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16-007600 Schumacher Automotive Delray, Llc, D/B/A Schumacher Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Of Delray vs. Fca Us Llc And Arrigo Margate, Llc, D/B/A Arrigo Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Margate
 Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, May 11, 2017.

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1STATE OF FLORIDA

4DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

11DHSMV Case No. MS-17-651

15FINAL ORDER#: HSMV-17-161-MS

18SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE DOAH Case Nos. 16-6239

24DELRAY, LLC d/b/a SCHUMACHER 16-6240 16-6241

30CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF 16-6242

36DELRAY, 16-7600

38Petitioner, 16-7601

4016-7602

41vs. 16-7603

43FCA US, LLC AND ARRIGO MARGATE,

49LLC d/b/a ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER

54JEEP RAM MARGATE,

57______ Respondents. __________ __________ ___ /

63FINAL ORDER

65This matter came before the Department for entry of a Final Order upon submission of an

81Order Severing Cases, Closing Files, and Relinquishing Jurisdiction by the Honorable Mary Li

94Creasy, Administrative Law Judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings, pursuant to

106Schumacher Automotive Delray LLC's Notice of Dismissal, a copy of which is attached, and

120incorporated by reference , in this Order.

126The Department hereby adopts the Order Severing Cases, Closing Files, and

137Relinquishing Jurisdiction as its Final Order in this matter.

146Accordingly, it is hereby,

150ORDERED that this case is CLOSED.

156A"-

158noNE AND ORDERED this ki_ day of May, 2017, in Tallahassee, Leon County,

171Florida.

172Robert Kynoch, ir tor of Motorist Services

179Department ofHighway Safety and Motor Vehicles

1852900 Apalachee Pkwy

188Tallahassee, Florida 32399

191Filed with the Agency Clerk in the official records

200of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor

208Vehicles this lit!_ day ofMay, 2017.

214NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS

218Judicial review of this Order may be had pursuant to section 120.68, Florida Statutes, in

233the District Court of Appeal for the First District, State of Florida, or in any other district court of

252appeal of this state in an appellate district where a party resides. In order to initiate such review,

270one copy of the notice of appeal must be filed with the Department and the other copy of the

289notice of appeal, together with the filing fee, must be filed with the appellate court within thirty

306days of the filing of this order as set out above, pursuant to Rules of Appellate Procedure.

323Copies furnished:

325Chris Chandler

327FCA US,LLC

33010300 Boggy Creek Road

334Orlando, Florida 32824

337Robert Craig Spickard, Esquire

341Kurkin Forehand Brandes LLP

345105 West Fifth A venue

350Tallahassee, Florida 32303

353Kevin F. Richardson, Esquire

357Clyatt , Richardson & Ryan, P.A .

3631401 Forwn Way

366West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

371J . Martin Hayes, Esquire

376Akerman Senterfitt

378106 East College A venue

383Tallahassee, Florida 32301

386Thomas H. Yardley, Esquire

390Law Office of Thomas H. Yardley

3961970 Michigan A venue, Bldg D

402Cocoa, Florida 32922

405Ian D . Coghill, Esquire

410Wilmer , Cutler, Pickering, Hale , and Dorr

41660 State Street

419Boston , Massachusetts, 021 09

423Dealer License File

426STATE OF FLORIDA

429DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

433SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE DELRAY,

436LLC, d/b/a SCHUMACHER CHRYSLER

440DODGE JEEP RAM OF DELRAY,

445Petitioner,

446vs. Case Nos. 16-6239

45016-6240

451FCA US, LLC AND ARRIGO MARGATE, 16-6241

458LLC, d/b/a ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER 16-6242

464JEEP RAM MARGATE, 16-76 00

46916-7601

470Respondents. 16-7602

472____ ______ __ ______ ______ ______ / 16-7603

480YARDLEY CAR COMPANY, LLC,

484Petitioner,

485vs. Case Nos. 16-6243

48916-6244

490FCA US, LLC AND ARRIGO MARGATE, 16-6245

497LLC, d / b /a ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER 16- 6246

507JEEP RAM MARGATE, 16-7604

51116-7605

512____ ________ Respondents ____ . __ ________ _ / 16-7606

52216-7607

523ORDER SEVERING CASES , CLOSING FILES , AND

529RELIN Q UISHING JURISDICTION

533This cause having come before the undersigned on Sc humac her

544Automotive Delray, LLC's Notice of Dismissal, filed May 10,

5532017, and the undersigned being fully advised, it is, therefore,

563ORDERED that:

5651. DOAH Case Nos. 16-6239, 16-6240, 16-6241, 16-6242,

57316-7600, 16-7601, 16-7602, and 16-7603 are severed from DOAH

582Case Nos. 16-6243, 16-6244, 16-6245, 16-6246, 16-7604, 16-7605,

59016-7606, and 16-7607 .

5942. The final hearing in DOAH Case Nos. 16-6239, 16-6240,

60416-6241, 16-6242, 16-7600, 16-7601, 16-7602, and 16-7603

611scheduled for July 31 through August 4, 7 through 11 and 14

623through 18, 2017, is canceled. The final hearing in DOAH Case

634Nos. 16-6243, 16-6244, 16-6245, 16-6246, 16-7604, 16-7605, 16-

6427606, and 16-7607 scheduled for July 31 through August 4, 7

653through 11 and 14 through 18, 2017, shall take place as

664scheduled

6653. The files of the Division of Administrative Hearings in

675DOAH Case Nos. 16-6239, 16-6240, 16-6241, 16-6242, 16-7600,

68316-7601, · 16-7602, and 16-7603 are closed. Jurisdiction is

692relinquished to the referring agency.

6974. All future pleadings shall be filed in DOAH Case

707No. 16-6243, unless the cases are severed.

714DONE AND ORDERED this 11th day of May, 2017, in Tallahassee,

725Leon County, Florida.

728MARY LI CREASY

731Administrative Law Judge

734Division of Administrative Hearings

738The DeSoto Building

7411230 Apalachee Parkway

744Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060

747(850) 488-9675

749Fax Filing (850) 921-6847

753www.doah.state.fl.us

754Filed with the Clerk of the

760Division of Administrative Hearings

764this 11th day of May, 2017.

770COPIES FURNISHED:

772William Edward Van Cott

776Department of Highway Safety

780and Motor Vehicles

783Neil Kirkman Building, Room A-430

7882900 Apalachee Parkway, Mail Stop 61

794Tallahassee, Florida 32399

797(eServed)

798Chris Chandler

800FCA US, LLC

80310300 Boggy Creek Road

807Orlando, Florida 32824

810Robert Craig Spickard, Esquire

814Kurkin Forehand Brandes LLP

818105 West Fifth Avenue

822Tallahassee, Florida 32303

825(eServed)

826Joseph R. Gillespie, Agency Clerk

831Department of Highway Safety

835and Motor Vehicles

838Room A432, MS02

8412900 Apalachee Parkway

844Tallahassee, Florida 32399

847(eServed)

848Kevin F. Richardson, Esquire

852Clyatt, Richardson & Ryan, P.A.

8571401 Forum Way

860West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

865(eServed)

866J. Martin Hayes, Esquire

870Akerman Senterfitt

872Suite 1200

874106 East College Avenue

878Tallahassee, Florida 32301

881(eServed)

882Thomas H. Yardley, Esquire

886Law Office of Thomas H. Yardley

8921970 Michigan Avenue, Building D

897Cocoa, Florida 32922

900(eServed)

901Ian D. Coghill, Esquire

905Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale, and Dorr

91160 State Street

914Boston, Massachusetts 02109

917(eServed)

918Virginia Gulde, Esquire

921Nelson, Mullins, Riley,

924and Scarborough, LLP

927Suite 202

9293600 Maclay Boulevard South

933Tallahassee, Florida 32312

936(eServed)

937John W. Forehand, Esquire

941Kurkin Forehand Brandes LLP

945105 West Fifth Avenue

949Tallahassee, Florida 32303

952(eServed)

953STATE OF FLORIDA

956DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

960SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE DELRAY, LLC

964d/b/a SCHUMACHER CHRYSLER DODGE

968JEEP RAM OF DELRAY,

972Petitioner, Case No. 16-6239

97616-6240

977vs . 16-6241

98016-6242

981FCA US LLC, and ARRIGO MARGATE LLC, 16-7600

989d/b/a ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP 16-7601

995RAM MARGATE, 16-7602 16-7603

999Respondents.

1000SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE DELRAY. LLC'S NOTICE OF DISMISSAL

1007Please take notice that Petitioner, Schumacher Automotive Delray, LLC d/b/a Schumacher

1018Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Delray, hereby withdraws its protest to the proposed addition of

1033Arrigo Margate LLC as a new Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and Ram dealer and dismisses the above

1049referenced protests 1 with prejudice, with each party to bear its own fees and costs.

1064Respectfully submitted this 1Oth day of May, 2017.

1072sf R. Crai g S p ickard

1079R. Craig Spickard

1082FloridaBarNo. 721751

1084Kurkin Forehand Brandes LLP

1088105 West 5th A venue

1093Tallahassee, FL 32303

1096(850) 391-5060

1098Fax (850) 391-2645

1101c s pickard r akfb-law . com

11081 For purposes of clarification, this notice of dismissal only applies only to Schumacher

1122Automotive Delray, LLC's protests which are the case numbers specifically identified in the

1135caption to this pleading. The cases arising out of the protests filed by Yardley Car Company, LLC

1152are not being dismissed by way ofthis notice. Those case numbers are 16-6243, 16-6244 , 16-

11676245, 16-6246, 16-7604, 16-7605, 16-7606, and 16-7607.

1174Filed May 10 , 201711:02 AM Division of Administrative Hearings

1183CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

1186I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been served on May 10, 2017 bye­

1203mail to: i) Andy Bertron (andy.bertron@nelsonmullins.com); ii) Virginia Guide

1212(virginia.gulde@nelsonmullins.com); iii) Kevin F. Richardson (Kevin@CRR-Law . com); iv) J .

1223Martin Hayes (martin . hayes@akerman . com) ; v) Thomas Yardley (statefiling @ yardleylaw.net);

1236vi) William VanCott (williamvancott@flhsmv.gov) ; vii) Kiara Guzzo (OGCFiling @ flhsmv . gov) ;

1248viii) Robert Cultice (Robert . cultice@wilmerhale.com); ix) Felicia Ellsworth

1257(Felicia.ellsworth@wilmerhale.com); x) Ian Coghill (ian.coghill@wilmerhale.com); xi) Michelle

1264Sandals (micheUe . sandals@wilmerhale . com); xii) Thomas Range (tom.range @ akerman.com).

1276s/ R. Crai g S p ickard

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Proceedings: Agency Final Order
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Date: 05/11/2017
Proceedings: Order Severing Cases, Closing Files, and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Date: 05/10/2017
Proceedings: Schumacher Automotive Delray, LLC's Notice of Dismissal filed.
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Date: 05/05/2017
Proceedings: Yardley Car Company's Notice of Serving Discovery Requests filed.
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Date: 05/04/2017
Proceedings: Notice of Service of Yardley Car Company, LLC's Amended Answers to FCA US, LLC's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Order on Yardley's Second Motion to Compel Discovery.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Order on FCA US LLC's Motion to Compel.
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Date: 04/07/2017
Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Opposition to Yardley Car Company, LLC's Second Motion to Compel Production of Documents filed.
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Date: 04/06/2017
Proceedings: Yardley Car Company's Reply to FCA US, LLC's Motion to Compel Answers to Interrogatorie and Production of Documents from Yardley Car Company, LLC filed.
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Date: 04/05/2017
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (John Forehand) filed.
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Date: 04/03/2017
Proceedings: Amended Order Severing Cases, Closing Files and Relinquishing Jurisdiction (Severing 16-6222, 16-6236, 16-6237, and 16-6238).
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Date: 03/31/2017
Proceedings: Second Motion to Compel Discovery (Requests 2, 6. 7. 9, 11, 13. 15 and 16 of Yardley Car Company's First Request for Production of Documents; Served on November 30, 2016) filed.
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Date: 03/31/2017
Proceedings: Order Severing Cases, Closing Files, and Relinquishing Jurisdiction (Severing 16-7596, 16-7597, 16-7598, and 16-7599).
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Date: 03/31/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner's Notice of Dismissal (filed in Case No. 16-007596).
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Date: 03/30/2017
Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Notice of Service of Supplemental Responses to Yardley Discovery Requests filed.
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Date: 03/30/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner's Notice of Dismissal filed.
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Date: 03/29/2017
Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Motion to Compel Answers to Interrogatories and Production of Documents from Yardley Car Company, LLC filed.
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Date: 03/20/2017
Proceedings: Order Granting Motion to Amend Schedule for Expert Discovery.
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Date: 03/20/2017
Proceedings: Order on Yardley Car Company, LLC's Motion to Compel Discovery.
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Date: 03/17/2017
Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Partially Assented-To Motion to Amend Schedule for Expert Discovery filed.
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Date: 03/08/2017
Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Opposition to Yardley Car Company LLC's Motion to Compel Discovery filed.
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Date: 03/02/2017
Proceedings: Yardley Car Company's Notice of Postponement of Depositions filed.
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Date: 03/01/2017
Proceedings: Motion to Compel Discovery (Yardley Car Company, Inc.'s First Interrogatories to FCA US, LLC; Executed on December 16, 2016) filed.
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Date: 02/06/2017
Proceedings: Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Confidentiality Agreement.
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Date: 02/03/2017
Proceedings: Joint Motion for Order Approving Confidentiality Agreement filed.
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Date: 02/03/2017
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Thomas Range) filed.
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Date: 01/30/2017
Proceedings: Order Granting Motion to Establish Schedule for Expert Discovery.
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Date: 01/27/2017
Proceedings: Joint Motion to Establish Schedule for Expert Discovery filed.
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Date: 01/18/2017
Proceedings: Order Accepting Qualified Representative.
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Date: 01/11/2017
Proceedings: Yardley Car Company's Notice of Taking Deposition filed.
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Date: 01/06/2017
Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Request for Representation by Qualified Representative (M. Sandals) filed.
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Date: 01/04/2017
Proceedings: Respondent Arrigo Margate, LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests filed.
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Date: 01/04/2017
Proceedings: Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 16-7596, 16-7597, 16-7598, 16-7599, 16-7600, 16-7601, 16-7602, 16-7603, 16-7604, 16-7605, 16-7606, 16-7607).
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Date: 01/03/2017
Proceedings: Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Date: 01/03/2017
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Virginia Gulde) filed.
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Date: 01/03/2017
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (J. Bertron) filed.
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Date: 12/27/2016
Proceedings: Initial Order.
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Date: 12/27/2016
Proceedings: Agency action letter filed.
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Date: 12/27/2016
Proceedings: Petition or Complaint Protesting Additional Chrysler Dealerships filed.
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Date: 12/27/2016
Proceedings: Agency referral filed.

Case Information

Judge:
MARY LI CREASY
Date Filed:
12/27/2016
Date Assignment:
12/28/2016
Last Docket Entry:
05/18/2017
Location:
Tallahassee, Florida
District:
Northern
Agency:
Other
 

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