20-002293 Holand Automotive Usa, Inc., D/B/A Karma Of Palm Beach vs. Karma Of Broward, Inc., D/B/A Karma Broward And Karma Automotive Distribution, Llc Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

HOLAND AUTOMOTIVE USA, INC. d/b/a KARMA OF PALM BEACH

,

HSMV Case No.:

Petitioner,

vs. MS-20-321

DOAH Case No.: 20-2293

KARMA OF BROWARD, INC. d/b/a KARMA BROWARD

and KARMA AUTOMOTIVE

DISTRIBUTION LLC ,

Respondents. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICL

______________________________________/

FINAL ORDER

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

June 17, 2020, by the Honorable Robert L. Kilbride, Administrative Law Judge of the Division of

Administrative Hearings, based on Petitioner’s Notice of Dismissal, filed June 17, 2020, copies of

The Petitioner’s protest having been withdrawn, the petition is DISMISSED and the case

is CLOSED . If the Respondents’ application meets all other requirements for licensure, the Bureau

of Dealer Services may issue a license for the prop osed establishment of a franchise dealership for

the sale of automobiles manufactured by Karma Automotive Distribution LLC (line-

make KARM).

DONE AND ORDERED this _____ day of __________, 2020, at Tallahassee, 17th July

Leon County, Florida.

Robert Kynoch, Director of Motorist Services

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

2900 Apalachee Parkway

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DOAH Case No . 20-2293

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

John W. Forehand, Esquire Scott Zankl

Kurkin, Forehand, & Brandes, LLP Karma of Broward, Inc. d/b/a Karma Broward

315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 850 16937 Pierre Circle

Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1860 Delray Beach, Florida 33446-3693

[e-mail] William M. Monroe

[e-mail] Karma Automotive Distribution, LLC

Robert Craig Spickard, Esquire 9950 Jeronimo Road

Kurkin, Forehand, & Brandes, LLP Irvine, California 32618-2014

315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 850 Ed Broyles, Chief of Dealer Services

Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1860 Department of Highway Safety

[e-mail] and Motor Vehicles

[e-mail] Neil Kirkman Building, Room A-312, MS 65

2900 Apalachee Parkway

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635

[e-mail]

NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS

A party adversely affected by this final orde r 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 th e 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 tr ansmission, 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 [phone]. The email address is

[e-mail] .

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HOLAND AUTOMOTIVE USA, INC. v. KARMA OF BROWARD, INC. & KARMA AUTOMOTIVE

DISTRIBUTION LLC

HSMV Case No. MS-20-321

DOAH Case No . 20-2293