14-000541 Copans Motors, Inc., D/B/A Champion Porsche vs. Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, June 27, 2014.

STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AN D MOTOR VEHICLES

DOAH CASE NO . : 14-0541

MS CASE NO.: 14-272

FINAL ORDER#: HSMV-15- - S - MS

COPANS MOTORS, INC. D/B/A

CHAMPION PORSCHE,

Petitioners,

vs.

PORSCHE CARS NORTH

AMERICA, INC.,

Respondents.

FINAL ORDER

Thi s matt e r cam e b e for e th e D e p a rtm e nt f o r e ntr y of a F inal Ord e r pur s u a nt t o a n Ord e r

C l os in g Fil e and R e linqu i s hin g Juri s d i cti o n b y th e Honorab l e M a r y Li C r e a sy , A dmini st rati ve

L aw Jud ge o f th e Di v i s ion of A dmini s tr a ti ve H ea rin gs , e nter e d o n Jun e 27 , 2 014. T h e Order

dir ec t e d th e D e p a rtm e nt t o p l ac e th e in s tant c a se in a be y anc e until fe d e r a l co urt liti g ati o n

b e tw ee n th e parti es in Co pan s Mot o r s. I n c . v. Por s ch e Ca r s North Am e ric a . Inc ., Case N o . 0 :1 4-

6041 3 - c i v - Hurle y / Hopkin s , in th e Unit e d State s Di s trict Court for th e South e rn Di s trict of

F l or i da , wa s re s o l ve d.

FINDING OF FACTS

I. Th e D e p a rtm e n t e nt e r e d a n Ord e r A b a tin g A cti o n o n Jul y 7 , 2 014 .

2. Copan s Motor s , In c. , d / b / a C h a mpi o n Por s che , P e titi o n e r s , and P o r sc he C ar s

N or t h A m e ri ca , Inc . , R es pond e nt s , h ave se ttl e d th e i ss u es in v ol v in g Case No. 0 : 1 4 - 6 0 4 1 3 - c i v -

Hurl ey / Hopkin s in th e United Stat es Di s tri c t Co urt for th e Southern Di s trict of Florida .

3 . P e tition e r , Co p a n s Motor s , In c . d / b / a C hampi o n P o r s ch e , fil e d a No ti ce of

Vo lunt a r y Di s mi ssa l o n J a nu a r y 9 , 2 01 5.

4 . T h e D e p art m e nt r ece i v ed Pe titi o n e r ' s No ti ce of Vo luntar y Di s mi ssa l o n o r a b o ut

J a nu a r y 1 2 , 20 1 5 .

Acco r d in g l y, it i s h e r eby

ORDERED a nd A D JU DG E D t h a t

1. P e tition e r 's Co m p l a int a nd Pet iti o n Pr o t es tin g T e rmin a tion of D ea l e r A gree m e nt

a nd Re qu es t fo r D e t e rmin at i o n of U nf a ir D i sco ntinu at i o n i s DI S MIS S ED.

2. T h e in s t a nt ca se i s C L O SE D .

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DON E AND ORD E RED thi s _1___{2__ d a y of J a nu a r y , 20 1 5 , in T allah a ss ee , L eo n Co un ty ,

F l o rid a . •

B ur ea u o f I ss u a nc e Ove r s i g ht

Di v i s i o n o f M o t o ri s t S e r v i ces

D epa rtm e n t o f Hi g h way Safety

a nd Mo t o r Ve hi c l es

Ne il Kir kma n B uildin g , R oo m A338

Ta ll a h assee , F l o r i d a 32399

F il e d w ith th e C l e r k of th e

Di v i s i oJY>f Mo t o ri st Se r v i ces

thi s I S d ayof J a nu a r y, 2 01 5.

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/wev

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The Honorable Mary Li Creasy

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Division of Administrative Hearings

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Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550

Nalini Vinayak

Dealer License Administrator