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41053
John Turmel v. Attorney General of Canada
(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-01 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2024-11-01 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, parties, RE: Certificate of taxation | |
| 2024-10-31 | Certificate of taxation issued to, Jon Bricker | |
| 2024-10-31 | Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of $1,077.70 Registrar Carbonneau, Reg | |
| 2024-10-31 | Submission of the bill of costs, Reg | |
| 2024-05-16 | Bill of costs, Completed on: 2024-10-04 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2024-04-11 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2024-04-11 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2024-04-11 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument is granted. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A-265-22, 2023 FCA 197, dated September 28, 2023, is dismissed with costs Dismissed, with costs |
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| 2024-04-11 |
Decision on motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument, See decision on application Granted |
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| 2024-03-04 | Submission of motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument | |
| 2024-03-04 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-02-05 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2024-02-05 | John Turmel |
| 2024-01-25 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2024-01-25 |
Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Missing: - Proof of service (Rec'd 2024-01-29), Completed on: 2024-01-29 |
Attorney General of Canada |
| 2024-01-05 |
Motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument, (Letter Form), Missing: - Amended notice of motion (Rec'd 2024-01-15) - Sworn affidavit (Rec'd 2024-01-15) - Proof of service (Rec'd 2024-01-15) - Filling fee (Rec'd 2024-01-17), Completed on: 2024-01-18 |
John Turmel |
| 2023-12-22 | Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 12/22/2023 | |
| 2023-11-27 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) | John Turmel |
| 2023-11-27 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), REQUIRED: Motion to serve and file a lengthy memorandum (Rec'd 2024-01-05), Completed on: 2024-01-05 |
John Turmel |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Turmel, John | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Canada | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Turmel, John
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
National Litigation Sector
120 Adelaide Street West, Suite 400
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 1T1
Telephone: (647) 256-0564
FAX: (416) 952-4518
Email: jon.bricker@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Department of Justice Canada
50 O'Connor Street, Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 670-6290
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca
Summary
Keywords
Civil procedure – Appeals – Vexatious litigant – Federal Court judge declaring applicant to be vexatious litigant and prohibiting applicant from continuing proceedings or instituting new proceedings, except with leave of the court – Whether proceedings that benefit society and victims of oppressive legislation can be deemed frivolous and whether bringing such proceedings can be deemed vexatious – Federal Courts Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-7, s. 40
Summary
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Following a motion brought by the respondent Attorney General of Canada, the Federal Court declared applicant John Turmel to be a vexatious litigant. The application judge prohibited Mr. Turmel from instituting new proceedings, or continuing previously instituted proceedings, except with leave, and imposed additional measures to regulate his conduct before the Federal Court. The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Turmel’s appeal.
Lower court rulings
Federal Court
2022 FC 1526, T-962-22
Applicant declared to be vexatious litigant
Federal Court of Appeal
2023 FCA 197, A-265-22
Appeal dismissed
Filed documents
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