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22926
Darren Lyle Tapaquon v. Her Majesty the Queen
(Saskatchewan) (Criminal) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-09 | Appeal closed | |
| 1994-02-17 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Nelligan, Power (Ottawa, ON) | |
| 1994-02-17 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) | |
| 1994-02-17 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON | |
| 1994-02-17 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Saskatchewan (Regina) | |
| 1993-12-16 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa, ON) | |
| 1993-12-16 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) | |
| 1993-12-16 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Nelligan, Power (Ottawa, ON) | |
| 1993-12-16 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed, the judgment of the Court of Appeal is set aside and the judgment of McIntyre J. is restored, L'Heureux-Dubé J. dissenting. Allowed, no order as to costs |
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| 1993-07-12 | Close file on Leave | |
| 1993-05-25 |
Hearing of the appeal, 1993-05-25, CJ LaF L'HD So G Ia Ma Decision reserved |
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| 1993-05-21 | Reply factum on appeal, 24 copies, with service | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1993-05-18 | Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1993-05-17 | Order on miscellaneous motion, to vary the the order of Justice Sopinka dated April 23, 1993, to file a writen reply to the factum of the Attorney General of Canada on the same terms and conditions., with service | |
| 1993-05-14 |
Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file their factum in response to the factum of the intervenor to May 21, 1993., Ma Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1993-05-14 | Hearing of motion to extend time, 1993-05-14, to serve and file their factum in response to the factum of the intervenor to May 21, 1993., Ma | |
| 1993-05-14 | Submission of motion to extend time, 1993-05-14, to serve and file their factum in response to the factum of the intervenor to May 21, 1993., Ma | |
| 1993-05-14 | Proof of service, of joint book of authorities | |
| 1993-05-12 | Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file the appellant's reply to the intervener's factum to May 21/93 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1993-05-12 | Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file a reply to the intervener's factum to May 21/93 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1993-05-12 | Affidavit, to serve and file a reply to the intervener's factum to May 21/93; J.J. Mark Edwards | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1993-05-12 | Motion to extend time, to serve and file a reply to the intervener's factum to May 21/93 | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1993-05-11 | General proceeding, to note 10 copies of a chart to convert SCR citations in appellant's factum | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1993-05-11 | Book of authorities, JOINT 10 copies | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1993-05-06 |
Decision on miscellaneous motion, to vary the order of Mr. Justice Sopinka made on April 23, 1993, permitting the the respondent to file a written reply to the factum of the Attorney General of Canada's factum on the same terms and conditions., So Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1993-05-06 | Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1993-05-06, to vary the order of Mr. Justice Sopinka made on April 23, 1993, permitting the the respondent to file a written reply to the factum of the Attorney General of Canada's factum on the same terms and conditions., So | |
| 1993-05-06 | Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1993-05-06, to vary the order of Mr. Justice Sopinka made on April 23, 1993, permitting the the respondent to file a written reply to the factum of the Attorney General of Canada's factum on the same terms and conditions., So | |
| 1993-05-05 | Response to miscellaneous motion, to vary the order of M. Justice Sopinka dated April 23, 1993., with service | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1993-05-05 | Notice of miscellaneous motion, to vary the order of M. Justice Sopinka made on April 23, 1993 to permit the respondent to file a written reply to the factum of the Attorney General of Canada., with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1993-05-04 | Order on motion for leave to intervene, With service | |
| 1993-04-30 | Intervener's factum, 24 copies (see motion of 1993/04/22), with service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1993-04-23 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Gowling; re: respondent's position to the motion before Justice Sopinka of Apr. 22 | |
| 1993-04-23 |
Appeal hearing scheduled, 1993-05-25 Decision reserved |
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| 1993-04-22 |
Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, " The Attorney General of Canada is to file his factum by April 30, 1993, the appellant may file a response within 2 weeks. Oral argument will be limited to 20 minutes., So Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1993-04-22 | Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1993-04-22, " The Attorney General of Canada is to file his factum by April 30, 1993, the appellant may file a response within 2 weeks. Oral argument will be limited to 20 minutes., So | |
| 1993-04-22 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1993-04-22, " The Attorney General of Canada is to file his factum by April 30, 1993, the appellant may file a response within 2 weeks. Oral argument will be limited to 20 minutes., So | |
| 1993-04-21 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Nelligan, Power; re: opposes the motion of the intervenor A.G. Cda. Mr. A. O'Brien will attend the motion on Apr. 22/93 at 10:00 a.m. | |
| 1993-04-15 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, of A.G. Canada | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1993-04-13 | Affidavit, Robert J. Frater, with service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1993-04-13 | Motion for leave to intervene, With service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1993-04-13 | Affidavit, to seek leave to intervene; Robert J. Frater, with service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1993-04-13 | Motion to extend time, to seek leave to intervene, with service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1993-04-06 | Notice of hearing, With service | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1993-03-24 | Respondent's factum, 23 copies, with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1993-03-01 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1993-04-26 | |
| 1993-02-05 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Nelligan & Power advising us that the appellant's counsel will be out of town from late March 1993 until the end of April (scheduling the date of the hearing of the appeal accordingly) | |
| 1993-01-29 | Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1993-01-13 |
Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, CJ Dismissed, no order as to costs |
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| 1993-01-13 | Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1993-01-13, CJ | |
| 1993-01-13 | Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1993-01-13, CJ | |
| 1993-01-13 |
Decision on motion to extend time, to state constitutional questions., CJ Dismissed, no order as to costs |
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| 1993-01-13 | Hearing of motion to extend time, 1993-01-13, to state constitutional questions., CJ | |
| 1993-01-13 | Submission of motion to extend time, 1993-01-13, to state constitutional questions., CJ | |
| 1993-01-12 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Gowling; re: opposes the constitutional questions | |
| 1993-01-05 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Nelligan, Power; re: motion to state constitutional questions rescheduled for Jan. 13/93 at 10:00 a.m. | |
| 1993-01-04 | Motion to extend time, to file the notice of constitutional question, with service | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1992-12-31 | Motion to state a constitutional question, With service | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1992-11-24 | Case on appeal, 24 copies, with service | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1992-08-28 | Notice of appeal, With service | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1992-08-13 | Order granting leave to appeal, With service | |
| 1992-06-04 | Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Nelligan, Power (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-06-04 | Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-06-04 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF So G, The application for leave to appeal is granted. Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1992-06-04 | Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1992-06-04, LaF So G | |
| 1992-06-04 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1992-06-04, LaF So G | |
| 1992-05-01 | General proceeding, to note copy of letter dated April 28, 1992 from Mr. Norman H. Bercovich, and the formal Order of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal sent up along with leave material for adjudication. | |
| 1992-04-30 | General proceeding, copies of formal order of C.A. | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1992-04-27 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF So G | |
| 1992-04-27 | Application for leave to appeal, (as per B. Kincaid), Completed on: 1992-04-27 | |
| 1992-04-15 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-03-30 | $30.00 filing fee, receipt #25236 | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1992-03-30 | Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (missing formal C.A. Order), with service, Incomplete | Darren Lyle Tapaquon |
| 1992-03-30 | Correspondence received from, sent to Nelligan, Power acknowledging receipt of application for leave. Regret to advise that material is incomplete as formal order of the Court of Appeal missing. Material will not be referred until it complies with Court's requirements. |
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
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tapaquon, Darren Lyle | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty the Queen | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Canada | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Tapaquon, Darren Lyle
Counsel
1942 HAMILTON ST
2ND FL
REGINA, Saskatchewan
S4P 2C5
Telephone: (306) 787-8760
Agent
1900 - 66 Slater St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H1
Telephone: (613) 238-8080
FAX: (613) 238-2098
Party: Her Majesty the Queen
Counsel
1874 SCARTH ST 11TH FL
PO BOX 7129
REGINA, Saskatchewan
S4P 3V7
Telephone: (306) 787-5444
Agent
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
Department of Justice
284, rue Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4761
FAX: (613) 941-7865
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