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24439

Helmut Swantje v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Federal) (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)
1997-07-23 Appeal closed
1996-05-16 Payment out cheque issued, paid to A.G. of Canada chq #2201-04110831 in the amount of $529.33
1996-05-07 Approved order for payment out, to be paid out to Dept of Justice c/o Barbara Burns, sent to Finance May 8/96
1996-04-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Federal Court of Canada (Ottawa, ON) enclosing their record
1996-02-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1996-02-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1996-02-08 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, F.C.A. Ontario (Ottawa)
1996-02-02 Judgment on the appeal rendered, LaF L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma
Dismissed, with costs
1996-02-02 Hearing of the appeal, 1996-02-02, LaF L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma
1996-01-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Barbara Burns; re: that herself and Pat Babcock will take one hour for arguments
1996-01-12 Notice of hearing, With service Helmut Swantje
1996-01-08 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Karen L. Collins (Burke-Robertson) re: duration of argument
1996-01-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Burke-Robertson re: duration of argument (fax copy)
1995-12-18 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1996-02-02
1995-11-17 Appeal perfected for hearing
1995-11-17 Respondent's factum, 25 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-11-17 Book of authorities, 10 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1995-09-25 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Helmut Swantje
1995-08-01 Appeal court record, 1 accordion file
1995-08-01 Certified casebook Helmut Swantje
1995-07-25 Case on appeal, 23 copies, with service Helmut Swantje
1995-04-28 Order granting leave to appeal
1995-04-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Burke-Robertson enclosing copy of Rule 32
1995-04-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Canada (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Graham Garton
1995-04-26 Notice of deposit of security, receipt #2341, with service
1995-04-26 $500 security deposit paid, receipt #2341 Helmut Swantje
1995-04-26 Notice of appeal Helmut Swantje
1995-03-30 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF Co Ma, The application for an extension of time and the application for leave to appeal are granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-03-30 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, LaF Co Ma
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-03-30 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1995-03-30, LaF Co Ma
1995-03-30 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1995-03-30, LaF Co Ma
1995-03-30 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1995-03-30 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1995-01-31 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF Co Ma
1995-01-20 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-01-19 Correspondence received from, sent to Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding
1995-01-19 Correspondence received from, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1994-12-22 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1994-12-22 Helmut Swantje
1994-12-22 Affidavit, of Kevin J. Mullington (to Dec. 22/94) 5 copies - included in the motion book, with service Helmut Swantje
1994-12-22 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to Dec. 22/94 - 5 copies - included in the motion book, with service Helmut Swantje
1994-11-25 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #21318 Helmut Swantje
1994-11-25 Notice of application for leave to appeal, 1 copy, with service Helmut Swantje

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
Swantje, Helmut Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Swantje, Helmut

Counsel
Name
Paul Dancause
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Barbara A. Burns
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
900 - 840 Howe St
Vancouver, British Columbia
V8Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-1346
FAX: (604) 666-1462
Agent
Name
Graham R. Garton, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4842
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: ggarton@justice.gc.ca

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

September 26, 1994
Federal Court of Appeal

A-144-94

appeal allowed

Filed documents

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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The condensed books of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here upon receipt of the electronic version, 2 days prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. You may also obtain copies of condensed books by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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Date modified: 2025-05-13