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23125

United States of America v. John Lepine

(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)
1997-09-12 Appeal closed
1993-08-17 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (General Division)
1993-08-17 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1993-08-17 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Addleman, Edelson and Meagher (Ottawa, ON)
1993-07-05 Order on motion to extend time, to serve & file the respondent's factum to June 2, 1993
1993-06-30 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (96 pages)
1993-06-18 Judgment on the appeal rendered, LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia
Allowed, no order as to costs
1993-06-18 Hearing of the appeal, 1993-06-18, LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia
1993-06-11 Book of authorities, JOINT 10 copies of vol. I & II United States of America
1993-06-08 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file their factum to June 2, 1993, Co
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-06-08 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1993-06-08, to serve and file their factum to June 2, 1993, Co
1993-06-08 Submission of motion to extend time, 1993-06-08, to serve and file their factum to June 2, 1993, Co
1993-06-04 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum United States of America
1993-06-03 Affidavit, to serve & file the respondent's factum, with service John Lepine
1993-06-03 Motion to extend time, to serve & file the respondent's factum, with service John Lepine
1993-06-02 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (SEE ORDER- EXTENSION OF TIME REQUESTED), with service John Lepine
1993-04-23 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1993-06-18
1993-04-08 Order on motion to expedite the appeal, With service
1993-04-02 Notice of hearing United States of America
1993-04-02 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service United States of America
1993-04-02 Certified casebook, With service United States of America
1993-04-02 Case on appeal, 23 copies United States of America
1993-03-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Michael Edelson (Ottawa, ON) re: appeal is ready for scheduling, Rule 32 sent
1993-03-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Mr. John C. Tait, Q.C. (Ottawa, ON) re: appeal is ready for scheduling, Rule 32 sent
1993-03-15 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, that this case be set down for hearing in June, 1993.
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-03-15 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1993-03-15, that this case be set down for hearing in June, 1993.
1993-03-15 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1993-03-15, that this case be set down for hearing in June, 1993.
1993-03-15 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1993-03-15, that this case be set down for hearing in June, 1993.
1993-03-15 Decision on motion to expedite the appeal, "This case is to be inscribed for hearing in the term commencing April 26, 1993". The appellant shall file their Case on Appeal and its factum on or before April 2, 1993. The respondent shall file their factum on or before May 7, 1993., CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-03-15 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1993-03-15, "This case is to be inscribed for hearing in the term commencing April 26, 1993". The appellant shall file their Case on Appeal and its factum on or before April 2, 1993. The respondent shall file their factum on or before May 7, 1993., CJ
1993-03-15 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1993-03-15, "This case is to be inscribed for hearing in the term commencing April 26, 1993". The appellant shall file their Case on Appeal and its factum on or before April 2, 1993. The respondent shall file their factum on or before May 7, 1993., CJ
1993-03-10 Response to motion to expedite the appeal, With service John Lepine
1993-03-10 Affidavit, of William H. Corbett, Q.C., with service United States of America
1993-03-10 Motion to expedite the appeal, in the term commencing April 26, 1993., with service United States of America
1993-03-10 Response to motion to expedite the appeal, (namely June 3 or 4 or the week of June 14/93) John Lepine
1993-03-10 Affidavit, (namely June 3 or 4 or week of June 14/93); William H. Corbett, Q.C. United States of America
1993-03-10 Motion to expedite the appeal, (namely June 3 or 4 or week of June 14/94), with service United States of America
1993-03-01 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1993-04-26
1993-02-05 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Michael Edelson (Ottawa,ON)
1993-02-05 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, John C. Tait, Q.C. (Deputy Attorney General of Canada, Ottawa,ON)
1993-02-05 Notice of appeal, With service United States of America
1993-02-04 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF So Co, 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, LaF So Co
1993-02-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1993-02-04, LaF So Co
1993-01-22 Correspondence received from, sent to Mr. Robert Frater (Ottawa,ON) Re: telephone conversation and letter both dated Jan, 13, 93, materials consisting of the decision in U.S.A. v. Vanasse should be rejected.
1993-01-22 Correspondence received from, sent to Addelman Edelson & Meagher (Ottawa,ON) Re: further to letter January 13, 92, additional material filed by applicant should be rejected.
1993-01-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Robert Frater; re: acceptable practice to file additional material
1993-01-13 Correspondence received from, sent to Addelman, Edelson & Meagher (Ottawa,ON) Re: assuring that your letter dated January 12, 93 has been brought to the Court's attention.
1993-01-13 Correspondence received from, from Addelman, Edelson; re: extension of time for the applicant to submit additional material (distributed to Justices Laf, So, Co, Jan 13, 93) John Lepine
1992-12-18 Correspondence received from United States of America
1992-11-09 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies (distributed to LaF, So, Co, 92/11/09), with service United States of America
1992-11-02 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF So Co
1992-11-02 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service John Lepine
1992-09-21 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's response to the application for leave to appeal to Nov/02/1992., Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1992-09-21 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1992-09-21, to serve and file the respondent's response to the application for leave to appeal to Nov/02/1992., Reg
1992-09-21 Submission of motion to extend time, 1992-09-21, to serve and file the respondent's response to the application for leave to appeal to Nov/02/1992., Reg
1992-09-17 Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's response to Nov. 2/92 United States of America
1992-09-14 Affidavit, to serve and file the response to Nov. 2/92; Michael D. Edelson, with service John Lepine
1992-09-14 Motion to extend time, to serve and file the response to Nov. 2/92, with service John Lepine
1992-09-11 Correspondence received from, from Robert Frater; re: no formal order United States of America
1992-09-03 Correspondence received from, sent to John C. Tait,Q.C. Deputy Attorney General of Canada re: acknowledge receipt of application for leave appeal. Regret to advise that material does not comply with Court's requirements as Order of C/A missing. Leave will not referred until material
1992-08-28 Application for leave to appeal, (no formal C.A. Order), Completed on: 1992-08-28
1992-08-28 $30.00 filing fee, deducted from Justice Account United States of America
1992-08-28 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (formal Order of C.A. missing), with service, Incomplete United States of America

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
United States of America Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Lepine, John Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: United States of America

Counsel
Robert J. Frater
William Corbett, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington St, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763
FAX: (613) 957-8412

Party: Lepine, John

Counsel
Michael D. Edelson
Addelman, Edelson & Meagher
85 ALBERT ST
9TH FL
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1P 6A4
Telephone: (613) 237-2673
FAX: (613) 237-8146

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Lower court rulings

May 15, 1992
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)

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application dismissed, and the fugitive is discharged

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Factums on appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13