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25085

United States of America v. Roberto Barrientos

(Alberta) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1997-07-31 Appeal closed
1997-04-23 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Alberta (Calgary)
1997-04-23 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, The Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1997-04-23 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (Ottawa, ON)
1997-03-14 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Allowed, no order as to costs
1997-03-14 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-03-14, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
1997-03-14 General proceeding, 12 copies of CONDENSEDD BOOK OF AUTHORITIES Roberto Barrientos
1997-03-13 General proceeding, 10 copies of BOOK OF EXCERPTS United States of America
1997-03-10 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Justice Dept. re: names of counsel appearing at the hearing of the appeal
1997-01-27 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-03-14
1997-01-06 Notice of hearing, With service United States of America
1996-12-10 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-04-21
1996-12-10 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-12-10 Roberto Barrientos
1996-10-21 Notice of change of counsel, for C. Darwent, with service Roberto Barrientos
1996-10-18 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-10-18 United States of America
1996-10-16 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Charles R. Darwent to Robert Frater, letter dated August 7, 1996 (fax copy) re: has been retained to act on behalf of the Respondents (will file a appropriate motion to the Court, Osler, Hoskin and C. Darwent advised on October)
1996-10-02 Appeal court record, (1 box) TO BE RETURNED COLLECT
1996-09-20 Case on appeal, 24 copies United States of America
1996-06-21 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. of Canada (Edmonton, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Robert Frater
1996-06-21 Correspondence received from, sent to O'Neil Dunn & Lowe (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling
1996-06-20 Notice of appeal, (1 copy), with service, Completed on: 1996-06-20 United States of America
1996-05-31 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada
1996-05-31 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-05-30 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF Co Ma, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-04-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF Co Ma
1996-03-26 Correspondence received from, from Robert Frater to advise the Court that the applicants will not be filing a reply to the respondent's response United States of America
1996-03-26 Proof of service, of the respondent's response admitted on March 20, 1996
1996-03-20 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-03-20 Roberto Barrientos
1996-03-13 Order on motion to extend the time to file and/or serve the leave application
1996-03-13 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, to Feb 20/96, Co
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-03-13 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1996-03-13, to Feb 20/96, Co
1996-03-13 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1996-03-13, to Feb 20/96, Co
1996-03-07 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, (for service of the application for leave to Feb. 20/96, Completed on: 1996-03-07 Roberto Barrientos
1996-03-07 $50.00 filing fee for a notice of motion, (deducted from Justice account) United States of America
1996-03-07 Affidavit, to Feb. 20/96; Robert Prior United States of America
1996-03-07 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to Feb. 20/96, Completed on: 1996-03-07 United States of America
1996-02-28 Proof of service, of the application for leave to appeal (SERVICE ADMITTED ON FEB. 20/96 - JUDGMENT FROM COURT OF APPEAL OF ALBERTA DATED DEC. 21/95) extension of time requested for service
1996-02-22 Correspondence received from, sent to O'Neil, Dunn (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of letter dated Feb 22/96 sent to applicant
1996-02-22 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1996-02-16 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (proof of service missing) N.B. extension of time requested for service, see affidavit of service received on Feb. 28/96) (R. Frater advised on March 1/96), Completed on: 1996-04-04 United States of America
1996-01-15 Order issued on motion for a stay of execution
1996-01-12 Decision on the motion for a stay of execution, LaF
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-01-12 Hearing of motion for a stay of execution, 1996-01-12, LaF
1996-01-12 Submission of motion for a stay of execution, 1996-01-12, LaF
1996-01-12 Other documents on motion for a stay of execution, CONSENT
1996-01-11 Proof of service, of Notice of application; motion for stay and reasons for judgment
1996-01-10 General proceeding, 5 copies of reasons for judgment of C.A. United States of America
1996-01-10 Motion for a stay of execution, Applicant's memorandum, Completed on: 1996-01-10 United States of America
1996-01-10 Other documents on motion for a stay of execution, AFFIDAVIT OF ROBERT PRIOR
1996-01-10 Motion for a stay of execution, Completed on: 1996-01-10 United States of America
1996-01-10 $50.00 filing fee, receipt taken from Justice Account United States of America
1996-01-10 Notice of application for leave to appeal United States of America

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
United States of America Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Barrientos, Roberto Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: United States of America

Counsel
Name
Kimberly Prost
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4758
FAX: (613) 957-8412
Agent
Name
Robert Frater
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice Canada
East Memorial Bldg, Service Centre
284 Wellington St 2nd Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763
FAX: (613) 941-7865
Email: robert.frater@justice.gc.ca

Party: Barrientos, Roberto

Counsel
Name
Charles R. Darwent
Contact information
640 BROMLEY SQ
1010 FIRST ST SW
CALGARY, Alberta
T2R 1K4
Telephone: (403) 261-9048
FAX: (403) 261-6695
Agent
Name
Patricia J. Wilson
Contact information
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
1500 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 787-1009
FAX: (613) 235-2867
Email: pwilson@osler.com

Summary

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Lower court rulings

June 24, 1994
Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

x

warrant of committal ordered

December 21, 1995
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary)

94-15247

appeal allowed; warrant of committal quashed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13