Skip to main content

Case information

Conduct a refined search of the Supreme Court of Canada database to obtain details on the status of a matter before the Court.


30372

Ryan Eichmanis, by his Litigation Guardian, et al. v. Ryan Prystay, by his Litigation Guardian, et al.

(Ontario) (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)
2005-02-07 Close file on Leave
2004-12-17 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2004-12-16 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C39622, dated April 6, 2004, is dismissed with costs to the respondents Tracey Lauersen, Catherine Prystay and John Prystay.
Dismissed, with costs
2004-12-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Mr. Knutsen in response to his letter of Nov. 30/04
2004-11-30 Correspondence received from, Kristopher H. Knutsen dated Nov. 30/04 re: objective summary Ryan Eichmanis, by his Litigation Guardian
2004-11-15 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Bi Cha
2004-07-09 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, to the Respondent Tracy Lauersen., Completed on: 2004-07-09 Ryan Eichmanis, by his Litigation Guardian
2004-07-09 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, to the respondent's John and Catherine Prystay, Completed on: 2004-07-09 Ryan Eichmanis, by his Litigation Guardian
2004-07-07 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal
2004-07-05 Book of authorities Tracey Lauersen
2004-07-05 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2004-07-09 Tracey Lauersen
2004-06-30 Court of Appeal casebooks and transcripts of evidence, (C/A Compendium - 3 copies)
2004-06-30 Book of authorities, Volume I & II John Prystay
2004-06-30 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2004-06-30 John Prystay
2004-06-03 Court of Appeal casebooks and transcripts of evidence, (Compendium Vol. 1 and 2) 3 copies
2004-06-03 Book of authorities Ryan Eichmanis, by his Litigation Guardian
2004-06-03 Application for leave to appeal, C/A judgment with signatures requested (recvd. July 19/04)., Completed on: 2004-07-19 Ryan Eichmanis, by his Litigation Guardian

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
Ryan Eichmanis, by his Litigation Guardian Applicant Active
Bonnie Eichmanis, Ken Eichmanis, James Eichmanis and the said Bonnie Eichmanis, personnally Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Ryan Prystay, by his Litigation Guardian Respondent Active
The Children's lawyer Respondent Active
Prystay, James Respondent Active
Prystay, John Respondent Active
Prystay, Catherine Respondent Active
Lauersen, Tracey Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Ryan Eichmanis, by his Litigation Guardian

Counsel
Kristopher H. Knutsen, Q.C.
Carrell & Partners
1136 Alloy Drive
P.O. Box 638
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 6M9
Telephone: (807) 346-3000
FAX: (807) 346-3600
Agent
Martin W. Mason
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600-160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Bonnie Eichmanis, Ken Eichmanis, James Eichmanis and the said Bonnie Eichmanis, personnally

Counsel
Kristopher H. Knutsen, Q.C.
Carrell & Partners
1136 Alloy Drive
P.O. Box 638
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 6M9
Telephone: (807) 346-3000
FAX: (807) 346-3600
Agent
Martin W. Mason
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600-160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Ryan Prystay, by his Litigation Guardian

Counsel
Douglas C. Shaw
Atwood, Shaw, Labine
501 Donald St. E.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7E 6N6
Telephone: (807) 623-4342
FAX: (807) 623-2098
Email: dcs@asl-law.com

Party: The Children's lawyer

Counsel
Douglas C. Shaw
Atwood, Shaw, Labine
501 Donald St. E.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7E 6N6
Telephone: (807) 623-4342
FAX: (807) 623-2098
Email: dcs@asl-law.com

Party: Prystay, James

Counsel
Gregory R. Birston
Buset & Partners
1121 Barton Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 5N3
Telephone: (807) 623-2500
FAX: (807) 622-7808

Party: Prystay, John

Counsel
Gregory R. Birston
Buset & Partners
1121 Barton Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 5N3
Telephone: (807) 623-2500
FAX: (807) 622-7808

Party: Prystay, Catherine

Counsel
Gregory R. Birston
Buset & Partners
1121 Barton Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 5N3
Telephone: (807) 623-2500
FAX: (807) 622-7808

Party: Lauersen, Tracey

Counsel
Eugene E. Prpic
Eryou Barristers
2nd Floor, McVicar Manor
131 North Court St.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7A 4V1
Telephone: (807) 346-3206
FAX: (807) 346-9270

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

January 29, 2003
Ontario Superior Court of Justice

99-0708

Applicant's action allowed: damages assessed at $1,066,500.00

April 6, 2004
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C39622

Appeal allowed in part; judgment of Wright J. on apportionment of liability to Respondent James Prystay varied

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.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

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.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Date modified: 2025-02-27