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41582
Claudiu Popa v. Université de Sherbrooke, et al.
(Quebec) (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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-03-20 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2025-03-20 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2025-03-20 |
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 application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal), Number 500-09-700299-241, 2024 QCCA 1299, dated October 3, 2024, is dismissed. Dismissed |
|
| 2025-03-20 |
Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, See judgment on application Granted |
|
| 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 extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2025-01-16 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2025-01-23) | Université de Sherbrooke |
| 2025-01-16 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version due on 2025-01-23) | Université de Sherbrooke |
| 2025-01-16 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-01-17, (Printed version due on 2025-01-23) | Université de Sherbrooke |
| 2024-12-20 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-12-24) | Syndicat des chargées et chargés de cours de l’Université de Sherbrooke |
| 2024-12-20 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2024-12-24) | Syndicat des chargées et chargés de cours de l’Université de Sherbrooke |
| 2024-12-20 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Proof of Service-incomplete (Rec'd 2024-12-27), Completed on: 2024-12-27, (Printed version filed on 2024-12-24) | Syndicat des chargées et chargés de cours de l’Université de Sherbrooke |
| 2024-12-05 | Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-12-06, (Printed version filed on 2024-12-09) | Claudiu Popa |
| 2024-12-05 | Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, File open | |
| 2024-12-03 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Form 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-12-09) | Claudiu Popa |
| 2024-12-03 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: -Motion to extend time (rec'd 2024-12-05) -Amended style of cause (rec'd 2024-12-05), Completed on: 2024-12-06, (Printed version filed on 2024-12-09) |
Claudiu Popa |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Popa, Claudiu | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Université de Sherbrooke | Respondent | Active |
| Syndicat des chargées et chargés de cours de l’Université de Sherbrooke | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tribunal administratif du travail | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Popa, Claudiu
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Université de Sherbrooke
Counsel
630, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 1S6
Telephone: (514) 393-4580
FAX: (819) 780-1341
Email: denis.cloutier@cainlamarre.ca
Party: Syndicat des chargées et chargés de cours de l’Université de Sherbrooke
Counsel
9405, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal, Quebec
H1L 6P3
Telephone: (514) 356-8888 Ext: 2114
FAX: (514) 356-0990
Email: rolland.anne-julie@lacsq.org
Agent
340 Gilmour Street
Suite 100
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca
Party: Tribunal administratif du travail
Counsel
900, place D'Youville, bureau 700
Québec, Quebec
G1R 3P7
Telephone: (418) 644-8209
FAX: (418) 528-6063
Email: audrey.joncas-blanchet@tat.gouv.qc.ca
Summary
Keywords
Labour relations — Grievances — Unions — Tribunal dismissing applicant’s complaint against union for failure to represent — Superior Court dismissing applicant’s application for judicial review — Superior Court allowing in part application for declaration of quarrelsomeness against applicant — Whether application for leave to appeal raises question of public importance.
Summary
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Claudiu Popa is a member of the Barreau du Québec and a lecturer with the faculty of law of Université de Sherbrooke. The impugned decision was rendered by the Administrative Labour Tribunal and dismissed Mr. Popa’s complaint against the union for failure to represent.
The Superior Court dismissed Mr. Popa’s application for judicial review of the Tribunal’s decision and allowed in part the university’s application for Mr. Popa to be declared a quarrelsome litigant.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Popa’s application for leave to appeal; the appeal had no reasonable chance of success.
Lower court rulings
Application for judicial review dismissed;
Application for declaration of quarrelsomeness allowed in part
Application for leave to appeal dismissed
Filed documents
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