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20090

Jerry Trimm v. Chief of Police for the Durham Regional Police Force, et al.

(Ontario) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1988-03-07 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Mrs. Sims (Whitby,ON)
1988-03-07 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Mr. Bolotenko (Oshawa,ON)
1988-02-23 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON)
1987-11-19 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ B E McI La W LaF
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1987-03-04 Hearing of the appeal, 1987-03-04, (Appeal heard March 4th, 5th and 6th), CJ B E McI La W LaF
Decision reserved
1987-03-03 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1987-03-04
Decision reserved
1987-03-03 Book of authorities, 21 copies vols. 1 to 3 Jerry Trimm
1987-03-02 Intervener's factum, 21 copies Attorney General of Quebec
1987-02-27 Book of authorities, 10 copies Attorney General of Canada
1987-02-26 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1987-02-25 Intervener's factum, 21 copies Attorney General of Canada
1987-02-25 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General of Canada
1987-02-25 Order on motion for leave to intervene
1987-02-25 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, La
Granted, no order as to costs
1987-02-25 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1987-02-25, La
1987-02-25 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1987-02-25, La
1987-02-24 Intervener's factum, 19 copies Attorney General of New Brunswick
1987-02-24 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Chief of Police for the Durham Regional Police Force
1987-02-24 Response to the motion for leave to intervene Chief of Police for the Durham Regional Police Force
1987-02-24 Response to the motion for leave to intervene Jerry Trimm
1987-02-24 Motion for leave to intervene Attorney General of Canada
1987-02-02 Appellant's factum, 21 copies Jerry Trimm
1987-01-23 Notice of hearing, With service Jerry Trimm
1987-01-16 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General of Quebec
1987-01-14 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Jerry Trimm
1987-01-14 Order on motion to state a constitutional question, With service
1987-01-14 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General for Ontario
1987-01-12 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General of New Brunswick
1987-01-09 Order on motion to expedite the appeal
1987-01-09 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, (Case on appeal and Appellant's factum by Feb 2/87 Appeal to be heard with Wigglesworth)
Granted, no order as to costs
1987-01-09 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1987-01-09, (Case on appeal and Appellant's factum by Feb 2/87 Appeal to be heard with Wigglesworth)
1987-01-09 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1987-01-09, (Case on appeal and Appellant's factum by Feb 2/87 Appeal to be heard with Wigglesworth)
1987-01-09 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1987-01-09, (Case on appeal and Appellant's factum by Feb 2/87 Appeal to be heard with Wigglesworth)
1987-01-09 Motion to expedite the appeal, With service Jerry Trimm
1987-01-09 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1987-01-09 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1987-01-26
1986-12-18 Order granting leave to appeal
1986-12-16 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 9964 Jerry Trimm
1986-12-16 $500 security deposit paid, receipt # 1485 Jerry Trimm
1986-12-15 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (For Constitutional Question see Reg's Red Book #6 @ p. 217. Interventions by Jan 15/87), CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1986-12-15 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1986-12-15, (For Constitutional Question see Reg's Red Book #6 @ p. 217. Interventions by Jan 15/87), CJ
1986-12-15 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1986-12-15, (For Constitutional Question see Reg's Red Book #6 @ p. 217. Interventions by Jan 15/87), CJ
1986-12-15 Motion to state a constitutional question, With service Jerry Trimm
1986-12-15 Notice of appeal, With service Jerry Trimm
1986-11-27 Close file on Leave
1986-11-27 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, E La W
Granted, with costs in the cause
1986-11-24 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1986-11-24, E La W
Decision reserved
1986-11-24 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1986-11-24, E La W
Decision reserved
1986-11-21 Appeal Court record, 5 copies of Court of Appeal order
1986-11-18 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Chief of Police for the Durham Regional Police Force
1986-10-10 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1986-10-10 Jerry Trimm

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Trimm, Jerry Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Chief of Police for the Durham Regional Police Force Respondent Active
Designated Presiding Officer Respondent Active
Robinson, Deputy Chief of the Durham Regional Police Force, Gerald Respondent Active
Board of Commissioners of Police for the Regional Municipality of Durham Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General for Ontario Intervener Active
Attorney General of Quebec Intervener Active
Attorney General of New Brunswick Intervener Active
Attorney General of Canada Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Trimm, Jerry

Counsel
Names
Aleksandr G. Bolotenko
Aleksandr G. Boletenko
Contact information
Aitchison, Starzynski, Evans & Bolotenko
115 SIMCOE ST S
OSHAWA, Ontario
L1H 7N2

Party: Chief of Police for the Durham Regional Police Force

Counsel
Names
R.M. Parker
David J. D. Sims
Contact information
Sims Brady Thomson & Babbs
117 KING ST
PO BOX 358
WHITBY, Ontario
L1N 5S4
Telephone: (905) 668-7704
FAX: (416) 668-1268

Party: Designated Presiding Officer

Counsel
Name
R.M. Parker
Contact information
Sims Brady Thomson & Babbs
117 KING ST
PO BOX 358
WHITBY, Ontario
L1N 5S4
Telephone: (905) 668-7704
FAX: (416) 668-1268

Party: Robinson, Deputy Chief of the Durham Regional Police Force, Gerald

Counsel
Name
R.M. Parker
Contact information
Sims Brady Thomson & Babbs
117 KING ST
PO BOX 358
WHITBY, Ontario
L1N 5S4
Telephone: (905) 668-7704
FAX: (416) 668-1268

Party: Board of Commissioners of Police for the Regional Municipality of Durham

Counsel
Name
R.M. Parker
Contact information
Sims Brady Thomson & Babbs
117 KING ST
PO BOX 358
WHITBY, Ontario
L1N 5S4
Telephone: (905) 668-7704
FAX: (416) 668-1268

Party: Attorney General for Ontario

Counsel
Name
Dennis W. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 Bay St
8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4156
FAX: (416) 326-4181
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Attorney General of Quebec

Counsel
Name
Yves De Montigny
Contact information
Procureur général du Québec
1200 RTE DE L'ÉGLISE
5e ÉTAGE
STE-FOY, Quebec
G1V 4M1
Telephone: (418) 643-1477
Agent
Name
Robert Décary, c.r.
Contact information
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111, rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397

Party: Attorney General of New Brunswick

Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Names
Frank Iacobucci, Q.C.
Julius Isaac
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 995-2569

Summary

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Lower court rulings

April 15, 1983
Provincial Administrative Tribunals of Ontario

Not available

Ruling that hearing fair and impartial

October 15, 1984
Divisional Court of Ontario

Not available

Application dismissed

July 2, 1986
Court of Appeal for Ontario

Not available

Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13