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THE COLLECTION, LLC, D/B/A THE COLLECTION vs JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC, AND WARREN HENRY JAGUAR, LLC, D/B/A WARREN HENRY JAGUAR, 13-000338 (2013)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 13-000338 Visitors: 21
Petitioner: THE COLLECTION, LLC, D/B/A THE COLLECTION
Respondent: JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC, AND WARREN HENRY JAGUAR, LLC, D/B/A WARREN HENRY JAGUAR
Judges: ROBERT E. MEALE
Agency: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Jan. 22, 2013
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Friday, May 22, 2015.

Latest Update: Jun. 15, 2016
Summary: The issue is whether, pursuant to section 320.642, Florida Statutes (2013), Respondent Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC (JLRNA) may relocate the dealership of Respondent Warren Henry Jaguar from 20800 Northwest Second Avenue, Miami, to the east side of Biscayne Boulevard, about 306.45 feet south of Northeast 151st Street, in North Miami.JLRNA proved that its dealers in the CommTerr underrepresented the line-make, so the protest of one of those dealers to the relocation of another such dealer
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13000338 Amended FO


STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES


DOAH CASE NO.: 13-0338, 13-4967, and 14-0157

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DMS CASE NO.: 13-095, 14-093, and 14-146 FINAL ORDER#: HSMV-15- -FOF-MS


THE COLLECTION, LLC, d/b/a THE COLLECTION,


Petitioner,

vs.


JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC, AND WARREN HENRY JAGUAR, LLC, d/b/a WARREN HENRY JAGUAR,


Respondents.

                                                                                  I

THE COLLECTION, LLC


Petitioner,


vs.


WARREN HENRY JAGUAR, LLC, d/b/a WARREN HENRY JAGUAR,


Respondent.

                                                                                  I THE COLLECTION, LLC, d/b/a THE COLLECTION,


Petitioner,


vs.


JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC AND WARREN HENRY JAGUAR, LLC, d/b/a WARREN HENRY JAGUAR,


Respondents.

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AMENDED FINAL ORDER


This matter caine before the Department for entry of a Final Order upon submission of a Recommended Order by the Honorable Robert E. Meale, Administrative Law Judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings, a copy of which is attached and incorporated by reference in this order1 The Department hereby adopts the Recommended Order as its Final Order in this matter. Accordingly, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Petitioner's, The Collection, LLC d/b/a The Collection, protest to the proposed relocation of Warren Henry Jaguar to the east side of Biscayne Boulevard, about 306.45 feet south of Northeast l 51st Street in North Miami is

DISMISSED. Respondent, Warren Henry Jaguar, LLC, is pennitted to relocate its dealership to

the east side of Biscayne Boulevard, about 306.45 feet south of Northeast 151st Street in North Miami, Florida, upon compliance with all applicable requirements of Section 320.27, Florida

Statutes, and all applicable Department rules. y

DONE AND ORDERED this day of August, 2015, in Tallahassee, Leon


County, Florida.


aker, Chief

au of Issuance Oversight Division of Motorist Services Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Neil Kirkman Building, Room A338 Tallahassee, Florida 32399


Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Motorist Services this --f-..&J!:::day of August, 2015.



1 Petitioners, The Collection, LLC d/b/a The Collection, filed exceptions to the Recommended Order. These exceptions are ruled on in the Appendix to this Order.


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 he Deparbnent 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 to:


Richard N. Sox, Esquire Bass Sox Mercer, P.A.

2822 Remington Green Circle Tallahassee, Florida 32308


J. Martin Hayes, Esquire Akerman Senterfitt

106 East College Avenue, Suite 1200

Tallahassee, Florida 32301


Stephanie Leigh Cannan, Esquire Hogan Lovells US LLP

600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2700

Miami, Florida 33131


John J. Sullivan, Esquire Hogan Lovells US LLP 875 3rd Avenue

NewYork,NewYork 10022


Bmett Rachel Charapp, Esquire

Charapp & Weiss, LLP

20801 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 403

Aventura, Florida 33180


Michael G. Charapp, Esquire Charapp & Weiss, LLP

8180 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1000

McLean, Virginia 22102


Brad D. Weiss, Esquire Charapp & Weiss, LLP

8180 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1000

McLean, Virginia 22102


Ryan L. Ford, Esquire Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 13th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20004


·Kimberly S. Maccumbee, Esquire Charapp & Weiss, LLP

8180 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1000

McLean Virginia 22102


Nalini Vinayak

Dealer License Administrator

STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES


DOAH CASE NO.: 13-0338, 13-4967, and 14-0157

DMS CASE NO.: 13-095, 14-093, and 14-146 FINAL ORDER#: HSMV-15- q37 -FOF-MS


THE COLLECTION, LLC, d/b/a THE COLLECTION,


Petitioner,

vs.


JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC, AND WARREN HENRY JAGUAR, LLC, d/b/a WARREN HENRY JAGUAR,


Respondents.

                                                                               I

THE COLLECTION, LLC


Petitioner,


vs.


WARREN HENRY JAGUAR, LLC, d/b/a WARREN HENRY JAGUAR,


Respondent.

                                                                                   I THE COLLECTION, LLC d/b/a THE COLLECTION,


Petitioner,


vs.


JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC AND WARREN HENRY JAGUAR, LLC, d/b/a WARREN HENRY JAGUAR,


Respondents.

                                                                                   I


APPENDIX TO FINAL ORDER

RULING ON EXCEPTIONS TO RECOMMENDED ORDER


  1. Rejected. Findings of Fact are based on competent substantial evidence.


  2. Rejected. Findings of Fact are based on competent substantial evidence.


  3. Rejected. Findings of Fact are based on competent substantial evidence.


  4. Rejected. Findings of Fact are based on competent substantial evidence.


S. Rejected. Findings of Fact are based on competent substantial evidence.


  1. Rejected. Findings of Fact are based on competent substantial evidence.


  2. Rejected. Findings of act are based on competent substantial evidence.


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Docket for Case No: 13-000338
Issue Date Proceedings
Jun. 15, 2016 Appelelees' Answer Brief filed.
Nov. 17, 2015 Order Denying Petitioner's Motion to Stay Pending Appellate Review filed.
Nov. 17, 2015 Respondents Opposition to Petitioners Motion For Stay Pending Appellate Review filed.
Nov. 17, 2015 Petitioners Motion For Stay Pending Appellate Review filed.
Oct. 23, 2015 Appendix to Final Order Ruling on Exceptions to Recommended Order filed.
Oct. 23, 2015 Amended Agency Final Order filed.
Oct. 23, 2015 Agency Final Order filed.
Jun. 15, 2015 Respondent Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC's Response to Exceptions to the May 22, 2015 Recommended Order filed.
Jun. 05, 2015 The Collection, LLC's Exceptions to the May 22, 2015 Recommended Order filed.
May 22, 2015 Recommended Order (hearing held October 27 through 31 and November 3 through 4, 2014). CASE CLOSED.
May 22, 2015 Recommended Order cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
Apr. 10, 2015 Notice of Filing Appendix to Respondent Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC's Proposed Recommended Order filed.
Apr. 09, 2015 Respondent Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC's Proposed Recommended Order filed.
Apr. 09, 2015 Petitioner, The Collection's Memorandum of Law and Arguments in Support of its Recommended Order filed.
Apr. 09, 2015 Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommended Order by Petitioner, The Collection filed.
Feb. 23, 2015 Transcript of Proceedings Volumes I-VIII (not available for viewing) filed.
Nov. 24, 2014 Petitioner's Exhibits on a Flashdrive filed.
Nov. 12, 2014 Respondent's Proposed Exhibits (on a disk) filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
Nov. 03, 2014 CASE STATUS: Hearing Held.
Oct. 27, 2014 CASE STATUS: Hearing Partially Held; continued to November 3, 2014; Miami, FL.
Oct. 23, 2014 Order Accepting Qualified Representative.
Oct. 23, 2014 Unopposed Motion to Appear of Kimberly S. MacCumbee As Qualified Representative filed.
Oct. 23, 2014 Order Accepting Qualified Representative.
Oct. 22, 2014 Unopposed Motion to Appear of Ryan L. Ford as Qualified Representative Counsel (for Respondent) filed.
Oct. 21, 2014 Respondent Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC's Opposition to Petitioner's Motion in Limine to Exclude Segmentation Evidence filed.
Oct. 21, 2014 Respondent Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC's Opposition to Petitioner's Motion in Limine to Exclude Expert Opinion Testimony Relating to Consumer Preference and Segmentation Analysis filed.
Oct. 17, 2014 (Petitioners') Pre-hearing Stipulation filed.
Oct. 14, 2014 Petitioner's Motion in Limine to Exclude Expert Opinion Testimony Relating to Consumer Preference and Segmentation Analysis filed.
Oct. 14, 2014 Petitioner's Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence because of JLRNA's Refusal to Fully Produce Segmentation Documents and a Corporate Designate Knowledgeable on Segmentation as Ordered by the Denial of the Motion for a Protective Order filed.
Sep. 25, 2014 Order on Motion for Protective Order.
Sep. 23, 2014 Notice of Service of Respondent's Responses to Petitioner's Fourth Set of Interrogatories and Fifth Request for Production of Documents filed.
Sep. 16, 2014 Petitioner's Response in Opposition to Jaguar Land Rover of North America, LLC's Motion for Protective Order filed.
Sep. 12, 2014 (Respondents') Motion for Protective Order filed.
Sep. 09, 2014 Notice of Service of Petitioner's Notices of Depositions filed.
Sep. 03, 2014 Notice of Unavailability (John J. Sullivan) filed.
Aug. 26, 2014 (Petitioner's) Notice of Service of Fourth Interrogatories & Fifth Request for Production of Documents to Warren Henry Jaguar filed.
Aug. 26, 2014 Petitioner's Third Interrogatories to Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLCw filed.
Aug. 11, 2014 Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for October 27 through 31 and November 3 through 7, 2014; 9:00 a.m.; Miami, FL; amended as to location of hearing).
Aug. 04, 2014 Letter to Judge Meale from Barrett R. Charapp regarding Judge's notice to the parties on August 1, 2014 filed.
Aug. 04, 2014 Letter to Judge Meale from J. Martin Hayes in response to Judge's letter August 1, 2014 tetter to parties filed.
Aug. 01, 2014 Letter to parties of record from Judge Meale.
Jul. 30, 2014 Order Denying Continuance of Final Hearing.
Jul. 28, 2014 Respondents' Opposition to Petitioner's Motion for Continuance filed.
Jul. 21, 2014 Petitioner's Motion for Continuance and for Change of Venue filed.
Jul. 08, 2014 Notice of Hearing (hearing set for October 27 through 31 and November 3 through 7, 2014; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
Jul. 03, 2014 Respondents' Available Hearing Dates filed.
Jul. 03, 2014 Letter to Judge Meale from Barrett R. Charapp Petitioner's availabilty for final hearing and request for final hearing to be moved to Miami-Dade County filed.
Jun. 23, 2014 Letter to parties of record from Judge Meale.
Mar. 14, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE COURT: John J. Sullivan, Esquire's motion to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Appelle Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC is hereby granted as state in the motion.
Mar. 13, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Michael G. Charapp, and Brad D. Weiss, Esquire's motion to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Petitioner is granted.
Mar. 07, 2014 Notice of Cancellation of Final Hearing.
Mar. 06, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Petitioner's motion for stay pending review is granted, and the administrative proceedings is hereby stayed pending further order of this Court.
Mar. 04, 2014 Order Vacating March 3, 2014, Order.
Mar. 03, 2014 Order on Respondents` Submission with Respect to Order of February 26, 2014.
Mar. 03, 2014 Notice of Order Staying Proceeding filed.
Mar. 03, 2014 Respondent's Submission with Respect to Order of February 26, 2014 filed.
Feb. 26, 2014 Order on Status of Final Hearing Following Disclosure of Unavailability of Petitioner's Expert Witness Due to Surgery on March 19, 2014.
Feb. 25, 2014 Respondent Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC's Opposition to Motion to Compel or Preclude filed.
Feb. 25, 2014 Respondent's Opposition to Petitioner's Motion to Continue Hearing Date filed.
Feb. 25, 2014 Motion to Continue Hearing Date (Medical Records filed; not available for viewing).
Feb. 25, 2014 Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for March 20, 21 and 24 through 28, 2014; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL; amended as to final hearing start date).
Feb. 24, 2014 Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 13-0338, 13-4967, and 14-0157).
Feb. 21, 2014 Order Denying Petitioner's Renewed Motion to Bifurcate, Stay, and Recommend and/or Certify the Issue of Whether There is a Defective Notice to the Agency and Petitioner's Motion for Stay.
Feb. 21, 2014 Respondents' Opposition to Petitioner's Renewed Motion to Bifurcate, Stay, and Recommend and/or Certify the Issue of Whether There is a Defective Notice to the Agency (filed in Case No.: 14-157) filed.
Feb. 21, 2014 Respondents' Opposition to Petitioner's Renewed Motion to Bifurcate, Stay, and Recommend and/or Certify the Issue of Whether There is a Defective Notice to the Agency filed.
Feb. 20, 2014 Supplemental Memorandum to Petitioner's Motion to Stay filed.
Feb. 18, 2014 Petitioner's Motion to Stay filed.
Feb. 18, 2014 Petitioner's Motion to Compel Production of Corporate Designee Testimony or, in the Alternative, Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence Relating to Segmentation Analysis filed.
Feb. 14, 2014 Petitioner's Renewed Motion to Bifurcate, Stay, and Recommend and/or Certify the Issue of Whether There is a Defective Notice to the Agency filed.
Jan. 27, 2014 Order Regarding Deposition of Andrew Goss.
Jan. 24, 2014 Respondent Jaguar Land Rover of North America, LLC's Opposition to Petitioner's Motion to Compel the Deposition of Andrew Goss filed.
Jan. 24, 2014 Petitioner's Response in Opposition to Jaguar Land Rover of North America, LLC's Motion for Protective Order to Prevent the Deposition of Andrew Goss filed.
Jan. 16, 2014 Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 13-0338 and 14-0157)).
Jan. 16, 2014 Order Partially Denying Petitioner's Motion to Compel.
Jan. 16, 2014 CASE STATUS: Motion Hearing Held.
Jan. 15, 2014 Petitioner's Motion to Compel Deposition of Andrew Goss filed.
Jan. 15, 2014 (Respondent's) Motion for Protective Order filed.
Jan. 08, 2014 Order (granting Petitioner's motion for leave to reply to JLRNA's response to motion to compel and incorporated reply).
Jan. 06, 2014 Petitioner's Motion for Leave to Reply to JLRNA's Response to Motion to Compel and Incorporated Reply filed.
Jan. 03, 2014 Respondent Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC's Opposition to Petitioner's Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Information filed.
Dec. 23, 2013 Amended Order Granting Extension of Time.
Dec. 23, 2013 Order Granting Extension of Time.
Dec. 20, 2013 (Respondent Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC's) Agreed Motion for Extension of Time filed.
Dec. 19, 2013 Petitioner's Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Information filed.
Oct. 30, 2013 Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for March 19 through 21 and 24 through 28, 2014; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
Oct. 30, 2013 (Jaguar's) Agreed Motion for a Continuance filed.
Oct. 25, 2013 Petitioner's Motion to Bifurcate, Stay, and Recommend and/or Certify the Issue of Whether There is a Defective Notice to the Agency filed.
Oct. 25, 2013 Petitioner's Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Information or, in the Alternative, Motion in Limine to Exclude Documents and Information not Disclosed During Discovery filed.
Oct. 23, 2013 Order Denying Motion for Summary Final Order.
Oct. 22, 2013 Respondent's Opposition to Petitioner's Motion for Summary Final Order filed.
Oct. 21, 2013 Notice of Service of Petitioner's Notices of Depositions filed.
Oct. 18, 2013 Notice of Transfer.
Oct. 15, 2013 Petitioner's Motion for Summary Final Order and Brief in Support filed.
Oct. 10, 2013 Notice of Service of Second Interrogatories & Third Request for Production of Documents to Warren Henry Jaguar filed.
Oct. 10, 2013 Notice of Service of Second Interrogatories and Second Request for Production of Documents to Jaguar Land Rover North America filed.
Oct. 07, 2013 Order Denying Continuance of Final Hearing.
Oct. 07, 2013 CASE STATUS: Motion Hearing Held.
Oct. 07, 2013 Respondent, Warren Henry Jaguar LLC, d/b/a Warren Henry Jaguar's Response to Motion to Compel from Petitioner, The Collection, LLC d/b/a The Collection filed.
Sep. 26, 2013 Respondents' Opposition to Motion to Continue Hearing filed.
Sep. 19, 2013 Request for Oral Hearing on Petitioner's Motion to Continue Hearing Date filed.
Sep. 19, 2013 Motion to Continue Hearing Date filed.
Sep. 18, 2013 Notice of Withdrawal filed.
Sep. 18, 2013 Order Accepting Qualified Representative.
Sep. 18, 2013 Order Accepting Qualified Representative.
Sep. 17, 2013 Unopposed Motion to Appear of Brad D. Weiss as Qualified Representative Counsel filed.
Sep. 17, 2013 Unopposed Motion to Appear of Michael G. Charapp as Qualified Representative Counsel filed.
Sep. 16, 2013 Notice of Appearance (Barrett Charapp) filed.
Sep. 12, 2013 Petitioner's Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Information filed.
Sep. 10, 2013 Notice of Service of Responses to Requests for Production and Interrogatories to Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC filed.
Aug. 21, 2013 Order Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for December 2 through 6 and 9 through 11, 2013; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
Aug. 20, 2013 Notice of Transfer.
Aug. 19, 2013 Joint Motion to Reset Hearing Date filed.
Aug. 09, 2013 Notice of Transfer.
Aug. 09, 2013 Notice of Transfer.
Jun. 18, 2013 Report on Discovery Conference filed.
Jun. 14, 2013 CASE STATUS: Motion Hearing Held.
Jun. 14, 2013 Order Accepting Qualified Representative.
Jun. 13, 2013 Unopposed Motion to Appear of John J. Sullivan as Qualified Representative Counsel filed.
Jun. 10, 2013 The Collection LLC's Motion for Leave to Reply to JLRNA Response to Motion to Compel and Incorporated Reply filed.
Jun. 06, 2013 Respondent Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC's Opposition to Motion to Compel filed.
May 16, 2013 Protective Order.
May 15, 2013 Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Protective Order filed.
May 14, 2013 Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Information filed.
May 01, 2013 Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for November 13 through 15, December 2 through 6 and December 9, 2013; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
Apr. 30, 2013 Notice of Appearance for Stephanie L. Carman filed.
Apr. 30, 2013 Notice of Appearance (Stephanie Carman) filed.
Apr. 29, 2013 Joint Motion to Continue Hearing Date filed.
Apr. 02, 2013 Respondent's Notice of Serving Objections and Answers to Petitioners First Set Request for Production filed.
Apr. 02, 2013 Respondent's Notice of Serving Objections and Answers to Petitioners First Set of Interrogatories filed.
Mar. 01, 2013 Notice of Appearance (J. Hayes) filed.
Feb. 20, 2013 Notice of Service of First Requests for Production and First Interrogatories to Jaguar and Warren Henry filed.
Feb. 04, 2013 Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
Feb. 04, 2013 Notice of Hearing (hearing set for August 5 through 9, 12, and 13, 2013; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
Jan. 30, 2013 Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
Jan. 22, 2013 Request for Administrative Hearing filed.
Jan. 22, 2013 Petition or Complaint Protesting Establishment of Dealership filed.
Jan. 22, 2013 Agency referral filed.
Jan. 22, 2013 Initial Order.

Orders for Case No: 13-000338
Issue Date Document Summary
Aug. 18, 2015 Agency Final Order
Aug. 18, 2015 Amended Agency FO
May 22, 2015 Recommended Order JLRNA proved that its dealers in the CommTerr underrepresented the line-make, so the protest of one of those dealers to the relocation of another such dealer should be dismissed.
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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