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41558
Maria Rose Lewans v. His Majesty the King
(Saskatchewan) (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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-10-24 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-03-13 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2025-03-13 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2025-03-13 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the application for leave to appeal is granted. The applicant’s motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument is granted. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, Number CACR 3662, dated March 27, 2023, is dismissed. Dismissed |
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| 2025-03-13 | Decision on motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument, See decision on application | |
| 2025-03-13 | Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, See decision on application | |
| 2025-02-10 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2025-02-10 | Submission of motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2025-02-10 | Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-11-29 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-11-29, (Printed version filed on 2024-12-02) | Maria Rose Lewans |
| 2024-11-28 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-11-29) | His Majesty the King |
| 2024-11-28 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Public access to information form | Maria Rose Lewans |
| 2024-11-26 | Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, (Included in the respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal), Completed on: 2024-11-27, (Printed version due on 2024-12-03) | His Majesty the King |
| 2024-11-26 |
Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: -Form 23A (rec'd 2024-11-28), Completed on: 2024-11-28, (Printed version due on 2024-12-03) |
His Majesty the King |
| 2024-11-22 | Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED | |
| 2024-11-12 | Motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-11-22 | Maria Rose Lewans |
| 2024-11-12 | Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-11-22 | Maria Rose Lewans |
| 2024-11-12 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: -Amended public access to information form (rec'd 2024-11-28) -CA Order (Draft order rec'd 2024-11-28, estimated filing date: unknown (rec'd 2024-12-02)) -TC Order (rec'd 2024-11-28), Completed on: 2024-12-03 |
Maria Rose Lewans |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lewans, Maria Rose | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| His Majesty the King | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Lewans, Maria Rose
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: His Majesty the King
Counsel
Andrew Davis
121 Lorne Street West
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
S9H 0J4
Telephone: (306) 778-8410
Email: gregory.lee@gov.sk.ca
Summary
Keywords
Charter of Rights – Municipal law – Bylaws – Animal Control Bylaw – Sentence appeal dismissed – Application for leave to appeal dismissed – Whether the lower courts erred – Whether there was bias – Whether the applicant’s s. 15 Charter rights were infringed.
Summary
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Ms. Lewans, the owner of three dogs, was charged with violations of the City of Swift Current’s Animal Control Bylaw, Bylaw No. 1-1991. She pled guilty to four of the charges. A Provincial Court Judge imposed a sentence that included an order that the dogs be destroyed. Ms. Lewans unsuccessfully appealed the sentence to the Court of King’s Bench. Her subsequent application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal was dismissed.
Lower court rulings
Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
Sentence imposed: pursuant to the Animal Control Bylaw the applicant’s dogs are to be destroyed
Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan
CRM-SC-00012-2022
Sentence appeal dismissed
Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan
CACR 3662
See file
Filed documents
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