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Date: 19980519


Docket: T-2298-92

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC, THE 19th DAY OF MAY 1998

Present:      RICHARD MORNEAU, PROTHONOTARY


Between:

     ERNEST EVANS

     Plaintiff

     AND

     HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

     Defendant



     REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER

RICHARD MORNEAU, PROTHONOTARY


[1]      There are two motions before the Court. One, made by the plaintiff"s present counsel, is for removal from the record. The other motion, made by the defendant under Rule 440 of the Federal Court Rules , is for dismissal of the plaintiff"s action.

[2]      After hearing counsel for both parties, the Court hereby orders:

     -      that both motions and the instant order be posted at the Registry of the Court in Montréal for a period of forty-five (45) days (the notice period);
     -      If the plaintiff has not approached his counsel by the 30th day of the notice period, counsel will be deemed to be removed from the record as of the date of filing of a straightforward letter to that effect;
     -      As for the defendant"s motion under Rule 440 of the Federal Court Rules , if the plaintiff has not, by the 45th day of the notice period, served notice on counsel for the defendant that he intends to prosecute his action with due despatch, counsel for the defendant may so advise the Registry at that time by filing a letter to that effect, and the plaintiff"s action will be deemed to have been dismissed with costs.

Richard Morneau

     Prothonotary


MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC

May 19, 1998


Certified true translation


Peter Douglas

     Federal Court of Canada



     Court No. T-2298-92



BETWEEN

     ERNEST EVANS

     Plaintiff





     " and "

     HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

     Defendant









     REASONS FOR ORDER

     AND ORDER



     FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

     NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD


COURT FILE NO.:

STYLE OF CAUSE:

T-2298-92

ERNEST EVANS

     Plaintiff

AND

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

     Defendant





MOTION IN WRITING CONSIDERED AT MONTRÉAL WITHOUT APPEARANCE OF THE PARTIES

REASONS FOR ORDER BY RICHARD MORNEAU, PROTHONOTARY

DATE OF REASONS FOR ORDER:May 19, 1998


WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS BY:

C. Mostovac for the plaintiff

C. Camirand for the defendant


SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

C. Mostovacfor the plaintiff

Ravinsky Ryan

Montréal, Quebec

C. Camirandfor the defendant

Federal Department of Justice

Ottawa, Ontario


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