Petitioner: MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA, INC. AND PH IMPORTS, LLC, D/B/A DIMMITT MITSUBISHI - SALES FACILITY
Respondent: CROWN MITSUBISHI
Judges: DANIEL M. KILBRIDE
Agency: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: May 09, 2003
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, March 4, 2004.
Latest Update: Dec. 25, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
DOAH CASE NO.: 03-1707 and 03-1708
FINAL ORDER #:
MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF
AMERICA, INC. and PH IMPORTS,
LLC, d/b/a DIMMITT MITSUBISHI-
SERVICE FACILITY,
Petitioners,
v.
CROWN MITSUBISHI,
Respondent.
MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF
AMERICA, INC. and PH IMPORTS,
LLC, d/b/a DIMMITT MITSUBISHI-
SALES FACILITY,
Petitioners,
Vv.
CROWN MITSUBISHI,
Respondent.
HSMV-03-118-S-DMV
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FINAL ORDER
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This matter came before the Department for entry of a Final Order upon submission of an
Order Closing File by Daniel M. Kilbride, 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 as its Final Orders in this matter.
.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Petitioner, PH Imports, LLC, d/b/a Dimmitt
Mitsubishi, be granted a license as a franchised Mitsubishi dealership at 31320 US Highway 19
North, Palm Harbor, (Pinellas County), Florida 34684, and as a service facility at 31350 US
Highway 19 North, Palm Harbor, (Pinellas County), Florida 34684 as upon compliance with all
applicable requirements of Section wa Statutes, and all applicable Department rules.
DONE AND ORDERED this _/7—‘day of March, 2004, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Florida.
'ARL A. FORD, Dire@for
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_ 772 day of March, 2004.
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.
Copies furnished: -
James D. Adams, Esquire ’
Adams & Quinton, P.A.
7300 West Camino Real
Boca Raton, Florida 33433
Dean Bunch, Esquire
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP
2282 Killearn Center Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32309
Lawrence H. Dimmitt, III
25485 U.S. Highway 19, North
Clearwater, Florida 33763
Sam Pilato
25485 U.S. Highway 19, North
Clearwater, Florida 33763
Daniel M. Kilbride
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550
Michael J. Alderman, Esquire
Assistant General Counsel
Department of Highway Safety
and Motor Vehicles
Neil Kirkman Building, Rm. A-432
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0504
Ronald Reynolds, Dealer License Administrator
Florida Administrative Law Reports
Post Office Box 385
Gainesville, Florida 32602
Docket for Case No: 03-001708
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Mar. 19, 2004 |
Final Order filed.
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Mar. 04, 2004 |
Order Closing Files. CASE CLOSED.
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Mar. 03, 2004 |
Voluntary Dismissal of Protests with Prejudice filed by Respondent.
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Feb. 23, 2004 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by March 8, 2004).
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Feb. 20, 2004 |
Status Report (filed by Respondent via facsimile).
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Jan. 30, 2004 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by February 20, 2004).
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Jan. 30, 2004 |
Status Report (filed by Respondent via facsimile).
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Dec. 23, 2003 |
Order Granting Continuance and Placing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by February 2, 2004).
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Dec. 23, 2003 |
Joint Motion to Cancel Hearing and Hold Case in Abeyance Pending Settlement (filed via facsimile).
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Dec. 08, 2003 |
(Proposed) Protective Order (filed via facsimile).
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Dec. 08, 2003 |
Motion for Entry of Protective Order and Request for Expedited Hearing by Petitioner Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (filed via facsimile).
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Dec. 08, 2003 |
Notice of Taking Depositions (G. Frantz, S. McKessy, A. Stewart, R. Ozburn, and T. Longo) filed.
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Dec. 02, 2003 |
Order Denying Continuance.
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Dec. 01, 2003 |
Response in Opposition to Motion for Continuance by Petitioner Mitsubishi Motors of North America, Inc. (filed via facsimile).
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Nov. 24, 2003 |
Motion for Continuance (filed by J. Adams via facsimile).
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Sep. 05, 2003 |
Letter to J. Myers from J. Adams confirming phone conversation setting a conference call for Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 30, 2003 |
Petitioner`s Response to Respondent`s First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner, Mitsubishi Motors of North America, Inc., (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 30, 2003 |
Petitioner`s Response to Respondent`s First Request for Production of Documents to Petitioner, Mitsubishi Motors of North America, Inc., and Motion for Protective Order Filed by Mitsubishi Motors of North America, Inc., (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 15, 2003 |
Petitioner Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.`s First Request for Production of Documents (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 15, 2003 |
Petitioner`s First Set of Interrogatories (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 15, 2003 |
Petitioner Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.`s Notice of Serving First Set of Interrogatories (filed via facsimile).
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Jun. 16, 2003 |
Respondent`s First Set of Interrogatories Propounded to Petitioner, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. filed.
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Jun. 16, 2003 |
Respondent`s First Request for Production Propounded to Petitioner, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. filed.
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Jun. 10, 2003 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Jun. 10, 2003 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for January 12 through 16, 2004; 1:00 p.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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May 27, 2003 |
Joint Response to Initial Order (filed by D. Bunch via facsimile).
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May 20, 2003 |
Order Extending Time to Respond to the Initial Order issued. (the parties shall have until May 28, 2003, to file a response to the initial order)
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May 20, 2003 |
Order of Consolidation issued. (consolidated cases are: 03-001707, 03-001708)
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May 13, 2003 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by D. Bunch via facsimile).
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May 12, 2003 |
Initial Order issued.
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May 09, 2003 |
Notice of New Dealership Establishment filed.
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May 09, 2003 |
Notice of Appearance/Request a Hearing (filed by J. Adams).
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May 09, 2003 |
Agency referral filed.
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