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Parties Involved:
Fresno Motors, LLC
Plaintiff
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Defendant
Selma Motors, Inc
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

FRESNO MOTORS, LLC, a California 

limited company; and SELMA 

MOTORS, INC., a California 

corporation; 

 Plaintiffs, 

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MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability company; 

 Defendant. 

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Case No.: 1:11-cv-02000-CJC 

JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT 

On September 8, 2011, Plaintiffs Fresno Motors, LLC and Selma Motors, Inc. 

(collectively, “Plaintiffs”) brought this action against Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC 

(“MBUSA”), alleging that MBUSA tortiously interfered with Plaintiffs’ contractual right 

to purchase the assets of Mercedes-Benz of Fresno, a local Mercedes-Benz dealership 

(“Fresno Dealership”), from Asbury Fresno Imports, LLC (“Asbury”). (Dkt. No. 1.) 

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On November 4, 2011, Plaintiffs filed the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). 

(Dkt. No. 23.) On November 18, 2011, MBUSA filed a renewed motion to dismiss the 

FAC pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). (Dkt. No. 29). 

On January 12, 2012, the Court converted MBUSA’s renewed motion to dismiss to a 

motion for summary judgment. (Ct. Order, Dkt. No. 52, Jan. 12, 2012.) On March 27, 

2012, the Court granted MBUSA’s converted motion for summary judgment on all of 

Plaintiffs’ claims. (Ct. Order, Dkt. No. 71, Mar. 27, 2012.) 

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, DECREED, AND ADJUDGED 

that Plaintiffs take nothing, and Judgment be entered in favor of MBUSA as the 

prevailing party on its converted motion for summary judgment against Plaintiffs on the 

First Amended Complaint. MBUSA shall recover its costs. 

 DATED: April 3, 2012 

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 CORMAC J. CARNEY 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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