Yong v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), docket IMM-2726-98

Date: 19990423

Docket: IMM-2726-98

BETWEEN:

CHENG, YONG

     Applicant

     - and -

     THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

     Respondent

     REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER

TEITELBAUM J.

[1]      After a reading of the transcript and hearing the submissions of the parties, I am satisfied that Counsel for the Applicant was prevented by the presiding member, Mr. L. Lucina, from presenting an application to have one or both members of the panel recused.

[2]      After a reading of the transcript, I am satisfied that the presiding member had decided, before hearing the submissions of Counsel for the Applicant, that there did not exist a bias or a reasonable apprehension of bias.

[3]      As a result, I allow the application for judicial review and set aside the decision made by L. Lucina and Y. Siddiqui rendered orally on May 25, 1998.

[4]      The matter is referred back for a new hearing before a differently constituted panel.

                         "Max M. Teitelbaum"

                                 Judge

TORONTO, ONTARIO

April 23, 1999

     FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

     Names of Counsel and Solicitors of Record

COURT NO:                          IMM-2726-98

STYLE OF CAUSE:                      CHENG, YONG

                            

                             and -

THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

DATE OF HEARING:                  FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1999

PLACE OF HEARING:                  TORONTO, ONTARIO

REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER BY:      TEITELBAUM J.

DATED:                          FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1999

APPEARANCES:                      Ms. Maureen Silcoff

                            

                                 For the Applicant

                            

                             Mr. Marcel Larouche

                                 For the Respondent

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:              Lewis & Associates

                             Barristers & Solicitors

                             290 Gerrard Street East

                             Toronto, Ontario

                             M5A 2G4     

                                 For the Applicant

                             Morris Rosenberg

                             Deputy Attorney General

                             of Canada

                                 For the Respondent

                    

                              FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                                 Date: 19990423

                        

         Docket: IMM-2726-98

                             Between:

                             CHENG, YONG

                            

Applicant

                             - and -

THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

                        

     Respondent

                    

                            

            

                                  REASONS FOR ORDER                                              AND ORDER