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24400

Stephen Ross v. United States of America

(British Columbia) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1996-10-02 Appeal closed
1996-06-18 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 env.)
1996-04-22 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1996-04-22 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, A.G. of Canada
1996-04-22 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-03-19 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1996-03-19 Hearing of the appeal, 1996-03-19, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
1996-03-18 General proceeding, 10 copies of APPELLANT'S BOOK OF EVIDENCE AND AUTHORITIES Stephen Ross
1996-03-15 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, Strathy re: duration of argument
1996-03-14 Book of authorities, 10 copies (JOINT WITH 24253,24438, 24522), with service, Completed on: 1996-03-14 United States of America
1996-03-12 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from R. Frater to A. Roland re: duration of argument
1996-01-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Jay I. Solomon (Vancouver, BC) from A. Roland to advise that in view of the extensive material filed in this case, he is required to file a condensed book containing the excerpts of the evidence and the authorities that he will be referring to in
1996-01-11 Notice of hearing, With service Stephen Ross
1996-01-03 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1996-03-19
1995-12-05 Appeal court record, 1 envelope
1995-11-29 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum
1995-11-28 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Nov. 22/95 Stephen Ross
1995-11-28 Book of authorities Stephen Ross
1995-11-27 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Nov 22/95, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-11-27 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1995-11-27, to file the factum to Nov 22/95, Reg
1995-11-27 Submission of motion to extend time, 1995-11-27, to file the factum to Nov 22/95, Reg
1995-11-22 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, (deducted from Justice) United States of America
1995-11-22 Affidavit, to file the factum to Nov. 22/95; 2 copies; Kenneth J. Yule, with service United States of America
1995-11-22 Motion to extend time, to file the factum to Nov. 22/96; 2 copies, with service United States of America
1995-11-22 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service United States of America
1995-11-20 Appeal perfected for hearing
1995-09-25 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (extension of time requested), with service Stephen Ross
1995-09-13 Supplemental document, CASE ON APPEAL 24 copies, with service Stephen Ross
1995-08-25 Certified casebook, vol. I & II (service admitted on August 14/95), with service Stephen Ross
1995-08-18 Decision on miscellaneous motion, for inscription, consecutive hearings & filing dates - Motions adjourned 2 weeks to Friday Sept. 1/95. If during that time the appeals scheduled for Friday Nov. 3/95 are adjourned or remanded to the next sitting then these appeals will be heard together on that date. The Attorney General for Canada will undertake to so reduce his time allotment that all these appeals can be heard on that date within the normal hours of court sitting. If the cases scheduled for Friday Nov. 3/95 have not been adjourned or remanded to the next sitting then this motion will be dismissed. These appeals will then be heard together during the January sittings. The Attorney General will undertake to so reduce his time allotment so that these appeals can be heard on one day
Traversed, no order as to costs
1995-08-18 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1995-08-18
Adjourned
1995-08-18 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1995-08-18
Adjourned
1995-08-14 Case on appeal, 24 copies of vo. 1 and 2 (extension of time requested) Stephen Ross
1995-07-19 Decision on motion to adduce new evidence, - In all three appeals the affidavit of Elizabeth Gail Davis dated June 19/95 will be admitted as evidence but the two newspaper articles attached to Exhibit A of the affidavit will be deleted, Co
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-07-19 Hearing of the motion to adduce new evidence, 1995-07-19, - In all three appeals the affidavit of Elizabeth Gail Davis dated June 19/95 will be admitted as evidence but the two newspaper articles attached to Exhibit A of the affidavit will be deleted, Co
1995-07-19 Submission of motion to adduce new evidence, 1995-07-19, - In all three appeals the affidavit of Elizabeth Gail Davis dated June 19/95 will be admitted as evidence but the two newspaper articles attached to Exhibit A of the affidavit will be deleted, Co
1995-07-17 Response to the motion to adduce new evidence Stephen Ross
1995-07-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Gowling; re: dates of availability of Mr. Solomon
1995-06-28 Response to miscellaneous motion, (Gowling) Stephen Ross
1995-06-28 Response to the motion to adduce new evidence, (Gowling) Stephen Ross
1995-06-20 Affidavit, of George Dolhai - 1 copy, with service Stephen Ross
1995-06-20 Affidavit, of George Dolhai - 1 copy, with service Stephen Ross
1995-06-20 Affidavit, of Elizabeth Gail Davis - 1 copy, with service Stephen Ross
1995-06-20 Affidavit, of Elizabeth Gail Davis - 1 copy, with service Stephen Ross
1995-06-20 Notice of miscellaneous motion, (inscribing the 3 cases "24253-24400-24438" for hearing in fall term, directing that these cases be heard consecutively, fixing dated for the filing of facta) - 1 copy, with service Stephen Ross
1995-06-20 Motion to adduce new evidence, (joint with misc. motion) - 1 copy, with service Stephen Ross
1995-04-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Jay I. Solomon (Vancouver, BC) re: subsection 695(2) c.c. Kenneth J. Yule, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson and Robert Frater, Q.C.
1995-04-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Canada (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Robert Frater, Q.C.
1995-04-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Jay I. Solomon (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1995-04-12 Order granting leave to appeal
1995-04-07 Notice of appeal, 1 copy, with service Stephen Ross
1995-03-30 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, L'HD So McL, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-03-30 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1995-03-30 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-01-25 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So McL
1994-12-05 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 6 copies, with service United States of America
1994-11-17 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1994-11-17 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) enclosing copy of letter dated Nov 17/94 sent to applicant
1994-11-14 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #21244 Stephen Ross
1994-11-14 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (missing trial court order), with service, Completed on: 1995-01-25 Stephen Ross

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Ross, Stephen Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
United States of America Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Ross, Stephen

Counsel
Name
Jay I. Solomon
Contact information
Jay I. Solomon Law Corporation
204 - 1651 COMMERCIAL DR
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6Z 1C1
Telephone: (604) 255-9535
FAX: (604) 253-7726
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: United States of America

Counsel
Name
Kenneth J. Yule
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
900 - 840 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-0213
FAX: (604) 666-1599
Email: kenneth.yule@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Name
Robert J. Frater
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington St, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763
FAX: (613) 957-8412

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Lower court rulings

October 7, 1994
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA017752

appeal dismissed

Filed documents

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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Date modified: 2025-05-13