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24698

William James Wong v. United States of America

(British Columbia) (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)
1995-12-14 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1995-12-14 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-12-13 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1995-11-30 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, L'HD So McL, The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1995-11-30 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1995-11-30 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-09-06 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies sent to L'HD So McL, Sept 7/95, with service William James Wong
1995-08-21 Correspondence received from, from Gowling to A. Roland, letter dated Aug. 21/95 will file a reply to the respondent's response William James Wong
1995-08-21 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So McL
1995-07-26 General proceeding, 5 copies of missing materials (2 pages) for the respondents' factum. United States of America
1995-07-21 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service United States of America
1995-07-20 General proceeding, to note 5 copies of the C/A formal order William James Wong
1995-07-10 Proof of service, of the application for leave admitted on June 29, 1995
1995-07-10 General proceeding, to note a NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME PURSUANT TO s.25(2) OF THE EXTRADITION ACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS EXPIRING ON SEPTEMBER 18/95, with service United States of America
1995-07-06 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1995-07-06 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) enclosing copy of letter dated July 6/95 sent to applicant
1995-06-29 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (proof of service and formal order of C.A. missing), Completed on: 1995-07-20 William James Wong
1995-06-21 Order on motion to extend the time to file and/or serve the leave application
1995-06-20 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, to June 29/95, McL
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-06-20 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1995-06-20, to June 29/95, McL
1995-06-20 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1995-06-20, to June 29/95, McL
1995-06-19 $50.00 filing fee for a notice of motion, to extend time receipt #30323 William James Wong
1995-06-19 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, to June 29/95 United States of America
1995-06-19 Affidavit, to June 29/95 (of Carla J. Ferstman), with service William James Wong
1995-06-19 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to June 29/95, with service William James Wong
1995-05-01 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 22451 William James Wong
1995-05-01 Notice of application for leave to appeal, (fax copy) William James Wong

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Wong, William James Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
United States of America Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Wong, William James

Counsel
P. Michael Bolton, Q.C.
Bolton & Muldoon
976 RICHARDS ST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6B 3C1
Telephone: (604) 687-7078
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: United States of America

Counsel
S. David Frankel, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada
900 - 840 Howe St
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-0211
FAX: (604) 666-1599
Agent
Robert J. Frater
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington St, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763
FAX: (613) 957-8412

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

November 1, 1993
Supreme Court of British Columbia

CC911158

applicant discharged

April 21, 1995
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA017954

appeal allowed; discharge set aside

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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 filing 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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Factums on appeal

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.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

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Date modified: 2025-02-27