The defendant in an estate proceeding brought a motion to find the self-represented plaintiff in contempt of a prior court order.
The prior order prohibited the plaintiff from threatening criminal proceedings against the defendant or witnesses in exchange for monetary settlement.
The plaintiff subsequently threatened to report the defendant to the CRA fraud informant program if he did not pay her a specified sum.
The court found that while the plaintiff's conduct violated the spirit of the order and could justify a contempt finding, it would instead adjourn the motion and issue a 'last chance' order warning that further threats could result in the dismissal of her proceeding or a formal contempt finding.
