Law professor Joanne St. Lewis defamation lawsuit against Denis Rancourt
Statement of Claim filed on June 23, 2011
BACKGROUND AND LATEST: All U of O Watch blog posts in the matter are HERE.
Follow media reports HERE.
Law Times article about the case HERE.
2011-06-23::: SOC -- St. Lewis Statement of Claim, HERE. (Alternate LINK)
2011-07-12::: Ontario Superior Court of Justice - Notice of Requirement to Mediate, HERE.
2011-07-22::: SOD -- Rancourt Statement of Defence, HERE.
2011-08-05::: Reply -- St. Lewis Reply to Statement of Defence, HERE.
2011-08-18::: Motion-1 -- St. Lewis Motion to force mandatory mediation and choice of mediator before discovery of documents, HERE.
2011-08-29::: Motion-1 -- Rancourt's Responding Party Motion Record (with Factum), PART-1of4, PART-2of4, PART-3of4, PART4of4.
2011-09-23::: Motion-2 -- St. Lewis Motion to compel answers on cross-examinations on affidavits on first-Motion, PART-1of4, PART-2of4, PART-3of4, PART4of4.
2011-09-30::: Motion-2 -- Rancourt's Responding Party Motion Record: Part-1 (Affidavit, Transcripts of cross-examinations), Part-2 (FACTUM).
2011-10-04::: Motion-3 -- St. Lewis Motion to strike Rancourt's Notice of Examination for discovery, Plaintiff's Motion Record.
2011-10-06::: Motion-2 -- Court's Decision on Motion to compel answers: Decision by Master Calum MacLeod.
2011-10-06::: Motion-2 -- Court's Order and submissions in Motion to compel answers: Dearden to Master Oct.11th, Rancourt to Master Oct.13th, Dearden to Master Oct.13th, Dearden to Master Oct.13th again, Master MacLeod's Order Oct.17th.
2011-10-07::: Motion-1 and Motion-3 -- Court hearings (two motions) before Judge McKinnon. Transcript of Court hearing: HERE-1of2, HERE-2of2. Judge's Endorsements (decisions): Motion-1, Motion-3.
2011-10-21::: Motion-4 -- St. Lewis motion to compel answer for amount of money in Rancourt's personal chequing bank account: HERE.
2011-10-23::: Motion-1 -- Offer to Settle motion (accepted). Report HERE.
2011-10-24::: Complaint to Court -- Rules of Procedure -- Rancourt to Regional Senior Judge: HERE.
2011-10-25::: University of Ottawa admits to funding the lawsuit. Report HERE.
2011-10-28::: Complaint to Court -- Rules of procedure -- Judge Beaudoin to Rancourt: HERE.
2011-12-06::: Mandatory Mediation held -- No issues were settled. Report HERE.
2011-12-06::: Motion-5 -- St. Lewis Motion to put process under case management and to set date for Summary Judgement hearing: HERE. Report HERE.
2012-01-05::: Motion-6 -- Rancourt Notice of Motion to dismiss action for abuse of process (champerty): HERE.
2012-01-16::: Motion-6 -- Rancourt's supporting affidavit for his Notice of Motion (champerty): HERE.
2012-01-20::: Motion-5 -- Rancourt's Responding Motion Record to St. Lewis Motion for case management and to set summary judgement schedule: HERE.
2012-01-26::: Motion-5 -- Hearing held before Master C. MacLeod, Gowlings lawyers awarded $300., Endorsement (Decision): HERE.
2012-01-26::: First Case Conference under Case management held before Master C. MacLeod, Bilingual proceedings issue argued, Endorsement At Case Conference: HERE.
2012-02-01::: Motion-7 -- University of Ottawa Motion to Intervene (in "champerty motion"): HERE-MR, HERE-Factum.
2012-02-03::: St. Lewis Costs Thrown Away Submission to Case Management Judge Beaudoin: HERE.
2012-02-06::: Motion-8 -- Rancourt's Notice of Motion served, open court motion for out-of-court examinations: HERE-NOM.
2012-02-08::: Second Case Conference -- held before Judge Beaudoin, Endorsement at Case Conference: HERE, en-francais.
2012-02-13::: Rancourt's Summons to examine University of Ottawa Chair of the Board of Governors Robert Giroux: HERE.
2012-02-16::: Motion-9 -- Rancourt's Motion for Leave to Appeal Judge Beaudoin's decision to dismiss Rancourt's open court motion: HERE-part-1, HERE-part-2, HERE-part-3.
