SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE - ONTARIO

RE: HASSAN SESAY, CALVIN SESAY and CHRISTIANA CEESAY, by their litigation guardian, JULLIET BANGURA, and JULLIET BANGURA, Plaintiffs

AND:

TORONTO POLICE SERVICES BOARD, WILLIAM BLAIR - CHIEF OF TORONTO POLICE SERVICE, CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY OF TORONTO, PAUL ARBUS, MICHELLE CAMPESE, DETECTIVE CONSTABLE BARETTO, TROY TRILLEY, NICKKI HOLLAND-GREEN, LORA HILB, LISA TOMLINSON, WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF CANADA, and TANNIS HUGGINS, Defendants

BEFORE: SANFILIPPO J.

COUNSEL: Hassan Sesay, self-represented Plaintiff

Julliet Bangura, self-represented Plaintiff

Olanyi Parsons, lawyer for Julliet Bangura in her capacity as litigation guardian for the minor plaintiff, Calvin Sesay

Christiana Ceesay, attending in person

Rebecca Bush and Samantha Bonanno¸ lawyers for the Defendants Toronto Police Services Board, William Blair – Chief of Police Service, Paul Arbus, Michelle Campese and Detective Constable Baretto

Carole Jenkins, (by teleconference) lawyer for the Defendants Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, Troy Tilley, Nickki Holland-Green, Lora Hilb and Lisa Tomlinson

David M. Gnam, lawyer for the Defendant Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada

Sarah Mott-Trille, lawyer for the Defendant Tannis Huggins

HEARD: September 24, 2019

4^th case management ENDORSEMENT

A. Overview of Proceedings

[1] The fourth case management conference (“4^th CM Conference”) in this proceeding was conducted on September 24, 2019, in accordance with paragraph 23 of my third case management endorsement (“3^rd CM Endorsement”) of July 15, 2019.

[2] The 4^th CM Conference addressed the status of the ongoing examinations for discovery, issues pertaining to examinations for discovery now completed, the requirement for conduct of mandatory mediation, and the possible continued involvement of the additional adult plaintiff Christiana Ceesay.

B. Matters Addressed at the 4th CM Conference

(a) The Status of Examinations for Discovery

[3] A protocol was established in paragraph 21 of the 3^rd CM Endorsement for the self-represented Plaintiffs, Ms. Bangura and Mr. Sesay, to conduct their examinations for discovery of the Toronto Police Defendants and the Children’s Aid Society (“CAS”) by way of written interrogatory. This protocol was implemented at the request of Ms. Bangura and Mr. Sesay, who at that time stated a clear preference to proceed by way of written interrogatory.

[4] The parties reported that the examination of the Defendant Detective Constable Michelle Campese initiated on July 29, 2019 in accordance with the protocol established. Ms. Bangura and Mr. Sesay provided written questions in advance of the examination date. Clarifications were sought by counsel for DC Campese concerning the written questions. The clarifications were provided by Mr. Sesay in writing. Ms. Bangura also provided clarification to the questions that she posed in writing. The parties submitted that questions were posed to DC Campese and answered on transcript. Additionally, Mr. Parsons conducted his examination of DC Campese orally, as provided by paragraph 21(a) of the 3^rd CM Endorsement.

[5] Ms. Bangura and Mr. Sesay were dissatisfied with this form of examination, stating that the questions that they posed in writing were not accurately put to DC Campese and that the answers that they received were not responsive. They contend that they have follow-up questions and undertakings that they seek to put to DC Campese. The lawyer for the Toronto Police Services denied that any questions were improperly put