POMPANO IMPORTS, INC., et al v. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC et al
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ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of an Order Staying Related Proceedings Before the Division of Administrative Hearings or, Alternatively, for Injunctive Relief (D.E. 1-4). Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 11/10/2015. (brn)
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Co to Se e
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pur ua t Sec i 320.
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y
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tyed
ng es uton he nsa c i n ur.
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d t . e pa t n eer d h te o h o ia pa t n f miitai
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t or n der t yi he rng f e he
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we e , a sa s e l s i g h s u t o o s noi h
y
r m x rii h
p wessau o iyg a tdt i b t eFlrd Le ilt r .Ij nci n aeg n rlyc e tr so
o r ttt rl rn e o t y h o ia gsau e nu to s r e e al r au e f
ne es iy,not smpl of co ninc , a t a e ge r ly a opra e o y whe t r i
c st
i y
nve e e nd hus r ne al ppr it nl
n he e s
pot ta f ir pa a eha m . Se Sige v.fe e,23 F. 11 , 1 7 ( 1h Ci. 0 0 (k
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q o ai n o te ) Fl . .o g n sv Ar so, 6 So. d 1 8 ,1 1( l . s DCA 1 9 )
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li f re a a l nu y s d oey n h s sbl o s q e c s' f h
po
a nitai pr e ng .I t s c e,t Cour fis t se how alowi t DOAH t
dmi srtve oc edi ) n hi as he
t al o e
l ng he
o
r s ve Vit ' pr t ss t ea e t ca e Vit ir pa a e ha m e ol
sa s o e t hr t ns o us s a re r bl r -eve i t DOAH a t s
n f he
nd hi
Co r h v c n u rn j rs ito -- s e ily wh n Vit is l i e p n il f ri tttn
u t a e o c re t u idcin -e p cal e sa tef srs o sbe o nsiu ig
bo h pr e ngs
t oc edi .
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sa se t ha $a ty s culry ce s r r o e
he m o sa r
potnilyi ong o r i a r s t i t pmalelE
e tal nc nzus ulngs nd euls n he
l DOAH)Aci whihVit onl fld
ton, c sa y ie
asa pr eci m e ur ' P1' M ot a 21. The onl is pe ng be or t DOAH,howe r
ot tve as e. .s
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.t
y s ue ndi
f e he
ve ,
i w he her t c r nt BM W dea e s a e pr di a qua e r e e a i unde Sec i
s
t
he ur e
l r r ovi ng de t epr s nt ton
r
ton
320.
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nd s a' ndi
ea h
ont a t nd r a y ei
s m nt l i r ntr l
ditnc fom t ti r Vit s ul t e or ha no pr e pur ui t be tpos i e
si t r
ha nquiy. sa ho d her f e ve
oblm
s ng he s
sbl
r ol i f r is l bef r t DOAH,whie sils e ng çc
es uton o t ef o e he
l tl e ki sompl t r le wih r pec t a 1
e e ei f t es t o 1
ap cso g s cams' eo et eCo r. Pl' Re yi S p o Pl' M o . t1 ( E. 5 .
s e t f i j li 'b fr h u t .s pl n u p f .s t a 0 D. 3 )
t
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t e e t tt mai e nc ofpa a llpr ee ngs doe r ul i i ong uous r i a
he xtnt ha he
ntna e
r le oc di
s es t n nc r
ulngs nd
r s t,t tpr e i e iey s l-nfi td, a Vit is fi tt ed bot t lws tbef et s
e uls ha oblm s ntr l e fi lce s sa tel nsiut
h he a ui or hi
Co r (nAu u t1 , 01 )a t eDOAH p o e dn ( nAu u t , 201 .
u to g s 9 2 5 nd h
r c e ig o g s 21 5)
P an ifas ag e ta te Co r s ude j i t eDOAH pr c e ig u d rt F rt
litf lo r u s h t h u t ho l non h
o e dn n e he ist Fie Rul See Pl' M ot a 1 8. Th F rtt - l Ru ei ad crn o j dca c mi l
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e.
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. t 4-1
e is-o Fi l s o tie f u iil o t t
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y.
sa e t t whe t e ar t o pa a l l pr e ngs i vi t s m e pa te a t s m e
t t s ha
n her e w
r le oc edi
nvol ng he a
ri s nd he a
is s i t dif r f a t ç ua pr ci e' i t s pe t pr ee ngsi t l tr fld
s ue n wo fe ent or , he l l a tc ' s o us nd he oc di
us
n he ae ie
a ton untlt tr ta ton i r ol d. Shoose v SF Or and Lt P 'hi , 7 So.2d 111
ci
i he i s c i s es ve
tr .
l
d s p 66
4,
11 6 ( a.5t DCA 2000) s ealo eg.Manue v Conv r sCor ., 430 F. 1132,1135-36
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l.
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p
3d
( 1h Ci. 0 5 (s j eet a to iv vn o e lp i g is e a d p risaepe dn i
1 t r 2 0 ) kW h r wo cins n olig v ra p n su s n a t r n ig n
g
e
t f de alco t,t e i a sr pr umpton a os t f de alcr uist tf st f um
wo e r urs her s tong es
i cr s he e r ic t ha avor he or
oft fr tfl d unde t frtfl r e.' . Butalt ca e ctd by Vit i
he is-ie
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)
l he s s ie
sa nvoki t Fisng he rt
t- l Rueiv v aça et tec u to e' yd r nt a t s no eo t ec s siv l eo e
o Fi l n ole s c o h o rh us'b #e e p ri ; n f h a e n o v n
e
r
e
pa t i
ry nvoki t Fis-o- l Rul whe t tpa t i tt ed bot pr e ngs1 I ad ton,
ng he r tt Fie e
n ha ry nsiut
h oc edi . n dii
t Fis-o- l Rul i not a ha d- nd-as r e. See M anu ,430 F. a l1 . Ra he ,i
he r tt Fie
e s
r a f t ul
el
3d t 36
t r t
s m pl c e t s a pr s pton i f
i y rae
e um i n avorof t f um oft fr t tl d aci t tca be ove co e
he or
he i s - i e ton ha n
r m
by c
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li ic tnce .
e J
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ur i
ha ,
r he acs
hi s
1
Se Shoose , 766 So.2d a 1 1 (e ponde fld de a aor aci i cic tc t
tr
e
t 1 4 rs
nt ie clrt y ton n rui our
whiepeii rfl a ton i fderlc t;Mabi v Garden St Mgmt Cor ,397 So. 2d 920
l ttone ed ci n e a our)
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( a 1 )( a eflds ti Es a aCo ywhieGade Ste tfld s ti fderlcou t;
Fl. 981 M bi ie ui n c mbi unt l r n re ie ui n e a r)
Wadev Cl r 11 So.548( a 1 ( owe fld s ti cruicour whiedee nt fld
. owe s 4
F1. 927) Cl r ie ui n ic t t l fnda s ie
s ti fdealc t;Ill
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t
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n nc,
1 n e r our) nzcommuni Dev Cor v Half Pavig, I . 350 So.2d 11 ( a.
6 F1
s DCA 1
t
977)(tt c ta on tl by one pa t a fderlc taci fld by a he
sae our di ied
ry nd e a our ton ie
not r
p ry ;S n i Co d . s',I c v Di.o Fl.La d S ls 5 4 So 2 1 4 ( l 1s D CA
a t) u tl n o As n n . . v f a n a e , 0 . d 3 3 F a t
e
1 )(ondomi um asociton fld s ti cr tc ta uni owne sfl a nitai
987 c
ni
s ai ie ui n icui our nd t
r ied dmi srtve
p o e dn ) fa e sPrf'Li .I s Co v S a 4 Mo a a & Co,I c, 9 S 2 2 ( l
r c e ig ; wy r o l ab n . . . h n
rh n
. n . 3 4 o. d 38 F a
1 tDCA 1 1 (e r co ta ton fl byonec portonanda nitai pr e di fl
s
98 ) fdeal ur ci ed
or ai
dmi sr tve oc e ng ied
bydifrntc porton)
fee or ai .
.
.
c
ompe lng c r um sa esdo e s f no f l wi t Fis -o- l Rul , a Vit s d notbe
li ic tnc
xit or t olo ng he r tt Fie e s sa houl
a l d t unia e a l m a pul t t tm i of isf lngsand t c a m t be i oft Fi s lowe o l t r ly ni a e he i ng t ii
hen l i he nett he r t
t Fie Rul
o- l
e.
Fi l t Cour mus c i rt e teswih r s tt b0t pm i i nli on t
naly, he
t t onsde he quii
t e pec o h
es n lng
he
M oto W hie i i tue t tde e enc s d be gve t Vit sc c off u , Def nda s
i n.
l t s r ha f r e houl
i n o sa' hoie or m
e nt
alo ha a rg t ha t sdiput r s ved a e
s ve i ht o ve hi s e e ol
s xpedii l a pos i e. As t ALJ not d,
tousy s sbl
he
e
De e nt nee a lce e t e t bls a ne deaerhi a onl t DOAH c n is t t
f nda s d i ns o sa ih
w
l s p, nd y he
a s ue ha
lc n e i u j c t j iilr ve o t efn la e y a o . D. 2 - a 3 Th ALJ as
ie s , t b e t o udca e iw f h i a g nc di n' E. 2 1 t . e
s
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lo
ra o e t a iabai ti p o e dn wo l c n in BMW - a d (
e s n d h t s l tng h s r c e ig ud o sg
g
NA n BMW o Dery t a
f la ) o
p tn ily p or ce j iilp o e dn t a,i n tutmaey ftlt terb sn s p a s
oe tal r ta td udca r c e ig h t f o li tl aa o h i u ie s ln ,
l ey wo d d lyt ee tbls me to t n w ge lrhpl' I a 4. An e ie ta yh mi g
i l ul ea h sa ih n f he e d ae s i . d t
k
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vd nir e n
be o e t DOAH on Vit s pr ess i ale
f r he
sa' ot t s r ady s t f M a c 201 I s d pr e as
e or r h
6. t houl oc ed
s he e
c dul d.
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i or r
n de a ng a e oc e ngs
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D EN I .
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DONE AND ORDERED i Cha be sa M i mi Fl rda,hi
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