Pospiech v. Canada (Attorney General), 2001 FCA 120

Date: 20010524

                                                 Docket: A-282-99

                                                                           Neutral citation: 2001 FCA 120

Between:

                                               MARIO POSPIECH

                                                                                                                Plaintiff

                                                          AND

                                ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

-and-

PIERRE PETTIGREW

MINISTER FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

                                                                                                           Defendants

                      ASSESSMENT OF COSTS - AMENDED REASONS

MICHELLE LAMY, ASSESSMENT OFFICER

[1]                 This was an application for judicial review that was dismissed with costs on September 14, 2000. On March 13, 2001, pursuant to that judgment, the defendants filed their bills of costs in this case and in file no. A-283-99, in which the appeals had been heard simultaneously, and requested that their costs be assessed in both cases without personal appearance.

[2]                 On March 22, 2001, a copy of the bills of costs was forwarded to the plaintiff by registered mail, and he was asked to make written representations by April 12, 2001. Since no written representations were made, we are prepared to assess the defendants' costs.

[3]                 The defendants' counsel fees in this file are awarded in the amount of $830 for the following items under Tariff B: item 19 (4 units), item 22 (3 units) and item 26 (2 units). Although this assessment is not contested, the units requested under items 19 have been reduced from 7 to 4 since the memorandums of fact and law in file nos. A-282-99 and

A-283-99 were more or less the same and the amounts in dispute were small. I allow two units instead of 6 under item 26 for the same reasons. Disbursements in the amount of $331.16 are allowed as claimed. The evidence shows that those disbursements were in fact incurred by the defendants.

[4]                 The defendants' costs in this case are assessed at and allowed in the amount of $1161.16. A certificate for that amount will issue.

       MICHELLE LAMY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           MICHELLE LAMY

                                                                                                    ASSESSMENT OFFICER

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC

May 24, 2001

Certified true translation

Sophie Debbané, LL.B.

                                    FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                                                 APPEAL DIVISION

                  NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

COURT FILE NO.:    A-282-99

Between:

                                               MARIO POSPIECH

                                                                                                                    Plaintiff

                                                          AND

                                ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

-and-

PIERRE PETTIGREW

MINISTER FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

                                                                                                                Defendants

ASSESSMENT OF COSTS WITHOUT PERSONAL APPEARANCE

PLACE OF ASSESSMENT:     Montréal, Quebec

AMENDED REASONS OF MICHELLE LAMY, ASSESSMENT OFFICER

DATE OF AMENDED REASONS:       May 24, 2001

SOLICITOR OF RECORD:

Morris Rosenberg

Deputy Attorney General of Canada

Ottawa, Ontario                                                                For the Defendant

FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

APPEAL DIVISION

Date: 20010524

Docket: A-282-99

BETWEEN:

MARIO POSPIECH

Plaintiff

AND

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

-and-

PIERRE

PETTIGREW

MINISTER FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

Defendants

ASSESSMENT OF COSTS - AMENDED REASONS