The Issue At issue in this case is the question of whether the Respondent discriminated against the Petitioner by discharging the Petitioner because of his race and/or a handicap?
Findings Of Fact The Respondent, General Parcel Service of Florida, Inc., is in the business of shipping, receiving and delivering goods, primarily small packages. The Respondent's headquarters are located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it has a branch operation in Tallahassee, Florida. The Petitioner, Robert L. Johnson, was hired by the Respondent as a driver in late February or early March, 1989. Mr. Johnson worked out of the Tallahassee branch operation. Mr. Johnson was employed by the Respondent until October 24, 1989. Mr. Johnson is a black male. Between February, 1989, and June, 1989, Mr. Johnson's work was satisfactory. In July, 1989, Mr. Johnson injured his back. As a result of this back injury, Mr. Johnson was absent from work until approximately July 10, 1989. Mr. Johnson worked for approximately three weeks after returning to work in July, 1989, but was absent because of his back injury from the end of July, 1989, until approximately September 7, 1989. When Mr. Johnson returned to work in July and in September, 1989, his physician had ordered that he not lift anything which weighed more than 25 pounds. The weight limitation was the only limitation placed by Mr. Johnson's physician on the duties Mr. Johnson could perform. There was no medical restriction placed on Mr. Johnson's duty to report to work or to report on time. Beginning in June, 1989, the Tallahassee terminal manager, and Mr. Johnson's supervisor, was Harry LaNoue. The first day after Mr. Johnson returned to work in July, 1989, Mr. LaNoue had Mr. Johnson answering the telephone and doing paperwork. The second day Mr. LaNoue had Mr. Johnson washing trucks, cleaning around the premises and picking up trucks. On the third day after returning to work, in addition to the duties Mr. Johnson began performing on the second day, Mr. Johnson also began delivering packages. After Mr. Johnson's back injury, Mr. LaNoue personally selected the packages Mr. Johnson delivered. Mr. LaNoue attempted to insure that no package was given to Mr. Johnson which weighed more than 25 pounds. Mr. LaNoue also instructed Mr. Johnson that he was not to attempt to lift any package which weighed more than 25 pounds and that he should bring any packages which weighed more than 25 pounds back to the terminal. Mr. LaNoue also told Mr. Johnson that he was to keep all appointments with his physician and to return any packages which he could not deliver before any such appointment. Although Mr. Johnson testified that Mr. LaNoue tried to pressure him into performing duties which he believed he should not be performing because of his back injury, the weight of the evidence failed to support this testimony. Mr. Johnson gave no examples of such pressure which were contrary to his physician's instructions and he contradicted his testimony by admitting that Mr. LaNoue took the actions reflected in finding of fact 10. After Mr. Johnson injured his back, a couple of incidents involving Mr. Johnson's attendance occurred. Those incidents are described in Finding of Facts 13, 14 and 15. At some time after Mr. Johnson returned to work Mr. Johnson's wife telephoned and told Mr. LaNoue that Mr. Johnson would miss work because his back was sore. Mr. LaNoue asked to speak to Mr. Johnson but was told that Mr. Johnson was not available. Mr. LaNoue asked Ms. Johnson to have Mr. Johnson telephone him within an hour. Mr. Johnson did not call Mr. LaNoue. About an hour later Mr. LaNoue telephoned and spoke with Mr. Johnson. Mr. LaNoue told Mr. Johnson to go to see his physician. Mr. Johnson refused. Mr. LaNoue then told Mr. Johnson to report to work. Mr. Johnson refused. Mr. LaNoue told Mr. Johnson that it was important that he be dependable and report to work. On approximately September 14, 1989, Mr. LaNoue selected five or six packages he intended for Mr. Johnson to deliver. The packages weighed less than 25 pounds. When Mr. Johnson reported to work he told Mr. LaNoue that his back was sore. Mr. LaNoue instructed Mr. Johnson to go to see his physician. Mr. Johnson said no and walked out of the building. Mr. LaNoue telephoned the Respondent's personnel director, Ann Beeman, and reported the incident. Following this telephone call, Ms. Beeman received a telephone call from Mr. Johnson complaining about his back. She instructed Mr. Johnson to go to see his physician. Ms. Beeman informed Mr. LaNoue of her instructions to Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson went to see his physician, telephoned Mr. LaNoue and told him that he had been told to return to work. No additional restrictions on Mr. Johnson's work were imposed by the physician. After seeing his physician, Mr. Johnson returned to work. The packages that had been selected for him to deliver had already been delivered. Therefore Mr. Johnson performed other duties. In October, 1989, Mr. Johnson proposed to Mr. LaNoue and Scott Douglas Paul, driver supervisor/assistant terminal manager, that he be allowed to drive a route to Valdosta, Georgia. The route involved picking up packages from a drug company located in Valdosta. The company was an important client of the Respondent. Mr. LaNoue indicated that he would give the route to Mr. Johnson. Mr. LaNoue explained to Mr. Johnson how important the client was to the Respondent and told Mr. Johnson that he must be on time and be dependable. Mr. Johnson was also reminded that it was very important that Mr. Johnson comply with the Respondent's policy that drivers call at least one hour before their assigned departure time if they would not be able to report to work on time. The departure time for the Valdosta run assigned to Mr. Johnson was 5:00 p.m. On October 24, 1989, the second day after the Valdosta run had been assigned to Mr. Johnson, Mr. Johnson called the Respondent's offices between approximately 4:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Mr. Johnson spoke to Mr. Paul. Mr. Johnson told Mr. Paul that he had "family problems" but refused to tell Mr. Paul specifically what the problem was. Mr. LaNoue was in the same room with Mr. Paul during his telephone conversation with Mr. Johnson. Based upon hand signals between Mr. LaNoue and Mr. Paul, Mr. Paul told Mr. Johnson that, if he did not report to work that day, he need not bother coming to work again. Between June, 1989, when Mr. LaNoue became the Tallahassee terminal manager, and November 1, 1989, eight individuals, including Mr. Johnson, were fired by Mr. LaNoue. Four of those individuals were black (including Mr. Johnson) and four were white. The individuals fired between June, 1989, and November 1, 1989, their race and the race of the individuals, if any, who were hired to replace them are as follows: Terminated Employee Race Race of Replacement William Rodriquez White No Replacement Tom Arnold White White Randy Wansley White Black Larry Hargrove Black White Elmer McCoy Black Black John Constant White Black Robert Johnson Black Black Lester Kelly Black White Mr. Johnson is a member of two classes protected under Chapter 760, Florida Statutes: race (black) and handicapped (back injury). Mr. Johnson was replaced by a member of one of the protected classes: race. The weight of the evidence failed to prove whether Mr. Johnson's replacement was a member of the other protected class Mr. Johnson is a member of: handicapped. The Respondent had a nondiscriminatory, rational and business-related basis for discharging Mr. Johnson: Mr. Johnson was not dependable. Mr. Johnson failed to prove that the Respondent's reason for discharging him was a pretext.
Recommendation Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED the Florida Commission on Human Relations issue a Final Order finding that there is no cause to conclude that the Respondent discriminated against Robert L. Johnson and dismissing Mr. Johnson's Petition. DONE and ENTERED this 20th day of March, 1991, in Tallahassee, Florida. LARRY J. SARTIN Hearing Officer Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550 (904) 488-9675 Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 20th day of March, 1991. APPENDIX TO RECOMMENDED ORDER The Respondent has submitted proposed findings of fact. It has been noted below which proposed findings of fact have been generally accepted and the paragraph number(s) in the Recommended Order where they have been accepted, if any. Those proposed findings of fact which have been rejected and the reason for their rejection have also been noted. The Petitioner did not file any proposed findings of fact. The Respondent's Proposed Findings of Fact Proposed Finding Paragraph Number in Recommended Order of Fact Number of Acceptance or Reason for Rejection 1 1. 2 2. 3 5. 4 7. 5 6-7. 6 9. 7 9-10. 8 7 and 10. 9 12-13. 10 14. Not relevant to this proceeding. 14. The last sentence is hearsay and no finding of fact based on this hearsay has been made. 13 14. 14 14-15. 15 16. 16 16-17. 17 16. 18 18. 19 11. 20 Hereby accepted. 21-22 19-20 and hereby accepted. 23 Hereby accepted. COPIES FURNISHED: Robert L. Johnson 3250 West Tennessee Street Lot 209 Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Charles F. Henley, Jr., Esquire Post Office Box 40593 Jacksonville, Florida 32203-0593 Margaret A. Jones, Clerk Commission on Human Relations 325 John Knox Road Building F, Suite 240 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1570 Dana Baird, General Counsel Commission on Human Relations 325 John Knox Road Building F, Suite 240 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1570 =================================================================
Conclusions This matter came on for determination by the Department upon submission of an Order Closing File by P. Michael Ruff, 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 of Dismissal as its Final Order in this matter. ORDERED that this case is CLOSED and no license will be issued to Sunl Group, Inc. and St. John Powersports LLC to sell motorcycles manufactured by Shanghai JMSTAR Motorcycle Co. Ltd. (IMST) at 1800 North Ponce De Leon Boulevard, St. Augustine (St. Johns County), Florida 32086. DONE AND ORDERED this A sy of July, 2009, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. RL A. FORD, Directo! Division of Motor Vehicles Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Neil Kirkman Building Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Filed with the Clerk of the Division gfiicx Vehicles this LO day of July, 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/vlg Copies furnished: Robert C. Byerts, Esquire Myers & Fuller P.A. 2822 Remington Green Circle Tallahassee, Florida 32308 Brian O’ Rourke St. John Powersports LLC 1800 North Ponce De Leon Boulevard St. Augustine, Florida 32086 Mei Zhou SunL Group, Inc. 8551 Ester Boulevard Irving, Texas 75063 Michael J. Alderman, Esquire Assistant General Counsel Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Neil Kirkman Building, Rm. A-432 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0504 P. Michael Ruff Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550 Nalini Vinayak Dealer License Administrator Florida Administrative Law Reports Post Office Box 385 Gainesville, Florida 32602
The Issue Whether the Petitioner has jurisdiction over the Respondent and, if so, whether Respondent committed the offenses alleged in the administrative complaint and the penalties, if any, that should be imposed.
Findings Of Fact The administrative complaint that underpins this proceeding was filed June 20, 1996. At that time, the Respondent was the holder of pari-mutuel wagering occupational license number 0541161-1081 as a trainer. This occupational license was the renewal of a pre-existing license for a period of one year that expired June 30, 1996. There was no evidence that the occupational license that expired June 30, 1996, was renewed by the Respondent. In 1986, 1987, and 1988, Dr. Douglas Slavin was the owner of thoroughbred race horses that raced in Florida. Respondent was, during those years, employed by Dr. Slavin as the trainer for his race horses. In 1988, Respondent purchased from Dr. Slavin a race horse named Political Regent. Respondent had trained Political Regent for racing at pari-mutuel facilities in Florida. This transaction occurred in Florida. In 1988, Respondent and Respondent’s son, Gregory Sacco, took to New Jersey a horse named Political Pocket. This horse was owned by Dr. Slavin and had been trained by Respondent for racing at pari-mutuel facilities in Florida. Dr. Slavin had given Respondent and his son permission to take Political Pocket to New Jersey. Without Dr. Slavin’s permission and unknown to him, Respondent and his son sold Political Pocket to a third party in New Jersey. Respondent failed to pay Dr. Slavin for Political Regent or for Political Pocket. After Dr. Slavin discovered that Political Pocket had been sold, he instituted a lawsuit in the Circuit Court in and for Dade County, Florida, against Respondent and his son, Gregory Sacco. The Case Number for this suit was 89-14563 CA 08. On June 24, 1992, a final judgment was entered against Respondent and his son, Gregory Sacco, based, in part, on the transactions involving Political Pocket and Political Regent. This judgment was entered on a joint and several basis.1 As of the time of the formal hearing, the judgment entered in Case No. 89-14563 CA 08 had not been satisfied.2
Recommendation Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that Petitioner enter a final order adopting the findings of fact and conclusions of law contained herein. It is further recommended that the final order declare Respondent to be ineligible for licensure in the State of Florida so long as his debt to Dr. Slavin remains unpaid. DONE AND ENTERED this 11th day of June, 1997, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. CLAUDE B. ARRINGTON Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060 (904) 488-9675 SUNCOM 278-9675 Fax Filing (904) 921-6847 Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 11th day of June, 1997
Conclusions This matter came before the Department for entry of a Final Order upon submission of an Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction by William F. Quattlebaum, Administrative Law Judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings, pursuant to Petitioner’s Letter of Dismissal, a copy of which is attached, and incorporated by reference, in this order. The Department hereby adopts the Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction as its Final Order in this matter. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Respondent, Larkin Motorworks, LLC d/b/a St. Pete Scooter, be granted a license to sell motorcycles manufactured by Guangdong Qingxin Liantong Industry Co. Ltd. (QNGX) at 3029 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North, St. Petersburg Filed November 28, 2012 4:25 PM Division of Administrative Hearings (Pinellas County), Florida 33704, upon compliance with all applicable requirements of Section 320.27, Florida Statutes, and all applicable Department rules. DONE AND ORDERED this Aq day of November, 2012, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. Bur€éau 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 a! I day of November, 2012. 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. JBijc Copies furnished: Ronald Larkin Larkin Motorworks, LLC 3029 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North St. Petersburg, Florida 33704 Brett Moorer Parallel Intelligent Transportation, Inc. 6950 Central Highway Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109 Peter M. Spoto Worldwide Scooters, Inc. 457 Highland Avenue Dunedin, Florida 34698 William F. Quattlebaum Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Nalini Vinayak Dealer License Administrator
The Issue The issue for consideration in this case is whether Petitioner was discriminated against in employment by Respondent because of his race.
Findings Of Fact At all times pertinent to the issues herein, Respondent, Tredit Tire & Wheel Co., Inc., operated a specialty tire and wheel assembly facility in Plant City, Florida. Petitioner was employed by Tredit at that facility. On October 10, 1995, Ronald Pike, Tredit’s vice- president for operations, paid a routine visit to Tredit’s Plant City facility. Somewhat concerned over the apparent inadequate level of production and higher costs being experienced there, Mr. Pike called a meeting of the entire 15-member staff. During the course of the meeting, in an attempt to determine, if possible, the reason for the deficiency, Mr. Pike asked questions of each member of the staff. Mr. Lee, who recalls he had nothing to say at the time, claims Pike’s insistence on his participation in the discussion constituted "picking on him." Mr. Pike denies picking on Petitioner. He contends he was trying to get some input from the hourly employees, and insists he questioned all of them even-handedly. He asked each for input, indicating their jobs would not be jeopardized by their answers. During the meeting Pike advised the associates that both their attitudes and their production must improve. Though Petitioner denies it, Mr. Pike indicated that Petitioner claimed at that time there was not enough work to give him a 40-hour week, and he was stretching out his jobs in order to make them take long enough to ensure he could work a 40-hour work week. Mr. Bauer, also a Tredit executive, is of the opinion this manipulation is neither necessary nor possible, considering the facility’s work practices. Tredit creates wheel assemblies for specialty vehicles, utilizing tires and wheels manufactured by others. Though its Florida business is high volume, due to the nature of the product and the intense competition, the profit margin is low, and the company has to react to order cycles which require immediate response. However, Mr. Bauer opined there was always enough to do to make sure the hourly employees were always productively employed. No independent evidence was presented in support of the position taken by either party on this point, however. Once the meeting was completed, Mr. Pike and Mr. Bauer left. The facility was being managed at the time by Carol Suggs. At the end of the day after Mr. Pike held his meeting with the staff, Ms. Suggs called for Petitioner to meet with her. The request was communicated through Mr. Longo. According to Ms. Suggs, Petitioner was admonished about his working habits and warned regarding his attitude on the job. She claims he then became disrespectful and quit. A short while later, a payroll accounting document was prepared reflecting Petitioner had been discharged on the day of the conference with Ms. Suggs. Petitioner categorically denies having quit the job as Ms. Suggs indicates in her sworn affidavit of August 22, 1996. He claims to have taken pride in his work and to have been so upset by his termination that he actually cried as a result. Ms. Suggs, on the other hand, contends that Petitioner did not put forth appropriate effort on the job. She claims that not only were the hourly employees getting a full 40-hour week, but also performing overtime, and yet the required amount of material was not being produced. Petitioner rebuts this contention, claiming adequate inventory was prepared. Nonetheless, as a result of what she perceived as Petitioner’s attitude and performance shortcomings, on October 11, 1995, at her meeting with Petitioner the day after Mr. Pike’s visit, Ms. Suggs gave him a written employee warning notice. Petitioner admits to having signed this notice as indication he received it, but denies he agreed with its contents. No other notice of dismissal action was executed by Ms. Suggs except the payroll change notice reflecting Petitioner’s dismissal on October 13, 1995, two days following the meeting she had with Petitioner. Because this earlier action, the warning, does not reflect Petitioner was terminated, but within two days thereof he was taken off the payroll, and because Ms. Suggs’ testimony was credible, it is found that Petitioner’s reaction to the warning was as described by her and was the basis for his dismissal. Tredit had 15 employees at the Plant City facility when Petitioner was employed there. Of this number, four were female and eleven were male. Two of the males were black. After Petitioner was terminated, the employee census was the same except for one fewer black employee. At the time of the hearing, Tredit employed four individuals in the Plant City facility’s office, all of whom were white; and nine warehouse employees, of whom four were white, one black, and two Hispanic. No evidence was presented to establish that Petitioner’s termination from employment with Respondent was the result of his race.
Recommendation Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is recommended that the Florida Commission on Human Relations enter a Final Order dismissing Raymond T. Lee’s Petition for Relief filed against Tredit Tire & Wheel Co., Inc. DONE AND ENTERED this 6th day of January, 1999, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. ARNOLD H. POLLOCK Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060 (850) 488-9675 SUNCOM 278-9675 Fax Filing (850) 921-6947 www.doah.state.fl.us Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 6th day of January, 1999. COPIES FURNISHED: Ramon T. Lee, pro se 832 Augusta Street Lakeland, Florida 33805 Antonio Faga, Esquire 375 Twelfth Avenue South Naples, Florida 34102 Sharon Moultry, Clerk Commission on Human Relations 325 John Knox Road Building F, Suite 249 Tallahassee, Florida 32303-4149 Dana Baird, General Counsel Commission on Human Relations 325 John Knox Road Building F, Suite 249 Tallahassee, Florida 32303-4149
The Issue The issue in the case is whether an application for a new point franchise motor vehicle dealership filed by Universal Parts, Inc., d/b/a Partsforscooters.com, and Eco-Green Machine LLC, d/b/a Eco Green Machine (Petitioners), should be approved.
Findings Of Fact The Respondent has a franchise agreement to sell ZHNG motor vehicles, the line-make proposed to be sold by Eco Green Machine, LLC. The Respondent's dealership is located 4.1763 miles from Eco Green Machine, LLC’s, dealership. There was no evidence presented at the hearing that the Respondent, or any other existing franchised dealer that registers new motor vehicle retail sales or leases of the ZHNG line-make within the community or territory of the proposed dealership, are not providing adequate representation of the ZHNG motor vehicles.
Recommendation Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that the Department enter a final order denying the application filed by the Petitioners to establish a new point franchise motor vehicle dealership for the sale of ZHNG motorcycles. DONE AND ENTERED this 30th day of March, 2010, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. S WILLIAM F. QUATTLEBAUM Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060 (850) 488-9675 Fax Filing (850) 921-6847 www.doah.state.fl.us Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 30th day of March, 2010. COPIES FURNISHED: Jennifer Clark Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Neil Kirkman Building, Room A-308 2900 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635 Michelle R. Stanley Tropical Scooters, LLC 11610 Seminole Boulevard Largo, Florida 33778 Ronnie Pownall ECO Green Machine, LLC, d/b/a ECO Green Machine 7000 Park Boulevard, Suite A Pinellas Park, Florida 33781 John Celestian Universal Parts, Inc. 2401 72nd Street, North St. Petersburg, Florida 33710 Carl A. Ford, Director Division of Motor Vehicles Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Neil Kirkman Building, Room B-439 2900 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0500 Robin Lotane, General Counsel Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Neil Kirkman Building 2900 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0500
Conclusions This matter came before the Department for entry of a Final Order upon submission of an Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction by June C. McKinney, Administrative Law Judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings, pursuant to Respondent’s Notice of Withdrawal, a copy of which is attached and incorporated by reference in this order. The Department hereby adopts the Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction as its Final Order in this matter. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that this case is CLOSED and no license will be issued to Polaris Sales, Inc., and Broward Motorsports of Palm Beach, LLC d/b/a Broward Motorsports to sell low-speed vehicles manufactured by Polaris Industries, Inc., (GEM) at 2300 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, (Palm Beach County), Florida 33409. Filed December 10, 2012 1:21 PM Division of Administrative Hearings DONE AND ORDERED this ( | day of December, 2012, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. Buréati of Issuance Oversight Division of Motorist Services Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Neil Kirkman Building, Room A338 Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Filed in the official records of the Division of Motorist Services i rf Hol prcembe, 2012 Naini Vinayak, Dealer Yicense Administre'" 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. JB/jdc Copies furnished: A. Edward Quinton, Esquire Adams, Quinton and Paretti, P.A. Brickell Bayview Center 80 Southwest 8" Street, Suite 2150 Miami, Florida 33130 equinton@adamsquinton.com Michael W. Malone Polaris Sales, Inc. 2100 Highway 55 Medina, Minnesota 55340-9770 Sam Nehme Broward Motorsports of Palm Beach, LLC 4760 Sunkist Way Cooper City, Florida 33330 Marc Osheroff Broward Motorsports of Palm Beach, LLC 13600 Stirling Road Southwest Ranches, Florida 33330 Jonathan Brennen Butler, Esquire Akerman Senterfitt 222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Jonathan.butler@akerman.com June C. McKinney Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550 Nalini Vinayak Dealer License Administrator