Court of Appeal for Ontario
Citation: Hud v. West Nipissing (Municipality), 2026 ONCA 260
Date: 2026-04-09
Docket: COA-25-CV-0842
Before: Paciocco, Thorburn and Dawe JJ.A.
Between:
Lorence Hud Plaintiff (Appellant)
and
The Corporation of The Municipality of West Nipissing, 10306398 Canada Ltd., Chris Amon, His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario, The West Nipissing Police Services Board, Louise Laforge, Charles Seguin, Raymond St. Pierre, Nathalie Rifou, Peter Mantha, Francois Savage, David Van Dusen, Craig Furtney, Ryan Naismith, Greg Walsh, Daniel Bellefeuille, Jason Veley, E.P. Lefebvre, Jason Perpich, Brendan Clarke, and John Doe Defendants/Moving Parties (Respondents)
Counsel:
Lorence Hud, acting in person
Rose Muscolino, for the respondents, The Corporation of the Municipality of West Nipissing, The West Nipissing Police Services Board, Louise Laforge, Charles Seguin, Raymond St. Pierre, Nathalie Rifou, Peter Mantha and Francois Savage
Ashlee Barber, for the respondents, Chris Amon and 10306398 Canada Ltd.
Liam Dart, for the respondents, His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario, David Van Dusen, Craig Furtney, Ryan Naismith, Greg Walsh, Daniel Bellefeuille, Jason Veley, E.P. Lefebvre, Jason Perpich, Brendan Clarke and John Doe
Heard and rendered orally: April 8, 2026
On appeal from the order of Justice M. Gregory Ellies of the Superior Court of Justice, dated June 12, 2025.
REASONS FOR DECISION
[1] The appeal before us is from a June 12, 2025, scheduling order made in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in connection with longstanding litigation initiated by Mr. Hud against numerous defendants. A scheduling order is an interlocutory order because it does not determine the merits of the dispute: Ontario College of Teachers v. Bouragba, 2021 ONCA 8. The appeal should therefore have been brought to the Divisional Court. Since this is not a final order, this court does not have jurisdiction to hear the appeal. The appeal is therefore quashed. The issues of concern to Mr. Hud will be dealt with in the summary judgment motion.
[2] We have decided, in our discretion, not to award costs.
"David M. Paciocco J.A."
"Thorburn J.A."
"J. Dawe J.A."