Court of Appeal for Ontario

Date: 2021-10-07 Docket: M52798 (C58723)

Before: Rouleau, Benotto and Zarnett JJ.A.

Between: Her Majesty the Queen, Respondent/Responding Party

And: William Russel Stephens, Appellant/Moving Party

Counsel: William Russel Stephens, acting in person Nicole Rivers, for the respondent

Heard and released orally: October 5, 2021 by video conference

Reasons for Decision

[1] The moving party seeks a stay pending his leave to appeal application to the Supreme Court of Canada. The moving party abandoned his motion for leave to appeal from the summary conviction appeal court judge’s dismissal of his appeal. A subsequent application to our court to reopen the leave was denied. There is therefore, in our view, nothing that can be stayed.

[2] Accordingly, the motion is dismissed.

"Paul Rouleau J.A."

"M.L. Benotto J.A."

"B. Zarnett J.A."