A & D AUTO SALES, INC. v. U.S.

Nos. 2013-5019, 2013-5020.

748 F.3d 1142 (2014)

A & D AUTO SALES, INC., Alley's of Kingsport, Inc., Archer Chrysler Jeep West, Inc., Archer Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., Archer Dodge, Inc., Archer Financial Holdings, Inc., Axelrod Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Inc., Axelrod Chrysler, Inc., Barry Dodge Inc., Bennett Autoplex Inc., Benson Motor Inc., Arrow Ford, Inc., Bill Kay Suzuki, Inc., Boardwalk Auto Center, Inc., Bob Luegers Motors, Inc., Bob Rohrman Motors, Inc., Bob Taylor Jeep, Inc., Bondy's Ford, Inc., Brother's Motors, Inc., Burke Automotive Group, Inc., By Fishel's Jeeps, Inc., Cardenas Motors, Inc., Carson Automotive Inc., Cdohy, Inc., Carson CJ, LLC, Century Dodge, Inc., Chilson, Inc., Clarkston Motors, Inc., Coleman Auto Group, Inc., Coleman Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Country Motors, Inc., Crain CDJ, LLC, Cunningham Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Curfin Investments, Inc., DJ-Mack Inc., Det Automotive Group, Inc., Dave Croft Motors, Inc., Burke Brothers, Inc., Dodge of Englewood, Inc., Don Drennen Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Don Phillips & Son Sr. Enterprises, Inc., Donato & Son's Jeep, Inc., Douglas Automotive Group, Inc., EJE, Inc., El Dorado Motors, Inc., Elhart Dodge, Inc., Elhart Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc., Ertley Chrysler Jeep Dodge, LLC., Fitzgerald Auto Malls, Inc., FT Automotive II, LLC, FT Automotive IV, LLC, Fort Morganauto Center, Inc., Fox Hills Motor Sales, Inc., G.K. Alcombrack, Inc., Golden Motors, Inc., Grayson Pontiac, Inc., Gresham Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Grubbs Nissan Mid-Cities Limited, Hahn Motor Company, Hamilton Chrysler, Inc., Harvey M. Harper Co., Hoover Motors Holding Co., Inc., Hoover Dodge, Inc., I.M. Jarrett & Son, Inc., Island Jeep, Inc., James W. Halterman, Inc., Jim Marsh American Corporation, John Cullen Dodge, LLC, Johnson County Motors, L.C., Kingston Dodge, Inc., Kitagawa Motors, Inc., Kovatch Ford, Inc., LFCJ, Inc., Lee Peterson Motors, Inc., Lenihan Jeep, Inc., Livonia Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Lou Bachrodt Chevrolet, Inc., Mancari's of Orland Hills, Inc., Marketplace Suzuki, Inc., Marstaller Motors, Inc., Melchiorre, Inc., Miller-Campbell Company, Miller Motor Car Corporation, Milner O'Quinn Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Inc., Morong Brunswick, Neil Huffman Enterprises, Inc., Neil Huffman, Inc., Lunt Motor Company, Manuel Dodge, Inc., Matt Montgomery, Inc., Matthews Chrysler, Inc., Mt. Clemens Dodge, Inc., New City Auto Sales, Inc., Northglenn Dodge, Inc., Jeff Hunter Motors, Inc., Jelmac LLC, Painter Sales And Leasing, Painter's Sun Country Chrysler, Inc., Pen Motors, Inc., Pleasant Valley Motors, Inc., Preston Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Pride Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Quality Jeep-Chrysler, Inc., RFJS Company, LLC, Reuther Dodge LLC, Reuther's Investment Company, Rhoden Auto Center, Inc., Richard Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Riverside Auto Sales of Marquette, Inc., Rock of Texas Automotive, Inc., Rohr-Alpha Motors, Inc., SCK, Inc., Scotia Motors, Inc., Scott Chevrolet, Inc., Shoemaker Auto Group, Inc., Siemans Imports, Inc., South Shore Auto Lines, Inc., Southeast Automotive, Inc., Star Chrysler, Inc., Tamaroff 12 Mile Motors, Inc., Tarbox Chrysler Jeep, LLC, Tarbox Motors Inc., Taylor & Sons, Inc., Ted Britt of Fredericksburg, Inc., Tenafly Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Teton Motors, Inc., Thomas Sales & Service, Inc., Tomsic Motor Company, Transit LLC, Tri-State Automotive Associates, Inc., The Union Sales Company, Urka Auto Center, Inc., Valley Dodge, Inc., Verona Motor Sales, Inc., Vic Osman Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., Village Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Waco Dodge Sales, Inc., Walker Motors, Inc., Wallace Chrysler Jeep, LLC, Westminster Dodge, Inc., Westside Dodge, Inc., Wheaton Motor City, Inc., Wheeler Leasing Co. II, Inc., Whitey's, Inc., William T. Pritchard, Inc., Wright Dodge, LLC, Wyckoff Chrysler, Inc., And Young Volkswagen, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant. Colonial Chevrolet Co., Inc., and Mike Finnin Motors, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. United States, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

April 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger J. Marzulla , Marzulla Law, LLC, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellees in case no.2013-5019. With him on the brief were Nancie G. Marzulla. counsel on the brief was Leonard A. Bellavia , Bellavia Gentile & Associates, LLP, of Mineola, NY.

Harry Zanville , Law Office of Harry Zanville, San Diego, CA, argued for plaintiffs-appellees in case no.2013-5020. With him on the brief were Steven J. Eagle , Law Office of Steven J. Eagle, of Arlington, VA, Richard D. Faulkner , James D. Blume , Blume, Faulkner Skeen & Northam, PPLC, of Richardson, TX, and G. Kevin Buchanan , Buchanan & Bellan, L.L.P., of Dallas, TX.

Kenneth M. Dintzer , Assistant Director, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief were Stuart F. Delery , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson , Director, David A. Harrington , and Elizabeth M. Hosford , Senior Trial Counsels, and Sarah M. Valenti and Seth W. Greene , Trial Attorneys. Of counsel were Daniel B. Volk , and Sarah M. Bienkowski , Attorneys.

Jonathan A. Michaels , Michaels Law Group, APLC, of Newport Beach, CA, for amici curiae, Spitzer Motor City, et al. With him on the brief was Kathryn J. Harvey. Of counsel on the brief was Allen P. Press , Green Jacobson, P.C., of Clayton, MO.

Before NEWMAN, DYK, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges.


DYK, Circuit Judge.

These appeals arise from two takings suits related to the 2009 bankruptcies of General Motors Corporation ("GM") and Chrysler LLC ("Chrysler"). The plaintiffs are former dealers of those companies whose franchises were terminated in the bankruptcies. The plaintiffs allege that these terminations constituted a taking because the government required them as a condition of its providing financial assistance...

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