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23100

Roman Swietlinski v. Attorney General for Ontario

(Ontario) (Criminal) (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)
1997-08-15 Appeal closed
1994-11-09 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (General Division)
1994-11-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1994-11-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1994-10-03 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-10-03 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-09-30 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed and a re-hearing is ordered, La Forest, L'Heureux-Dubé, Iacobucci and Major JJ. dissenting.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1994-07-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to ON Court (Toronto, ON) enclosing their record (1 env.)
1994-06-06 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (88 pages)
1994-05-27 General proceeding, 10 copies of VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS - GIVEN IN COURT BY THE RESPONDENT Attorney General for Ontario
1994-05-27 Hearing of the appeal, 1994-05-27, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1994-05-20 Book of authorities, 10 copies (JOINT), with service Attorney General for Ontario
1994-05-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling re: duration of argument
1994-05-09 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum to May 3/94
1994-05-04 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to May 3/94, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-05-04 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1994-05-04, to file the factum to May 3/94, Reg
1994-05-04 Submission of motion to extend time, 1994-05-04, to file the factum to May 3/94, Reg
1994-05-03 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1994-05-03 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum by May 4/94 Roman Swietlinski
1994-05-03 Affidavit, to file the factum to May 3/94; Gary T. Trotter, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1994-05-03 Motion to extend time, to file the factum to May 3/94, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1994-04-27 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1994-05-27
Decision reserved
1994-03-24 Trial court record, (accordeon)
1994-02-02 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1994-04-25
1994-01-19 Order on motion to extend time, to serve & file the case on appeal and appellant's factum to Dec 8/93
1994-01-19 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve & file the case on appeal and appellant's factum to Dec 8/93, DeRg
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-01-19 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1994-01-19, to serve & file the case on appeal and appellant's factum to Dec 8/93, DeRg
1994-01-19 Submission of motion to extend time, 1994-01-19, to serve & file the case on appeal and appellant's factum to Dec 8/93, DeRg
1994-01-14 Response to motion to extend time, to file the case on appeal (Scott Hutchison) - 1 copy Attorney General for Ontario
1994-01-14 Affidavit, to file the case on appeal (Sandra G. Leonard) - 1 copy Roman Swietlinski
1994-01-14 Motion to extend time, to file the case on appeal to Dec. 8, 1993 (1 copy) Roman Swietlinski
1993-12-08 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (extension of time requested - 43 pages), with service Roman Swietlinski
1993-12-08 Certified casebook, 1 copy of vols. 1 to 5 Roman Swietlinski
1993-12-08 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vols. 1 to 5 (extension of time requested), with service Roman Swietlinski
1993-04-02 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Ministry of the Attorney General (Toronto, ON) re: Notice of Appeal has been filed, Rule 32 sent
1993-04-02 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Cooper, Sandler, West & Skurka (Toronto, ON) re: Notice of Appeal has been filed, Rule 32 sent
1993-03-01 Notice of appeal, With service Roman Swietlinski
1993-02-05 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1993-02-05 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy, Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1993-02-04 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ McL Ia, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-02-04 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1993-02-04, CJ McL Ia
1993-02-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1993-02-04, CJ McL Ia
1992-12-22 Order on motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's response to Dec/03/1993., with service
1992-12-08 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's response to Dec/03/1992, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1992-12-08 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1992-12-08, to serve and file the respondent's response to Dec/03/1992, Reg
1992-12-08 Submission of motion to extend time, 1992-12-08, to serve and file the respondent's response to Dec/03/1992, Reg
1992-12-07 Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's response to Dec. 3/92 Roman Swietlinski
1992-12-07 Affidavit, to serve and file the response to Dec. 3/92; Scott C. Hutchison, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1992-12-07 Motion to extend time, to serve and file the response to Dec. 3/92, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1992-12-03 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (extension of time requested) (distributed to CJ, McL, I December 8, 92), with service Attorney General for Ontario
1992-11-30 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ McL I
1992-10-16 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson, (Ottawa,ON) Re: acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal. regret to advise that material does not comply with the Court's requirements as Proof of Service missing. Leave will not be referred until mate
1992-10-08 Application for leave to appeal, as service admitted today, Completed on: 1992-10-08
1992-10-08 Court of Appeal casebooks and transcripts of evidence, 5 copies of Charge to the Jury
1992-10-08 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (missing proof of service), Incomplete Roman Swietlinski
1992-07-07 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #25698 Roman Swietlinski
1992-07-07 Notice of application for leave to appeal, With service Roman Swietlinski

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
Swietlinski, Roman Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Attorney General for Ontario Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Swietlinski, Roman

Counsel
Name
Mark J. Sandler
Contact information
Cooper, Sandler & West
1900 - 439 UNIVERSITY AVE
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 1Y8
Telephone: (416) 585-9191
FAX: (416) 408-2372
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 for Ontario

Counsel
Name
Gary T. Trotter
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 Bay St
10th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4580
FAX: (416) 326-4656
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

Summary

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Lower court rulings

July 8, 1992
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)

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Application for judicial review of parole eligibility dismissed by jury.

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13