Court File and Parties
CITATION: Ontario v. Coote, 2011 ONCA 562
DATE: 20110824
DOCKET: C53319
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
BEFORE: Sharpe, Armstrong and Karakatsanis JJ.A.
BETWEEN
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario
Respondent
and
Antoine Coote aka Antoine Coote aka Claufield Anthony St. Orbin Coote
Appellant
and
Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company
Respondent
and
Antoine Coote aka Antoine Coote aka Claufield Anthony St. Orbin Coote
Appellant
COUNSEL:
Antoine Coote, in person
Jeremy Glick and Zachary Green, for Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Ontario
Raj Anand and Faren H. Bogach, for the Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company
HEARD: August 23, 2011
On appeal from the judgment of Justice K.M. Van Rensburg of the Superior Court of Justice dated February 10, 2011.
APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT
[1] The application judge gave very thorough reasons fully explaining the factual and legal grounds for declaring the appellant to be a vexatious litigant pursuant to s. 140 of the Courts of Justice Act. We see no error in those reasons. Appeal dismissed.
[2] Costs to Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company of the appeal and motion fixed at $10,000 inclusive of taxes and disbursement and to the Attorney General for the appeal and motion fixed at $500 inclusive of taxes and disbursements.