AURÉLIEN HACHÉ, LUCIEN CHIASSON, SYLVIE CHIASSON, ARMAND FISET, JEANNOT GUIGNARD, HÉLIODORE AUCOIN, GILDARD HACHÉ, GUY HACHÉ, RHÉAL HACHÉ, ROBERT F. HACHÉ, GREG HINKLEY, VINCENT JONES, SOLANGE LANTEIGNE, JEAN-PIERRE LEBOUTHILLIER, RHÉAL H. MALLET, ANDRÉ MAZEROLLE, EDDY MAZEROLLE, ALBANIE NOËL, ALPHÉE NOËL, SERGE C. NOËL, GILLES NOËL, JOSEPH A. NOËL, LÉVI NOËL, LORENZO NOËL, MARTIN NOËL, MATHURIN NOËL, NICOLAS NOËL, ONÉSIME NOËL, PAUL NOËL, RAYMOND NOËL, RENALD NOËL, ROBERT ROSS, BRUNO ROUSSEL, JEAN-CAMILLE ROUSSEL, VALMI ROUSSEL, DONAT VIENNEAU, FERNAND VIENNEAU, RHÉAL VIENNEAU, MATHIAS ROUSSEL, SERGE BLANCHARD, ROBERT BOUCHER, ELIDE BULGER, JEAN-GILLES CHIASSON, ROMÉO G. CORMIER, BERNARD DUGUAY, THOMAS DUGUAY, DONALD DUGUAY, EDGAR FERRON, WILBERT GODIN, AURÈLE GODIN, VALOIS GOUPIL, EUCLIDE GUIGNARD, FLORENT GUIGNARD, JACQUES E. HACHÉ, JEAN-PIERRE HACHÉ, ROBERT G. HACHÉ, DONALD R. HACHÉ, ULYSSE HACHÉ, GAËTAN H. HACHÉ, GABRIEL JEAN, JEAN-VICTOR LAROCQUE, DASSISSE MALLET, DELPHIS MALLET, ALBERT A. NOËL, GILLES A. NOËL, DOMITIEN PAULIN, SYLVAIN PAULIN, ALMA ROBICHAUD, ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE OF JEAN-PIERRE ROBICHAUD, SYLVA HACHÉ, MARIO SAVOIE, LES PÊCHERIES JIMMY L. LTÉE, ERIC GIONET, ADMINISTRATOR OF ALLAIN O. GIONET TRUST, LES PRODUITS BELLE-BAIE LTÉE, OLIVA ROUSSEL, E. GAGNON ET FILS LTÉE, BERNARD ARSENEAULT, GÉRARD CASSIVI, JACQUES COLLIN, RAYMOND COLLIN, ROBERT COLLIN, MARC COUTURE, LES CRUSTACÉES DE GASPÉ LTÉE, CIE 2973-1288 QUÉBEC INC., CIE 2973-0819 QUÉBEC INC., BRUNO DUGUAY, CHARLES-AIMÉ DUGUAY, ALBAN HAUTCOEUR, FERNARD HAUTCOEUR, JEAN-CLAUDE HAUTCOEUR, ROBERT HUARD, CHRISTIAN LELIÈVRE, ELPHÈGE LELIÈVRE, JEAN-ÉLIE LELIÈVRE, JULES LELIÈVRE, JEAN-MARC MARCOUX, DOUGLAS McINNIS, ROGER PINEL, JEAN MARC SWEENEY, MICHEL TURBIDE, RÉAL TURBIDE, PÊCHERIES DENISE QUINN SYVRAIS INC., STEVEN ROUSSY, GENEVIÈVE ALLAIN, FRANCIS PARISÉ, MARTIAL LeBLANC, DANIEL DESBOIS, ROLLAND ANGLEHART, JACQUES LANGIS, JEAN-PIERRE HUARD, CLAUDE GIONET, CAROL DUGUAY, DENIS DUGUAY, PAUL CHEVARIE, THÉRÈSE VIGNEAU, ADMINISTRATOR OE ESTATE OF BENOÎT POIRIER, DENIS ÉLOQUIN, CLAUDE POIRIER, HENRY-FRED POIRIER, ROBERT THÉRIAULT, RAYNALD VIGNEAU
Plaintiffs
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HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, as represented by the MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS and the MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA
Defendant
Written motion by the defendant to:
(a) obtain directions following the plaintiffs' refusal to provide adequate replies to the defendant's written questions; and
(b) to obtain an order directing Aurélien Haché, Bernard Duguay and Marc Couture to undergo another examination for discovery;
(c) with costs.
[Rules 54, 97, 235, 240 and 369 of the Federal Court Rules (1998)]
REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER
[1] After reading the parties' records on the motion at bar, the Court must make the following order:
(a) none of the arguments made by the plaintiffs, including their interpretation of Tremblay-Lamer J.'s judgment, can exempt them from providing a reasonable reply to the particulars sought by the defendant in her letter of January 6, 2004;
(b) those particulars must therefore be provided on or before June 22, 2004;
(c) as this requirement has already been the subject of paragraph 3 of this Court's order dated February 12, 2004, the plaintiffs are hereby ordered to pay costs of $500, which they will pay the defendant within 20 days of the instant order.
[2] As regards the order sought by the defendant directing Aurélien Haché, Bernard Duguay and Marc Couture to undergo another examination for discovery, I do not think that the defendant's motion record fully justifies the necessity of this step, as required in paragraph 2 of the order of February 12, 2004. Consequently, the defendant is denied this remedy.
[3] At the same time, pursuant to paragraph 4 of the order of February 12, 2004, the parties will ensure that the stages in Rules 257 and 258 are carried out as follows:
(a) they will undertake a settlement discussion pursuant to Rule 257 on or before August 3, 2004;
b) in the plaintiffs' case, they will serve and file an application for a pre-trial conference pursuant to Rule 258 on or before August 31, 2004.
"Richard Morneau"
Prothonotary
Certified true translation
Suzanne M. Gauthier, C Tr, LLL
FEDERAL COURT
SOLICITORS OF RECORD
DOCKET: T-2263-01
STYLE OF CAUSE: AURÉLIEN HACHÉ ET AL.
Plaintiffs
and
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, as represented by the MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS and the MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA
Defendant
WRITTEN MOTION CONSIDERED IN MONTREAL WITHOUT APPEARANCE BY PARTIES
REASONS FOR ORDER: Richard Morneau, Prothonotary
DATED: June 2, 2004
WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS:
Danys R.X. Delaquis FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
Michel Doucet FOR THE DEFENDANT
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
Gilbert, McGloan, Gillis FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
Saint John, New Brunswick
Patterson, Palmer FOR THE DEFENDANT
Moncton, New Brunswick
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