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40282

Eng Ly v. City of Regina

(Saskatchewan) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2024-02-22 Close file on Leave
2024-02-22 General proceeding, Motion for Reconsideration
MISSING:
Notice of Motion and Proof of Service
Eng Ly
2023-03-20 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete motion for reconsideration
2022-12-15 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2022-12-15 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2022-12-15 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The miscellaneous motion is dismissed. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, Number CACV3811, dated September 9, 2021, is dismissed.


Dismissed
2022-12-15 Decision on the miscellaneous motion, See decision on application
Dismissed
2022-11-14 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2022-11-14 Submission of miscellaneous motion, for consideration by the Court
2022-07-13 Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 07/13/2022
2022-07-11 Notice of miscellaneous motion, (Book Form), Motion to Move Case to Public Interest Standing and Possible Ruling without Hearing, Completed on: 2022-07-13 Eng Ly
2021-11-08 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Eng Ly
2021-11-08 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), require:
- CA order (rec'd 2022-07-21, re-rec'd 2022-07-25)

received:
- TC judgment (rec'd 2022-07-20, re-rec'd 2022-07-21, re-rec'd 2022-07-25)
- CA judgment (rec'd 2022-07-20, re-rec'd 2022-07-21, re-rec'd 2022-07-25)
- Draft CA order (rec'd 2022-07-20)
- Formal order form (rec'd 2022-07-20, re-rec'd 2022-07-21, re-rec'd 2022-07-25), Completed on: 2022-07-25
Eng Ly

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Ly, Eng Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
City of Regina Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Ly, Eng

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: City of Regina

Counsel
Name
Christine L. Clifford
Contact information
City of Regina
2476 Victoria Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 3C8
Telephone: (306) 777-7017
FAX: (306) 777-6818
Email: ccliffor@regina.ca

Summary

Keywords

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — Civil procedure — Appeals — Application to extend time to appeal —Municipal law — By-laws — Non-compliance with City nuisance by-law — Claim for damages for trespass and items removed from property — Action dismissed and application to extend time to appeal trial decision dismissed — Whether application for leave to appeal raises issues of national or public importance — Whether lower courts erred in reasoning and decisions.

Summary

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The respondent City received complaints about the applicant’s backyard which lead to the City issuing an Order to Comply requiring removal of specified items. The City eventually enforced the order itself and cleaned the backyard. The applicant brought an action against the City for trespass and $55 million in damages for throwing away his inventions while cleaning up his backyard.

The trial judge dismissed the action against the City. The Court of Appeal dismissed the application to extend time to appeal.

Lower court rulings

March 22, 2021
Court of Queen’s Bench of Saskatchewan

2021 SKQB 80, QBG 3246 of 2018

Action against City dismissed.

September 9, 2021
Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan

CACV3811

Application to extend time to appeal, dismissed.

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-02-27