COURT FILE AND PARTIES
COURT FILE NO.: 15-65006 and 15-64751
DATE: 2015/09/28
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE - ONTARIO
RE: Ade Olumide, Plaintiff
AND
Conservative Party of Canada
AND
Kanata Carleton Conservative Electoral District Association
AND
Walter Pamic, Defendants
BEFORE: C.T. Hackland J.
COUNSEL: Plaintiff, in person
Paul D’Angelo, for the Defendants
HEARD: by written submissions
costs ENDORSEMENT
ENDORSEMENT
[1] The plaintiff, who is self-represented, is pursuing relief in this Court and in the Federal Court of Canada, in relation to a decision of the Conservative Party of Canada to not allow him to seek the parties’ nomination as a candidate in the Kanata-Carleton riding in the current federal election.
[2] Due to the unusual manner in which the plaintiff has conducted the two actions which he is pursuing in this Court, it was necessary on the Court’s own motion to hold two case conferences to deal with urgent problems. These took place on August 18, 2015 and September 4, 2015 with the plaintiff and defendant’s counsel in attendance at each.
[3] The August 18, 2015 case conference was required to deal with the plaintiff’s objections and demands that the Court re-instate an early motion date which I had vacated upon learning that the plaintiff had filed a notice of abandonment of that proceeding. He commenced another proceeding seeking different relief and was insisting the early motion date be made available for relief sought in the new proceeding. In that case conference, I ordered that no further motions were to be scheduled until a case conference already set before the Case Management Master was held so that the plaintiff’s various planned motions could be organized and a timetable established with dates fixed by the Master.
[4] The September 4, 2015 case conference was held because the plaintiff, in contravention of my direction at the first case conference, scheduled 3 further motions with the civil desk at the courthouse and served motion materials on the defendant and emailed extensive material to our trial co-ordinator. One of these motions was returnable on the motion date I had vacated. At this second case conference, I stayed all proceedings in this Court pending the outcome of proceedings the plaintiff is actively pursuing in the Federal Court.
[5] At the conclusion of the second case conference, I advised both parties that I would consider awarding costs for the two case conferences. I have now received and considered written submissions from both parties in that regard. The defendant makes the reasonable request for $2000 inclusive of HST. The plaintiff asks for costs in his favour in the sum of $35,000. This appears to be a claim for compensation for his work on all proceedings in this Court to date, none of which have been heard on the merits.
[6] As noted both case conferences were required due to the plaintiff’s inappropriate conduct. I find that the defendants are entitled to their costs of these two case conferences held before me which I fix in the total sum of $2000 inclusive of HST, payable forthwith by the plaintiff.
[7] I am attaching to this endorsement as “Schedule A”, a copy of my endorsement from the case conference of September 15.
Mr. Justice Charles T. Hackland
Date: September 28, 2015
COURT FILE AND PARTIES
COURT FILE NO.: 15-65006
DATE: 2015/09/28
ONTARIO
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE
RE: Ade Olumide, Plaintiff
AND
Conservative Party of Canada
AND
Kanata Carleton Conservative Electoral District Association
AND
Walter Pamic, Defendants
BEFORE: Hackland J.
COUNSEL: Plaintiff , Self-represented
Paul D’Angelo, for the Defendants
ENDORSEMENT
Hackland J.
Released: September 28, 2015