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27732

Donald Russell v. Her Majesty the Queen

(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)
2001-10-16 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal
2001-10-05 Appeal closed
2001-10-05 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2001-09-19 Copy of formal judgment being prepared
2001-09-17 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2001-09-14 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ L'HD G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB
Dismissed, no order as to costs
2001-05-10 Correspondence received from, D. Finley dated May 10/01 (by fax) (10 copies) (sent to Bench May 14/01) Her Majesty the Queen
2001-05-08 Correspondence received from, D. Finley dated May 7/01 re: enclosing Court of Appeal Books in Boudreau (10 copies) (sent to Bench May 14/01) Her Majesty the Queen
2001-05-02 Transcript received, 64 pages
2001-04-20 Appeal court record, (1 small box)
2001-04-19 Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2001-04-19 Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings
2001-04-19 Hearing of the appeal, 2001-04-19, (V038), CJ L'HD G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB
Judgment reserved
2001-04-19 General proceeding, copy of R. v. Rahman and R. v. Boudreau (given in court) Her Majesty the Queen
2001-03-22 Notice of hearing Donald Russell
2001-03-16 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2001-04-19
Judgment reserved
2001-02-19 Decision on motion to extend time, Reg, to serve & file the respondent's book of authorities to Feb. 8, 2001.
Granted, no order as to costs
2001-02-19 Submission of motion to extend time, Reg
2001-02-08 Motion to extend time, to serve and file the Book of Authorities to Feb. 8/01 (1 copy), Completed on: 2001-02-08 Her Majesty the Queen
2001-02-08 Respondent's book of authorities, returned for new covers Feb. 14/01 (wrong colour - back from correction Feb. 16/01)) (extension of time requested), Completed on: 2001-02-08 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-12-22 Respondent's factum, Completed on: 2000-12-22 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-12-19 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 2001-04-17
2000-10-24 Appellant's book of authorities, Completed on: 2000-10-24 Donald Russell
2000-10-24 Appellant's factum, Completed on: 2000-10-24 Donald Russell
2000-10-20 Appellant's record, (service admitted Oct. 24/00), Completed on: 2000-10-24 Donald Russell
2000-08-15 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, counsel and agents requesting that they adhere to the rules in order that the appeal be ready to be heard in the Winter 2001 session.
2000-08-14 Order on motion to expedite the appeal, (by the Court)
2000-08-14 Decision on motion to expedite the appeal, CJ, The motion on behalf of the respondent for an order expediting the hearing of this appeal.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
2000-07-28 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, CJ
2000-07-13 Response to motion to expedite the appeal, (Letter Form), from P. A. Schreck dated July 11, 2000 (fax copy) (original received n July 18, 2000), Completed on: 2000-07-18 Donald Russell
2000-07-07 Motion to expedite the appeal, 2 copies, Completed on: 2000-07-07 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-06-26 Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal
2000-06-22 Notice of appeal, (fax copy), Completed on: 2000-06-22 Donald Russell
2000-05-26 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties
2000-05-25 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
2000-04-10 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, G Bi Arb
2000-04-10 Submission of miscellaneous motion, G Bi Arb
2000-02-23 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-02-23 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-02-16 Response to miscellaneous motion, from K. Collins dated Feb. 16/00 (by fax) re: Respondent consents to motion to expedite and will file Response on or about Feb. 22/00, Completed on: 2000-02-16 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-02-09 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, Ba, to Feb. 1, 2000
Granted, no order as to costs
2000-02-09 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, Ba
2000-02-09 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, (Letter Form), from K. Collins dated Feb. 9, 2000 (fax copy), Completed on: 2000-02-09 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-02-07 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to Feb. 1, 2000 - 1 copy, Completed on: 2000-02-08 Donald Russell
2000-02-03 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal
2000-02-01 Notice of miscellaneous motion, to expedite leave to appeal (included in leave application), Completed on: 2000-02-01 Donald Russell
2000-02-01 Book of authorities, Completed on: 2000-02-01 Donald Russell
2000-02-01 Application for leave to appeal, (extension of time requested - confirmed with Ontario C/A oral decision Dec. 1/99 reasons Dec. 20/99), Completed on: 2000-02-01 Donald Russell

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
Russell, Donald Appellant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Russell, Donald

Counsel
Names
P. Andras Schreck
Mara B. Greene
Contact information
Pinkofskys
438 University Avenue
19th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K8
Telephone: (416) 598-1811
FAX: (416) 598-3384
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Station D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: brian.crane@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
David Finley
Contact information
Attorney General of Ontario
720 Bay Street
10th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4587
FAX: (416) 326-4656
Email: david.finley@ontario.ca
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston, Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Email: rhouston@burkerobertson.com

Summary

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Lower court rulings

August 23, 1999
Ontario Superior Court of Justice

2610/99

See file

December 1, 1999
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C32851

Appeal allowed; Order of Durno J. set aside; Order of Wake J. restored

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13