Armstrong Ford, Inc. et al v. Ford Motor Company
| ARMSTRONG FORD, INC. doing business as CLONINGER FORD OF HICKORY, ASHEBORO FORD, INC., BOYD BROTHERS FORD, INC., CAPITAL FORD, INC., CAPITAL FORD OF CHARLOTTE, INC., CAPITAL FORD OF LILLINGTON, INC., CAPITAL FORD OF WILMINGTON, LLC, CELLA FORD, INC., CENTRAL FORD, INC. doing business as FEYER FORD OF AHOSKIE, CHAMPION FORD LINCOLN, INC., CLONINGER FORD, INC., CLONINGER FORD OF MORGANTON, INC., COUNTY MOTOR COMPANY, INC. doing business as COUNTY FORD, CRESCENT FORD, INC., CROSSROADS FORD OF DUNN-BENSON, INC., CROSSROADS FORD LINCOLN OF SOUTHERN PINES, INC., Crossroads Ford, Inc., CROSSROADS FORD OF FUQUAY-VARINA, INC., CROSSROADS FORD OF HENDERSON, INC., CROSSROADS FORD OF INDIAN TRAIL, INC., CROSSROADS FORD OF KERNERSVILLE, INC., CROSSROADS FORD LINCOLN OF SANFORD, INC. doing business as CROSSROADS FORD OF SANFORD, CROSSROADS FORD OF LUMBERTON, INC., CROSSROADS FORD OF WAKE FOREST, INC., DEACON JONES FORD-LINCOLN, INC., DT of Havelock, LLC d/b/a Riverside Ford, EGOLF FORD OF BREVARD, LLC, FAIRLANE AUTOMOTIVE LLC doing business as FRIENDSHIP FORD OF LENOIR, FEYER FORD, INC., FEYER FORD AND LINCOLN, INC., FEYER FORD OF EDENTON, INC., GREEN FORD, LLC, HASTINGS FORD, INC., KEN WILSON FORD, INC., LOOKOUT FORD, INC., PILOT MOUNTAIN FORD, INC. doing business as FOOTHILL FORD, Premier Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc. doing business as CAPITAL FORD OF ROCKY MOUNT, RAY MOTOR COMPANY, INC. doing business as CAPITAL FORD OF HILLSBOROUGH, SALE FORD, LLC doing business as SALE FORD OF KINSTON, SANDERS FORD, INC., SCENIC MOTORS, INC. doing business as SCENIC FORD, STANLEY COUNTY AUTOMOTIVE, LLC doing business as ALBEMARLE FORD, STEARNS FORD, INC., TRI-CITY FORD, INC., WELFORD HARRIS, INC. doing business as WELFORD HARRIS FORD, WYNN ODOM FORD, INC., Armstrong Ford, Inc. d/b/a Cloniner Ford of Hickory, Central Ford, Inc. d/b/a Feyer Ford of Ahoskie, County Motor Company, Inc. d/b/a County Ford, Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Sanford, Inc. d/b/a Crossroads Ford of Sanford, Fairlane Automotive LLC d/b/a Friendship Ford of Lenoir, Pilot Mountain Ford, Inc. d/b/a/ Foothill Ford, Premier Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc. d/b/a Capital Ford of Rocky Mount, Ray Motor Company, Inc. d/b/a Capital Ford of Hillsborough, Sale Ford, LLC d/b/a Sale Ford of Kinston, Scenic Motors, Inc. d/b/a Scenic Ford, Stanley County Automotive, LLC d/b/a Albemarle Ford and Welford Harris, Inc. d/b/a Welford Harris Ford |
| Ford Motor Company |
| 5:2023cv00167 |
| March 31, 2023 |
| US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina |
| James C Dever |
| Brian S Meyers |
| Contract: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute |
| Defendant |
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| Filing 18 Notice regarding remand sent to DMV Commissioner Goodwin, Division of Motor Vehicles, 3101 Mail Service Center (MAIL), Raleigh, NC 27697-3101. (Mann, Stephanie) |
Filing 17
ORDER - The court GRANTS plaintiffs' motion to remand #12 , REMANDS the action to the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, AWARDS no costs, and DENIES AS MOOT defendant's motion for a protective order #15 . Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 7/18/2023. (Mann, Stephanie)
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| Motion Submitted to District Judge James C. Dever III regarding #15 MOTION for Protective Order Staying Deadlines Pending Ruling on Motion to Remand, #12 MOTION to Remand. (Mann, Stephanie) |
| Filing 16 Proposed Order regarding #15 MOTION for Protective Order Staying Deadlines Pending Ruling on Motion to Remand filed by Armstrong Ford, Inc., Asheboro Ford, Inc., Boyd Brothers Ford, Inc., Capital Ford of Charlotte, Inc., Capital Ford of Lillington, Inc., Capital Ford of Wilmington, LLC, Capital Ford, Inc., Cella Ford, Inc., Central Ford, Inc., Champion Ford Lincoln, Inc., Cloninger Ford of Morganton, Inc., Cloninger Ford, Inc., County Motor Company, Inc., Crescent Ford, Inc., Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Sanford, Inc., Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Southern Pines, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Dunn-Benson, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Fuquay-Varina, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Henderson, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Indian Trail, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Kernersville, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Lumberton, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Wake Forest, Inc., Crossroads Ford, Inc., DT of Havelock, LLC, Deacon Jones Ford-Lincoln, Inc., Egolf Ford of Brevard, LLC, Fairlane Automotive LLC, Feyer Ford and Lincoln, Inc., Feyer Ford of Edenton, Inc., Feyer Ford, Inc., Green Ford, LLC, Hastings Ford, Inc., Ken Wilson Ford, Inc., Lookout Ford, Inc., Pilot Mountain Ford, Inc., Premier Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc., Ray Motor Company, Inc., Sale Ford, LLC, Sanders Ford, Inc., Scenic Motors, Inc., Stanley County Automotive, LLC, Stearns Ford, Inc., Tri-City Ford, Inc., Welford Harris, Inc., Wynn Odom Ford, Inc.. (Mercer, Shawn) |
| Filing 15 MOTION for Protective Order Staying Deadlines Pending Ruling on Motion to Remand filed by Armstrong Ford, Inc., Asheboro Ford, Inc., Boyd Brothers Ford, Inc., Capital Ford of Charlotte, Inc., Capital Ford of Lillington, Inc., Capital Ford of Wilmington, LLC, Capital Ford, Inc., Cella Ford, Inc., Central Ford, Inc., Champion Ford Lincoln, Inc., Cloninger Ford of Morganton, Inc., Cloninger Ford, Inc., County Motor Company, Inc., Crescent Ford, Inc., Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Sanford, Inc., Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Southern Pines, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Dunn-Benson, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Fuquay-Varina, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Henderson, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Indian Trail, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Kernersville, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Lumberton, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Wake Forest, Inc., Crossroads Ford, Inc., DT of Havelock, LLC, Deacon Jones Ford-Lincoln, Inc., Egolf Ford of Brevard, LLC, Fairlane Automotive LLC, Feyer Ford and Lincoln, Inc., Feyer Ford of Edenton, Inc., Feyer Ford, Inc., Green Ford, LLC, Hastings Ford, Inc., Ken Wilson Ford, Inc., Lookout Ford, Inc., Pilot Mountain Ford, Inc., Premier Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc., Ray Motor Company, Inc., Sale Ford, LLC, Sanders Ford, Inc., Scenic Motors, Inc., Stanley County Automotive, LLC, Stearns Ford, Inc., Tri-City Ford, Inc., Welford Harris, Inc., Wynn Odom Ford, Inc.. (Mercer, Shawn) |
| Filing 14 Proposed Order regarding #12 MOTION to Remand filed by Armstrong Ford, Inc., Asheboro Ford, Inc., Boyd Brothers Ford, Inc., Capital Ford of Charlotte, Inc., Capital Ford of Lillington, Inc., Capital Ford of Wilmington, LLC, Capital Ford, Inc., Cella Ford, Inc., Central Ford, Inc., Champion Ford Lincoln, Inc., Cloninger Ford of Morganton, Inc., Cloninger Ford, Inc., County Motor Company, Inc., Crescent Ford, Inc., Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Sanford, Inc., Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Southern Pines, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Dunn-Benson, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Fuquay-Varina, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Henderson, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Indian Trail, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Kernersville, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Lumberton, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Wake Forest, Inc., Crossroads Ford, Inc., DT of Havelock, LLC, Deacon Jones Ford-Lincoln, Inc., Egolf Ford of Brevard, LLC, Fairlane Automotive LLC, Feyer Ford and Lincoln, Inc., Feyer Ford of Edenton, Inc., Feyer Ford, Inc., Green Ford, LLC, Hastings Ford, Inc., Ken Wilson Ford, Inc., Lookout Ford, Inc., Pilot Mountain Ford, Inc., Premier Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc., Ray Motor Company, Inc., Sale Ford, LLC, Sanders Ford, Inc., Scenic Motors, Inc., Stanley County Automotive, LLC, Stearns Ford, Inc., Tri-City Ford, Inc., Welford Harris, Inc., Wynn Odom Ford, Inc.. (Mercer, Shawn) |
| Filing 13 RESPONSE in Opposition regarding #12 MOTION to Remand filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Subaru of New England v. Bald Hill Realty, #2 Exhibit B - www.whitehouse.gov - Fact Sheet Printout) (Chang, Jimmy) |
| Notice to Counsel regarding: #12 Motion to Remand. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7.1(b)(3) and Section V(I)(3) of the CM/ECF Policy and Procedures Manual and Judge Dever's practice preferences, parties must file a proposed order with any non-dispositive motion. Please file a proposed order to the motion at docket entry #12 using the event 'Proposed Order' in the Responses and Replies category and link it back to the motion to which it corresponds. (Mann, Stephanie) |
| Filing 12 MOTION to Remand and Incorporated Memorandum of Law in Support filed by Armstrong Ford, Inc., Asheboro Ford, Inc., Boyd Brothers Ford, Inc., Capital Ford of Charlotte, Inc., Capital Ford of Lillington, Inc., Capital Ford of Wilmington, LLC, Capital Ford, Inc., Cella Ford, Inc., Central Ford, Inc., Champion Ford Lincoln, Inc., Cloninger Ford of Morganton, Inc., Cloninger Ford, Inc., County Motor Company, Inc., Crescent Ford, Inc., Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Sanford, Inc., Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Southern Pines, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Dunn-Benson, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Fuquay-Varina, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Henderson, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Indian Trail, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Kernersville, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Lumberton, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Wake Forest, Inc., Crossroads Ford, Inc., DT of Havelock, LLC, Deacon Jones Ford-Lincoln, Inc., Egolf Ford of Brevard, LLC, Fairlane Automotive LLC, Feyer Ford and Lincoln, Inc., Feyer Ford of Edenton, Inc., Feyer Ford, Inc., Green Ford, LLC, Hastings Ford, Inc., Ken Wilson Ford, Inc., Lookout Ford, Inc., Pilot Mountain Ford, Inc., Premier Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc., Ray Motor Company, Inc., Sale Ford, LLC, Sanders Ford, Inc., Scenic Motors, Inc., Stanley County Automotive, LLC, Stearns Ford, Inc., Tri-City Ford, Inc., Welford Harris, Inc., Wynn Odom Ford, Inc. (Mercer, Shawn) |
| Case Selected for Mediation - A printable list of certified mediators for the Eastern District of North Carolina is available on the court's Website, #www.nced.uscourts.gov/attorney/mediators.aspx. Please serve this list on all parties. (Mann, Stephanie) |
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Filing 11
ORDER FOR DISCOVERY PLAN sent to all parties. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 4/18/2023. (Mann, Stephanie)
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| Filing 10 Financial Disclosure Statement by Armstrong Ford, Inc., Asheboro Ford, Inc., Boyd Brothers Ford, Inc., Capital Ford of Charlotte, Inc., Capital Ford of Lillington, Inc., Capital Ford of Wilmington, LLC, Capital Ford, Inc., Cella Ford, Inc., Central Ford, Inc., Champion Ford Lincoln, Inc., Cloninger Ford of Morganton, Inc., Cloninger Ford, Inc., County Motor Company, Inc., Crescent Ford, Inc., Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Sanford, Inc., Crossroads Ford Lincoln of Southern Pines, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Dunn-Benson, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Fuquay-Varina, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Henderson, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Indian Trail, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Kernersville, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Lumberton, Inc., Crossroads Ford of Wake Forest, Inc., Crossroads Ford, Inc., DT of Havelock, LLC, Deacon Jones Ford-Lincoln, Inc., Egolf Ford of Brevard, LLC, Fairlane Automotive LLC, Feyer Ford and Lincoln, Inc., Feyer Ford of Edenton, Inc., Feyer Ford, Inc., Green Ford, LLC, Hastings Ford, Inc., Ken Wilson Ford, Inc., Lookout Ford, Inc., Pilot Mountain Ford, Inc., Premier Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc., Ray Motor Company, Inc., Sale Ford, LLC, Sanders Ford, Inc., Scenic Motors, Inc., Stanley County Automotive, LLC, Stearns Ford, Inc., Tri-City Ford, Inc., Welford Harris, Inc., Wynn Odom Ford, Inc. (Mercer, Shawn) |
| Filing 9 Notice of Appearance filed by Shawn D. Mercer on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Mercer, Shawn) |
| Filing 8 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Ford Motor Company (Chang, Jimmy) |
| Filing 7 Notice of Appearance filed by Jimmy Chang on behalf of All Defendants. (Chang, Jimmy) |
| Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint by Ford Motor Company. (Sar, David) |
| Filing 5 Notice/Certificate of Compliance and Copy of Notice of Removal Pursuant to LR 5.3(a)(2) filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Copy of Notice of Removal to Commissioner of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles) (Sar, David) |
| Filing 4 Notice of Appearance filed by David W. Sar on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Sar, David) |
| Filing 3 Notice regarding #1 Notice of Removal and requirement to make a Notice of Appearance sent to Plaintiff's Counsel, Shawn D. Mercer & Mark W. Ishman of Bass Sox Mercer at 4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1000, Raleigh, NC 27609 mailed via US Mail on April 5, 2023. (Rudd, D.) |
| Notice to Counsel - All Counsel should file a Notice of Appearance pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.2(a). (Rudd, D.) |
| Filing 2 Financial Disclosure Statement by Ford Motor Company (Sar, David) |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by All Defendants from North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, case number none. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ANCEDC-7021120), filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-State Action File-Petition, #2 Exhibit B-Ford 10-K Excerpt, #3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #4 Civil Cover Sheet Supplemental Removal Cover Sheet, #5 Civil Cover Sheet Supplemental Removal Cover Sheet Ex A continuation pages) (Sar, David) |
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