POMPANO IMPORTS, INC., et al v. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC et al, No. 1:2015cv23491 - Document 44 (S.D. Fla. 2015)
Court Description: 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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POMPANO IMPORTS, INC., et al v. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC et al Doc. 44 UNI TED STATES DI STRI COURT FOR THE CT SOUTHERN DI STRI OF FLORI CT DA Cas Number 15e : 23491- V- ORENO CI M POM PAN O I PORTS,I C. aFl i M N , orda c por ton, b avl r M OTOR or ai d/ / s'A COM PANY,i t na eoft e FLORI n he m h DA DEPARTM ENT OF HI GHW AY SAFETY AND M OTOR VEHI CLES a t STATE OF nd he FLORI f t us andbe i of DA or he e neft POM PAN O I PORTS,l C. M N , Pli if a ntf, V S. BM W OF N ORTH A M ERI ,LLC , a CA Dea r lmie la lt c lwa e i td ibiiy ompa a ny; nd AUTO COM PANY XXVI,l , Delwa e I NC.a a r c por to d b/ BM W OF DELRAY or ai n, / a BEACH , Def nda s e nt . / ORDER DENYI PLAI FF' M OTI FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER STAYI NG NTI S ON NG RELATED PRO CEEDI NGS BEFORE THE DI SI OF ADM I STM TI VI ON NI VE HEARI NGS OR.ALTERNATI VELY.FOR I NJUNCTI RELI VE EF THI CAU SE c m e bef e t Cour u S a or he t pon Pl ntf s M o i n f En r of a Or r ai if to or t y n de St yi Rel t d Pr ee ngs Bef r t D i s on of Adm i sr tve H e r ngs or A le na i l a ng a e oc di o e he vi i ni t a i ai t r tve y, , frlj n t eReif(h i oi n).S eD. 14( een fe t .sM o .) o nu ci le te û to ' e E. - h ri a tr $ ' t' . v M Pl ' The M oton was fld i t Cic t Cour of t El nt J c a Cic t i a f i ie n he r ui t he eve h udi i l r ui n nd or M im iDa Count Fl i on Se e be 1 , 2015,be or t ca e wa r m o d t t sCo t a - de y, orda ptm r 6 f e he s s e ve o hi ur on Se em be 1 201 See D . 1 Bot D e e nt f l d s r t Re pons s i Opposton t pt r 7, 5. E. . h f nda s ie epa a e s e n ii o Pl i ifsM oton on Ocobe 1,201 a Pl ntf tl d a Cons i t d Re y on Ocobe 1 , antf i t r 5, nd ai if ie olda e pl t r 3 2015. See D . 21,22,33. E. Dockets.Justia.com THE COURT ha c i r d t M oton, t Res e a Re y,hepe tne pori s onsde e he i he pons s nd pl t ri nt tons oft r c d,a i ot m ief ly a s d i t pr m ie . Fo t r as s tf t beow i i he e or nd s he s u l dvie n he e s s r he e ons e orh l t s , ADJUDG ED t t M oton i DENI . hat he i s ED 1 . BACKGROUND Thi c s a i e outofa de son by De e ntBM W ofNorh Am e i a, LLC (C W s a e rs s cii f nda t rc C BM NA' t esa ih Dee ntAut Cl XXVI,l (t W ofDery' as a ne BM W ' o tbls fnda ) o ub I nc. ' BM la ' ) w de l rhi i Der Be h,Fl i . BM W o D er y i notc r nty lce e ori oper to . a e s p n lay ac orda f la s ure l i ns d n ai n Pl ntf Pompa I rs I Cd sa' ownsandopert t BM W deaerhi i Br r ai if no mpo t, nc. vit' ) aes wo l s ps n owad Count one i Coc y, n onutCr e a onei Pompa Be h. e k nd n no ac The Fl rda Le saur ha e tbls d a s cii r gult y s he t g ns t oi gil t e s sa ihe pe fc e a or c me hat over he r ltons p bewe n m ot ve ce fa s s and t i fa hie a t lc nsng ofnew ea i hi t e or hi l r nchior her r nc s es nd he i e i de lrhi ,and ha gi t Fl i De rmen ofHi y Saey a M oorVe cl (he aes ps s ven he orda pa t t ghwa ft nd t hi es t ( parmenf' t a hort t e or t ts heme. Se Fl Stt jj320. 70 (he S e lr s De t ) he ut iy o nf ce ha c e a. a. 60-. t r ae Ad') Fl.Stt jj 320. 320. '; a a. 27, 642. Unde t s she r hi c me,whe a ma a t e prpos t n nufcurr o es o esa ih a ne deaerhi t ma a t e mus d ve wrte notce of is i eni go tbls w l s p, he nufcur r t s gi itn i t nt ton t etbls a ne de lrhi t t de rme . Fl Stt j 3 642( ) Upon r evi t t sa ih w aes pl o he pat nt' a. a. 20. 1 . ' ec i ng ha notc t D e r m e i c r ed wih bot publs ng no i a s ndi notc t o he i e, he pa t nt s ha g t h i hi tce nd e ng ie o t r deae s psoft s m e lne- a wihi a c ran r di oft pr e new de l r hi . See i lr hi he a i m ke t n e ti a us he opos d aes p d. D e l r hi w ihi t t r di m ay tl a pr t s w ih t D e rm e . See i I t y do,t n a e s ps t n ha a us ie o e t t he pa t nt d. f he he t De rme mus de t pr pos ne deae s p a lce e unls t manuf cur r he pa t nt t ny he o ed w lr hi i ns e s he at e de monsr t t t i he e si fa hie deae or de l r . taes ha ç t xitng r nc s d lr aes . . a e no pr di a qua e r t ovi ng de t rpr e tton of ghe lnema moorve ces i ghe communiy or tnior ' Fl Stt e es nai t l i - ke t hil n t ) t e t y. a. a. ' 3 642( 4) 20. 2)a . I e ry J y 201 BM W NA notfedt De t e ofisi e t e tbls BM W of n a l ul 5, ii he parm nt t nt nt o s a ih Der y asane BM W de l rhi On J y 24,201 t De rm e publs d no i eoft t la w a e s p. ul 5, he pa t nt ihe tc ha i e ta alom a ld notc t Vit The e tr o Augus 1 201 Vit tld a sx- ount nt n nd s ie i e o sa. r afe , n t 9, 5, sa le i c Compl nti t Cicui Cou toft Elve t J ci Cic ti a f M i miDadeCount ai n he r t r he e n h udi al r ui n nd or n y, Flrda s ki a o i , ee ng, mongot rt ngs ( )ade aai t tBM W NA a BMW ofDela he hi , 1 clrton ha nd ry c nnote t bls t ti i nota qua e yr pr s nt d by d hee si fa hi e de e swho n sa ih ha t s de t l e e e e i xitng r nc s d alr t r gitrnew r t i s l orr t i l s ofBM W pas e rc r ...n t communiy ort ni o y' e se e a l aes e a l ea e s nge a s i he t e tr ' o t ep o o e n w d aes i ( )a ij n to p e e tn BM W NA fo e tb ihn BM W f h r p s d e e lrhp; 2 n n u ci n rv n ig r m sa ls ig ofDe r y ba e on BM W NA' i biiy t e t ih t ti i notade t l r pr e e by la s d s na lt o sabls ha t s qua ey e es nt d e itn fa c ie s a d( )d ma e a dij n tv r le d et BM W NA' alg db e c e xsi g rn hs e ; n 3 a g s n n u cie eif u o s l e ra h s e ofcon r c a vi a i ofs a ut y r quie e sr r ng w a r nt r m bur em e s See t a t nd ol tons t t or e r m nt ega di r a y ei s nt . genealy Compl( E.1 1a 2-27) BM W NA andBM W ofDer rmove t c et t s rl . D. - t . lay e d he as o hi Co to Se e ur n pt mber1 201 a bot ha fl d M otonst Dimis.Se D. 1 1 1 7, 5, nd h ve ie i o s s e E. , 3, 4. Tw o d ays a t r flng is Com pl i , V i t al o fl pr e t w ih t De rm en f e ii t a nt s a s ied ot s s t he pa t t pur ua t Sec i 320. s nt o ton 642. Se ge r l Pl' M o . Ex. e ne al .s t, 2.V i t s a e i ispr es st tt y y s a t t d n t ot t ha he wee tld ç s a p oe t e me s r a i a a u a c o c u in t p e e v g an ifs r ie i a rtci v a u e nd n n b nd n e f a to o r sr e plitf ) rg s' butr ue t d t tt pr essbesa pendi r ol i oft i t nta ton i co t i ht,' eq se ha he ot t tyed ng es uton he nsa c i n ur. 1 .a ! 8 Th De rme trfre t e matrt te Fl rd De rme to Ad n sr t e d t . e pa t n eer d h te o h o ia pa t n f miitai v He rngs(1 ai $ DOAH',whihhasde e Vit smotont sa t pr e t fom movi f war ' c ) nid sa' i o ty he otss r ng or d. I de ngVit smoton,t ALJhedt tthesrihts a s t t(fno t onl pat t n nyi sa' i he l ha i tag e t nd hores i t he y) h o t . . . gppr loft new de es p)i t sa nitatve pr e ng. D. 22- a 4. The a ova he alrhi s hi dmi sr i oce di ' E. 1 t ' D OAH has s dul t e de i r he i o V it s pr t t f M a ch 201 See BM W che ed he vi nta y arng n s a' o es s or r 6. NA' Res t P1' M ota 4( E.21 ;BM W ofDela sRe p.o Pl' M ot a 4 ( E. . s p.o .s . t D. ) ry' s t .s . t D. 22) 3 Ha ng f l t obt n a say fom t DOAH , Vit now a ks t s Cour t sa or vi aied o ai t r he sa s hi t o ty e j i t eDOAH pr c e igs no n h o e dn . I. I DI SCUSSI ON Vit pur t t a k t Cour f a or sa ng t hea i be or t DOAH . s a pors o s he t or n der t yi he rng f e he Ho v r wh tVit i ral a k n ti Co r t d i e j n te DOAH fo e e csngt e 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 en il or re r bl r e e l por 4 3d 63 1 6 1 t r 2 0 ) t A s o n o irp rbl ij r i te sn q n n o ij nci er le .)(ne n lctto sa d h wig f re aa e n u y s h ie ua o f nu tv eif' itr a iai n n ' 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 ) u tto s mitd ; a Bd fRe e t . me t 5 3 2 0 0 08 F a 1 t 90 (a ai g a ij n t n p e l ig a a miitai a e c fo b igng f r lc a g satr v c tn n nu ci r cudn n d n sr t g n y r m rn i o ma h r e fe o ve rj cig a cam o irp r be ij r ba e s ll o t e û si e c n e u n e ' o te ee tn 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 . Vit a srst t$(1sa i pm i a l ne s ayheet prventt har t Vit fom 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 ' .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. 642,a V i t s pe ng br c ofc r c a w a r nt r m bur e e c a m s a e e ie y 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 . 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 o- l e. .s . t 4-1 e is-o Fi l s o tie f u iil o t t e 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 1 Fl h ; e s, . , l. ev 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 r he is-ied ul ' ) 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 ompelng cr um sa s Se f li ic tnce . e J The Co t fnds t t unde t f t of t s ca e, 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) e. . . p. ( 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 ui t y . p. . iax 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 ' 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 ' 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. 11 1. C O N CLU SI N O Fort f e ng r as ,i i he or goi e ons t s ADJUDGED t tPli ifs M oton f Enty ofa Or r St yi Relt d Pr e di ha antf i or r n de a ng a e oc e ngs Beo e te Diii n o Ad nsrtv He rn s o ,Alen tv l, f r lj n tv Reif i f r h v so f mi itaie a ig r tr aiey o nu cie l s e D EN I . ED DONE AND ORDERED i Cha be sa M i mi Fl rda,hi n m r t a , oi t s FEDER UN I TE Copi s f ni he t e ur s d o: Couns ofRe or el c d ofNove be 201 m r 5. O . O REN O TATES D I STRI J D GE CT U
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