Fresno Motors, LLC v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

OPINION

GETTLEMAN, District Judge:

Plaintiffs Fresno Motors, LLC (“Fresno”) and Selma Motors, Inc. (“Selma”) (jointly, “plaintiffs”) signed an Asset Purchase Agreement to purchase a Mercedes-Benz dealership from Asbury Fresno Imports, LLC (“Asbury”). MercedesBenz USA, LLC (“MB”), the manufacturer/importer of the vehicles sold by the dealership, exercised a right of first refusal (“ROFR”) contained in its dealership agreement with Asbury. After several unsuccessful attempts to resolve plaintiffs’ objections to MB’s exercise of its ROFR, plaintiffs brought this action contesting the timeliness…