16-007601
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.
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, May 11, 2017.
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
- Date
- Proceedings
- PDF:
- Date: 05/11/2017
- Proceedings: Order Severing Cases, Closing Files, and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
- PDF:
- Date: 05/05/2017
- Proceedings: Yardley Car Company's Notice of Serving Discovery Requests filed.
- PDF:
- 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.
- PDF:
- Date: 04/07/2017
- Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Opposition to Yardley Car Company, LLC's Second Motion to Compel Production of Documents filed.
- PDF:
- 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.
- PDF:
- Date: 04/03/2017
- Proceedings: Amended Order Severing Cases, Closing Files and Relinquishing Jurisdiction (Severing 16-6222, 16-6236, 16-6237, and 16-6238).
- PDF:
- 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.
- PDF:
- Date: 03/31/2017
- Proceedings: Order Severing Cases, Closing Files, and Relinquishing Jurisdiction (Severing 16-7596, 16-7597, 16-7598, and 16-7599).
- PDF:
- Date: 03/30/2017
- Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Notice of Service of Supplemental Responses to Yardley Discovery Requests filed.
- PDF:
- 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.
- PDF:
- Date: 03/17/2017
- Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Partially Assented-To Motion to Amend Schedule for Expert Discovery filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 03/08/2017
- Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Opposition to Yardley Car Company LLC's Motion to Compel Discovery filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 03/02/2017
- Proceedings: Yardley Car Company's Notice of Postponement of Depositions filed.
- PDF:
- 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.
- PDF:
- Date: 02/06/2017
- Proceedings: Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Confidentiality Agreement.
- PDF:
- Date: 02/03/2017
- Proceedings: Joint Motion for Order Approving Confidentiality Agreement filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/30/2017
- Proceedings: Order Granting Motion to Establish Schedule for Expert Discovery.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/06/2017
- Proceedings: FCA US LLC's Request for Representation by Qualified Representative (M. Sandals) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/04/2017
- Proceedings: Respondent Arrigo Margate, LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to Discovery Requests filed.
- PDF:
- 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).
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
Counsels
-
J. Andrew Bertron, Esquire
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
Suite 202
3600 Maclay Boulevard South
Tallahassee, FL 32312
(850) 907-2507 -
Chris Chandler
FCA US, LLC
10300 Boggy Creek Road
Orlando, FL 32824 -
Jennifer Clark, Agency Clerk
Department of Highway Safety
Neil Kirkman Building, Room A-430
2900 Apalachee Parkway, Mail Stop 61
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 617-3006 -
Virginia Gulde, Esquire
Nelson, Mullins, Riley,
Suite 202
3600 Maclay Boulevard South
Tallahassee, FL 32312
(850) 907-2592 -
Josef A. Melichar, Paralegal Specialist
Department of Highway Safety
2900 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32399 -
Robert Craig Spickard, Esquire
Kurkin Forehand Brandes LLP
105 West Fifth Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32303
(850) 391-5060 -
J. Andrew Bertron, Esquire
Address of Record -
Chris Chandler
Address of Record -
Jennifer Clark, Agency Clerk
Address of Record -
Kelly Muga Fitton, Esquire
Address of Record -
Virginia Gulde, Esquire
Address of Record -
Robert Craig Spickard, Esquire
Address of Record