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30946

Yves Engler v. Concordia University, et al.

(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2005-10-11 Close file on Leave
2005-10-07 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2005-10-07 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2005-10-06 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 of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500-09-015418-056, dated March 23, 2005, is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
2005-08-22 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, Ba LeB De
2005-06-17 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2005-06-17 Concordia University
2005-05-25 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal
2005-05-20 Application for leave to appeal, Service missing - Rec'd May 26, 2005. C/A Order with docket # missing - Rec'd May 20, 2005, Completed on: 2005-05-26 Yves Engler

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Engler, Yves Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Concordia University Respondent Active
Lowy, Frederick H. Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Engler, Yves

Counsel
Name
Giuseppe Sciortino
Contact information
Melançon Marceau Grenier Cohen
1717, boul. René-Lévesque Est
Bureau 300
Montréal, Quebec
H2L 4T3
Telephone: (514) 525-3414 Ext: 314
FAX: (514) 525-5134
Email: gsciortino@mmgs.qc.ca
Agent
Name
Raija Pulkkinen
Contact information
Sack Goldblatt Mitchell
500 - 30 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5L4
Telephone: (613) 235-5327
FAX: (613) 235-3041
Email: rpulkkinen@sgmlaw.com

Party: Concordia University

Counsel
Name
Christine Baudouin
Contact information
Heenan Blaikie
1250, boul. René-Lévesque ouest
Bureau 2500
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 4Y1
Telephone: (514) 846-2323
FAX: (514) 846-3427

Party: Lowy, Frederick H.

Counsel
Name
Christine Baudouin
Contact information
Heenan Blaikie
1250, boul. René-Lévesque ouest
Bureau 2500
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 4Y1
Telephone: (514) 846-2323
FAX: (514) 846-3427

Summary

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Summary

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While the Applicant was a student at the Respondent University, disciplinary complaints were lodged against him, and the administrative body that heard the complaints decided that they were well founded. The Applicant was suspended for a semester and fined $500, but he appealed the decision to an appeals panel. The panel denied him leave to appeal, and the suspension was confirmed by the Rector, who is also a respondent in this case. Based on evidence that the Applicant had not complied with the sanction, the Rector extended the suspension by another semester, but the Applicant again failed to comply with the sanction on several occasions, claiming he had the right to attend meetings of the student union, of which he was a member. He also committed acts of vandalism on the campus. The Rector then expelled the Applicant from the campus for a period of five years. The Applicant unsuccessfully appealed the first two decisions against him to the University's Board of Governors. He then filed a motion in the Superior Court under arts. 751 et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure for an interim and permanent injunction rescinding the Rector's decision to expel him from the campus, and allowing him to register at the University and to go on the campus to pursue his activities as a student union councillor. The Superior Court dismissed the motion. The Court of Appeal denied him leave to appeal

Lower court rulings

February 1, 2005
Superior Court of Quebec

500-17-019618-043

Requête en injonction provisoire et permanente rejetée

March 23, 2005
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

500-09-015418-056

Requête our permission d'appeler rejetée

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-10-24