deposition of Shariff Farhat filed.
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Sep. 27, 2006 |
Respondent, General GMC Truck Sales and Srevice`s, Notice of Deposition of Marvin Beaupre filed.
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Sep. 22, 2006 |
Respondent, General GMC Truck Sales and Service`s, Notice of Deposition of Cynthia Ritchie filed.
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Aug. 22, 2006 |
Stipulated Protective Order.
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Aug. 18, 2006 |
Consent Motion for Entry of an Order Approving and Adopting the Parties` Proposed Protective Order filed.
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Jul. 24, 2006 |
Respondent, General GMC Truck Sales and Service, Inc.`s Notice of Service of Answers to General Motors Corporation`s Interrogatories filed.
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Jun. 19, 2006 |
GM`s First Request to Produce Documents to Respondent filed.
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Jun. 19, 2006 |
Notice of Service of General Motor Corporation`s First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Jun. 08, 2006 |
Respondent, General GMC Truck Sales and Service`s, Notice of Serving Interrogatories on Petitioner, General Motors Corporation filed.
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May 08, 2006 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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May 08, 2006 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for December 4 through 8, 2006; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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May 03, 2006 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Apr. 25, 2006 |
Initial Order.
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Apr. 24, 2006 |
Pages from the Florida Administrative Weekly filed.
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Apr. 24, 2006 |
Petition or Complaint Protesting Establishment of Dealership filed.
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Apr. 24, 2006 |
Agency referral filed.
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