Alfonso v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2001 FCT 923

Date: 20010820

Docket: T-300-01

Neutral citation: 2001 FCT 923

Montréal, Quebec, August 20, 2001

Before:            Richard Morneau, Prothonotary

BETWEEN:

                                                        MARIA SALOME ALFONSO

                                                                                                                                                          Plaintiff

                                                                                 and

                                                  THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP

                                                              AND IMMIGRATION

                                                                                                                                                      Defendant

Motion by the plaintiff for production of documents and extension of deadline.

                                               REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER

Richard Morneau, Prothonotary:

[1]                 After reviewing this motion by the plaintiff and the objection made by the defendant and the mis-en-cause, I consider that the plaintiff's motion should be allowed in the following manner.

[2]                 Within ten days of the instant order the Bureau of Canadian Citizenship shall send the Registry of this Court under seal an annotated list of the questions used by Judge Springate in his interview with the plaintiff. The Bureau shall inform counsel for the plaintiff when this is filed.

[3]                 Counsel for the parties may consult the content of this sealed envelope in the Registry of this Court.

[4]                 The plaintiff shall serve and file her record within 30 days of the filing mentioned in para. [2].

[5]                 To protect the confidentiality of the information to be filed under para. [2], the parties' records will be filed under seal.

[6]                 At the hearing on the merits the Court will be able to determine whether any further measure - such as a closed-door proceeding - is necessary to protect the information mentioned in para. [2].

Certified true translation

Suzanne M. Gauthier, LL.L. Trad. a.

                                                    FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                              NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

COURT FILE No.:                                                         T-300-01

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                                     MARIA SALOME ALFONSO

                                                                                                                                                            Plaintiff

and

THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP

AND IMMIGRATION

                                                                                                                                                        Defendant

WRITTEN MOTION CONSIDERED IN MONTRÉAL WITHOUT APPEARANCE BY PARTIES

REASONS FOR ORDER BY: RICHARD MORNEAU, PROTHONOTARY

DATE OF REASONS FOR ORDER:                       August 20, 2001

WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS BY:

Daniel Paquin                                                                     for the plaintiff

Mark Morrison                                                     for the defendant

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

Alarie, Legault, Beauchemin, Paquin,                                for the plaintiff

Jobin, Brisson & Philpot

Montréal, Quebec

Morris Rosenberg                                                              for the defendant

Deputy Attorney General of Canada