STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

COAST IMPORTS, INC. d/b/a SUNSET KIA OF SARASOTA,

vs.

Petitioner,

HSMV Case No.: MS-20-324 DOAH Case No.: 20-2288

KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.,

Respondent.

/

FINAL ORDER

FINAL ORDER NO.:

HSMV-20-0368-FOI-MS

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

This matter comes before the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for entry of a final order upon submission of the Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction issued July 16, 2020, by the Honorable Hetal Desai, Administrative Law Judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings, based on Petitioner’s Notice of Voluntary Dismissal, filed July 15, 2020, copies of which are attached and incorporated by reference in this order.

Petitioner’s protest having been withdrawn, and upon review of the record in the above- styled cause and being fully advised in the premises, the petition is DISMISSED. Accordingly, the case is CLOSED.

DONE AND ORDERED this 17th day of July Leon County, Florida.

, 2020, at Tallahassee,

FILED FLHSMV AGENCY CLERK JUL 17 2020

MS-20-324

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

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

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COAST IMPORTS, INC. d/b/a SUNSET KIA OF SARASOTA v. KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. HSMV Case No. MS-20-324

DOAH Case No. 20-2288

Filed July 17, 2020 3:49 PM Division of Administrative Hearings

COPIES FURNISHED this 17th day of July , 2020, to:

A. Edward Quinton, Esquire Quinton & Paretti ,P.A.

1 Southeast 3rd Avenue, Suite 1405

Miami, Florida 33131-1726 equinton@quintonparetti.com

Greg Grulikowski, Director Kia Motors America, Inc. 111 Peters Canyon Road Irvine, California 92606-1790

Stephanie Leigh Carman, Esquire Hogan Lovells US LLP

600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2700

Miami, Florida 33131-3085 stephanie.carman@hoganlovells.com olga.garcia@hoganlovells.com

John J. Sullivan, Esquire Hogan Lovells US LLP 390 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10017-2515 john.sullivan@hoganlovells.com evelyn.harrow@hoganlovells.com

Ed Broyles, 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 edbroyles@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 of rendition 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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COAST IMPORTS, INC. d/b/a SUNSET KIA OF SARASOTA v. KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. HSMV Case No. MS-20-324

DOAH Case No. 20-2288

Docket for Case No: 20-002288

Orders for Case No: 20-002288