Petitioner: VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC., AND SHEFFER MOTORS, LLC., D/B/A VOLVO OF FT. MYERS
Respondent: DICK DEVOE BUICK-CADILLAC, INC.
Judges: LAWRENCE P. STEVENSON
Agency: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Dec. 07, 2004
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, June 24, 2005.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
DOAH CASE NO.: 04-4344
FINAL ORDER #: HSMV-05-421-S-DMV
VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA,
LLC AND SHEFFER MOTORS, LLC.,
d/b/a VOLVO OF FT. MYERS,
Petitioners,
vs.
DICK DEVOE BUICK-CADILLAC, INC.,
Respondent.
FINAL ORDER
This matter came before the Department for entry of a Final Order upon submission of an
Order Closing File by Lawrence P. Stevenson, 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, Sheffer Motors, LLC d/b/a Volvo of Ft.
Myers, be granted a license as a dealership for the sale of Volvo automobiles and light trucks at
the following location: the South side of Colonial Boulevard, South of the intersection of
Colonial Boulevard and Evans Avenue, Ft. Myers, (Lee County), Florida, upon compliance with
all applicable requirements of Section 320.27, Florida Statutes, and all applicable Department
rules.
DONE AND ORDERED this _3@day of June, 2005, in Tallahassee, Leon
Li tft 2
ARL A. FORD, Dir€ctor
Division of Motor Vehicles
Department of Highway Safety
and Motor Vehicles
Neil Kirkman Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
County, Florida.
Filed with the Clerk of the
Division of Motor Vehicles
this "YooRday of June, 2005.
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:
Dean Bunch, Esquire
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP
2282 Killearn Center Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32308-3561
J. Martin Hayes, Esquire
Myers & Fuller, P.A.
2822 Remington Green Circle
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Oren S. Tasini, Esquire
Haile, Shaw, & Pfaffenberger, P.A.
660 U.S. Highway One, Third Floor
North Palm Beach, Florida 33408
Michael J. Alderman, Esquire
Assistant General Counsel
Department of Highway Safety
and Motor Vehicles
Neil Kirkman Building, Rm. A-432
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0504
Lawrence P. Stevenson
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550
Ronald Reynolds
Dealer License Administrator
Florida Administrative Law Reports
Post Office Box 385
Gainesville, Florida 32602
Docket for Case No: 04-004344
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
May 10, 2007 |
Final Order filed.
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Apr. 12, 2007 |
Intent to Grant an Extension of Time filed.
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Jul. 05, 2005 |
Final Order filed.
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Jun. 24, 2005 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Jun. 23, 2005 |
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal filed.
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Jun. 03, 2005 |
Order Granting Continuance (parties to advise status by June 30, 2005).
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Jun. 03, 2005 |
Joint Motion for Continuance of Hearing filed.
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May 18, 2005 |
Amended Notice of Taking Deposition filed.
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May 16, 2005 |
Petitioner Volvo Cars of North America LLC`s Response and Objections to Respondent`s Second Set of Interrogatories filed.
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May 11, 2005 |
Notice of Taking Deposition filed.
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May 09, 2005 |
Notice of Change of Address filed.
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Apr. 25, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick Devoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner, Sheffer Motors, LLC., d/b/a Volvo of Ft. Myers filed.
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Apr. 25, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick Devoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s Notice of Service of First Interrogatories to Petitioner, Sheffer Motors, LLC., d/b/a Volvo of Ft. Myers filed.
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Apr. 25, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick Devoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s First Request for Production of Documents to Petitioner, Sheffer Motors, LLC., d/b/a Volvo of Ft. Myers filed.
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Apr. 14, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick Devoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s Notice of Service of Second Set of Interrogatories to Volvo Cars of North America, LLC filed.
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Apr. 14, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick Devoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s Second Set of Interrogatories to Volvo Cars of North America, LLC filed.
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Apr. 14, 2005 |
Petitioner Volvo Cars of North America LLC`s Amended Responses and Objections to Respondent`s First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Mar. 28, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick Devoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s First Request to Produce to Volvo Cars of North America, LLC filed.
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Mar. 28, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick Devoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s Answers to Petitioners First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Mar. 28, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick Devoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s Notice of Service of Answers to First Set of Interrogatories Propounded by Volvo Cars of North America, LLC filed.
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Mar. 22, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick Devoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s Notice of Taking Deposition of Shariff Farhat filed.
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Mar. 21, 2005 |
Petitioner Volvo Cars of North America LLC`s Response to Respondent`s First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Mar. 21, 2005 |
Petitioner Volvo Cars of North America LLC`s Responses and Objections to Respondent`s First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Feb. 18, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick DeVoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s First Request to Produce to Volvo Cars of North America, LLC filed.
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Feb. 18, 2005 |
Respondent, Dick DeVoe Buick-Cadillac, Inc.`s Notice of Service of First Set of Interrogatories to Volvo Cars of North America, LLC filed.
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Feb. 04, 2005 |
Notice of Withdrawal of Motion to Dismiss and Request for Bifurcated Hearing filed.
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Feb. 04, 2005 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by Dean Bunch).
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Jan. 10, 2005 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by O. Tasini, Esquire).
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Dec. 28, 2004 |
Respondent`s Response to Motion to Dismiss Protest and Request for Bifurcated Evidentiary Hearing on the Issue of Standing and Request for Telephone Conference Call to Schedule Bifurcated Hearing filed.
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Dec. 22, 2004 |
Motion to Dismiss Protest and Request for Bifurcated Evidentiary Hearing on the Issue of Standing; Request for Telephone Conference Call to Schedule Bifurcated Hearing filed.
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Dec. 15, 2004 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Dec. 15, 2004 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for June 6 through 10, 2005; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Dec. 14, 2004 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Dec. 14, 2004 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Dec. 07, 2004 |
Administrative Weekly Publication filed.
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Dec. 07, 2004 |
Petition or Complaint Protesting Establishment of Dealership filed.
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Dec. 07, 2004 |
Amended Petition or Complaint Protesting Establishment of Dealership filed.
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Dec. 07, 2004 |
Agency referral filed.
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Dec. 07, 2004 |
Initial Order.
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