The self-represented plaintiff appealed a Master's order dismissing his motion for the production of documents from the defendant Police Services Board and the non-party Canadian Human Rights Commission.
The plaintiff alleged a decade-long campaign of police harassment and sought an unredacted occurrence report.
The Superior Court granted an extension of time to appeal and allowed the appeal in part.
The Court found the Master made a palpable and overriding error by requiring the plaintiff to wait until after a pending Rule 21 motion to obtain relevant documents from the Board, noting this unjustly hindered the self-represented litigant.
However, the Court upheld the Master's decision denying production from the CHRC based on privilege, directing the plaintiff to seek production directly from the originating police forces.
