Pedro v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2003 FCT 565

Date: 20030506

Docket: IMM-1962-02

Neutral citation: 2003 FCT 565

Toronto, Ontario, Tuesday, the 6^th day of May, 2003

Present:           The Honourable Mr. Justice Campbell                          

BETWEEN:

                                                 ZAINABDEEN BOLAWOLE PEDRO

                                                                                                                                                         Applicant

-and-

THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

                                                                                                                                                     Respondent

                                               REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER

[1]                 In the present case, the Applicant was not believed on the entirety of his evidence before the RPD. At the initial sitting of this judicial review, counsel for the Applicant requested that a transcript of the hearing, which had not been produced as part of the Tribunal Record as usual, be produced so that the factual findings underpinning the complete dismissal of the Applicant's evidence might be inspected. As a result, the hearing of the present judicial review application was adjourned for continuation pending a transcript being supplied by the RPD.

[2]                 The RPD's response to the Court's request is contained in a letter dated April 28, 2003 as follows:

Please note that we are unable to provide the transcript for February 19, 2002 sitting, as the tapes [sic] for that hearing is blank.

[3]                 I acknowledge that the Applicant does not have a statutory right to the transcript (see Sheng v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2000] F.C.J. No. 2002). But, on the facts of the present case, I find that a fair and just disposition of this judicial review application cannot be made without it.

                                                  ORDER

Accordingly, the RPD's decision is set aside and the matter is referred back for redetermination before a differently constituted panel.

          "Douglas R. Campbell"

                                                                                                      J.F.C.C.                         

FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                  TRIAL DIVISION

    Names of Counsel and Solicitors of Record

DOCKET:                              IMM-1962-02

STYLE OF CAUSE:                   ZAINABDEEN BOLAWOLE PEDRO

                                                         Applicant

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THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

                                                        Respondent

PLACE OF HEARING:         TORONTO, ONTARIO

DATE OF HEARING:          TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2003

REASONS FOR ORDER

AND ORDER BY:                      CAMPBELL J.

DATED:                                    TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2003

APPEARANCES BY:                   Mr. A. Emeka Nwoko

For the Applicant

Ms. Mary Matthews

For the Respondent

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:            Mr. A. Emeka Nwoko

Barrister & Solicitor                          

4101 Steeles Avenue West

Suite 201

Toronto, Ontario M3N 1V7

                                           For the Applicant

Morris Rosenberg

Deputy Attorney General of Canada

For the Respondent

FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

Date: 20030506

Docket: IMM-1962-02

BETWEEN:

ZAINABDEEN BOLAWOLE PEDRO

                     Applicant

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THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

                    Respondent

REASONS FOR ORDER

AND ORDER