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36048

John Murphy v. Harold Bruce Boe, et al.

(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2015-03-03 Close file on Leave
2015-02-27 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2015-02-27 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2015-02-26 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 British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA041103, 2014 BCCA 208, dated June 3, 2014, is dismissed without costs.
Dismissed, without costs
2015-01-19 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, Abe Ka Côt
2014-10-09 Correspondence received, Mr. Richard Butler by fax re: acknowleging rec'd of of correspondence
2014-09-09 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, (File open 2014-09-09 and amended letter sent 2014-09-25)
2014-09-05 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Acknowledgement
2014-08-28 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Included in the application for leave to appeal) John Murphy
2014-08-28 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2014-08-28 John Murphy

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Murphy, John Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Boe, Harold Bruce Respondent Active
Boe, Norma Susan Respondent Active
Harvey Groberman, Primary Agent Respondent Active
Theo Arsenault, Primary Agent Respondent Active
John Wynne, Primary Agent Respondent Active
Estate of Ray Callard Respondent Active
Estate of Gerald Boe Respondent Active
Freddie Freerider 1, Freddie Freerider 2, Freddie Freerider 3, Freddie Freerider 4, Freddie Freerider 5, Freddie Freerider 6, Freddie Freerider 7 Secondary Agents Respondent Active
Harry Sidhu Primary Agent and WCB Trustees Respondent Active
Officers Morley Shortt, PS Holdings, Shortt Arsenault Respondent Active
The Firm Bruce Laughton Agent, for and Martin Maddalloni and the United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the United States and Canada Respondent Active
The Law Society, The Lawyers Insurance Fund, Clark Wilson, Mullen Law Firm, Quinlan, Abrioux, Grant Richey Law Firm, Jonathan Corbett, Lawyers Ins. Fund Respondent Active
Vinny Obligee 1, Vinny Obligee 2, Vinny Obligee 3, Vinny Obligee 4, Vinny Obligee 5, Vinny Obligee 6, Vinny Obligee 7 Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Murphy, John

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Boe, Harold Bruce

Counsel
Name
Timothy E. Watkins
Contact information
McEachern Harris & Watkins
22334 McIntosh Avenue
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
V2X 3C1
Telephone: (604) 467-6951
FAX: (604) 467-1224
Email: timwatkins@mhwlaw.ca

Party: Boe, Norma Susan

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Harry Sidhu Primary Agent and WCB Trustees

Counsel
Name
Nicolas J. Bower
Contact information
WorkSafe BC
Legal Services Dept.
6951 Westminster Hwy
Richmond, British Columbia
V7C 1C6
Telephone: (604) 279-7505
FAX: (604) 279-8116
Email: nick.bower@worksafebc.com

Party: Officers Morley Shortt, PS Holdings, Shortt Arsenault

Counsel
Name
T.C. Arsenault
Contact information
Shortt & Arsenault
302-543 Granville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 1X8
Telephone: (604) 669-4447
FAX: (604) 669-4737
Email: theo@shorttco.com

Party: The Law Society, The Lawyers Insurance Fund, Clark Wilson, Mullen Law Firm, Quinlan, Abrioux, Grant Richey Law Firm, Jonathan Corbett, Lawyers Ins. Fund

Counsel
Name
Andrea N. MacKay
Contact information
Winteringham Mackay George Law Corporation
620 - 375 Water Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 5C6
Telephone: (604) 659-6060
FAX: (604) 687-2945
Email: amackay@wmglaw.ca

Party: Vinny Obligee 1, Vinny Obligee 2, Vinny Obligee 3, Vinny Obligee 4, Vinny Obligee 5, Vinny Obligee 6, Vinny Obligee 7

Counsel
Name
Andrea N. MacKay
Contact information
Winteringham Mackay George Law Corporation
620 - 375 Water Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 5C6
Telephone: (604) 659-6060
FAX: (604) 687-2945
Email: amackay@wmglaw.ca

Party: Harvey Groberman, Primary Agent

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Freddie Freerider 1, Freddie Freerider 2, Freddie Freerider 3, Freddie Freerider 4, Freddie Freerider 5, Freddie Freerider 6, Freddie Freerider 7 Secondary Agents

Counsel
Name
Andrea N. MacKay
Contact information
Winteringham Mackay George Law Corporation
620 - 375 Water Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 5C6
Telephone: (604) 659-6060
FAX: (604) 687-2945
Email: amackay@wmglaw.ca

Party: The Firm Bruce Laughton Agent, for and Martin Maddalloni and the United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the United States and Canada

Counsel
Name
Bruce Laughton, Q.C.
Contact information
Laughton & Company
1090 - 1090 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 3V7
Telephone: (604) 683-6665
FAX: (604) 683-6622
Email: brucelaughton@telus.net

Party: Theo Arsenault, Primary Agent

Counsel
Name
T.C. Arsenault
Contact information
Shortt & Arsenault
302-543 Granville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 1X8
Telephone: (604) 669-4447
FAX: (604) 669-4737
Email: theo@shorttco.com

Party: John Wynne, Primary Agent

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Estate of Ray Callard

Counsel
Name
Timothy E. Watkins
Contact information
McEachern Harris & Watkins
22334 McIntosh Avenue
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
V2X 3C1
Telephone: (604) 467-6951
FAX: (604) 467-1224
Email: timwatkins@mhwlaw.ca

Party: Estate of Gerald Boe

Counsel
Name
Timothy E. Watkins
Contact information
McEachern Harris & Watkins
22334 McIntosh Avenue
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
V2X 3C1
Telephone: (604) 467-6951
FAX: (604) 467-1224
Email: timwatkins@mhwlaw.ca

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Appeals – Leave to appeal – Whether application for leave to appeal raises an issue of public importance.

This application stems from a series of proceedings brought by the applicant, who claims damages and other remedies arising from his expulsion in 1996 from the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry.

The applicant appeals the dismissal of his motion by the Court of Appeal to have two orders of a judge of that court sitting alone varied or discharged: an order dismissing his application for indigent status and an order dismissing his third application for an extension of time to file his appeal materials as well as the appeal. The Court of Appeal found that the applicant’s conduct constituted an abuse of the court’s process and ordered that no process by the applicant be accepted for filing by the Court of Appeal, with the exception that the applicant could apply for leave to file a process if he was represented by a member in good standing of the Law Society of British Columbia.

Lower court rulings

July 18, 2013
Supreme Court of British Columbia

NEW-S-S-150325

Caveats in respect of estate of the late Victor Gerald Boe filed by the applicant cancelled; counterclaim and third party notice of the applicant cancelled; application by applicant for leave to commence a proceeding against the respondent Harold Bruce Boe dismissed

June 3, 2014
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA041103, 2014 BCCA 208

Applications to discharge or vary orders dismissed; applicant ordered to cease filing any document in the registry unless assisted by a member in good standing of the Law Society of British Columbia

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-02-27