Federal Court Decisions

Decision Information

Decision Content

                                                                                                                                             Date: 20010321

                                                                                                                                            Docket: T-79-01

                                                                                                                    Neutral citation: 2001 FCT 204

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC, MARCH 21, 2001

BEFORE:          RICHARD MORNEAU, PROTHONOTARY

Between:

                                          COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC.,

                                                       DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.,

                                       METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC.,

                                          PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION,

                                                          TRISTAR PICTURES, INC.,

                                TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION,

                                                 UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION,

                                                 UNITED ARTISTS PICTURES INC.,

                                                  UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC.,

                                                        WARNER BROS., a division of

                                       TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT CO., L.P.

                                                                                                                                                        Plaintiffs

                                                                              AND

                                                STÉPHANE CARON, doing business as

                                                "MARCHÉ AUX PUCES CHEZ DAN"

                                                                                 and

                                                                 MARIO GAGNON

                                                                                                                                                    Defendants

Motion by the defendants for an extension of time to file the defence.

                                             [Rule 204 of the Federal Court Rules, 1998]


                                               REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER

RICHARD MORNEAU, PROTHONOTARY

[1]         There is no reason to delay the instant case any further on the grounds alleged by the defendants.

[2]         This motion is accordingly dismissed with costs. The defendants are however authorized to serve and file a defence in the case at bar on or before April 2, 2001.

Richard Morneau                    

Prothonotary

Montreal, Quebec

March 21, 2001

Certified true translation

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


                    Federal Court of Canada Trial Division

                                                                           Date: 20010321

                                                                          Docket: T-79-01

Between:

COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC.,

DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.,

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC.,

PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION,

TRISTAR PICTURES, INC.,

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION,

UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION,

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURES INC.,

UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC.,

WARNER BROS., a division of

TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT CO., L.P.

                                                                                       Plaintiffs

AND

STÉPHANE CARON, doing business as

"MARCHÉ AUX PUCES CHEZ DAN"

and MARIO GAGNON

                                                                                   Defendants

                          REASONS FOR ORDER

                                      AND ORDER


                                                       FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                                NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

COURT FILE No.:                                 T-79-01

STYLE OF CAUSE:                               COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC.,

DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.,

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC.,

PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION,

TRISTAR PICTURES, INC.,

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION,

UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION,

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURES INC.,

UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC.,

WARNER BROS., a division of

TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT CO., L.P.

                                                                                                                                                           Plaintiffs

AND

STÉPHANE CARON, doing business as

"MARCHÉ AUX PUCES CHEZ DAN" and

MARIO GAGNON

                                                                                                                                                      Defendants

WRITTEN MOTION EXAMINED AT MONTRÉAL WITHOUT APPEARANCE BY PARTIES

REASONS FOR ORDER BY:             RICHARD MORNEAU, PROTHONOTARY

DATE OF REASONS FOR ORDER: March 21, 2001

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS BY:

Daniel Ovadia                                                                     for the plaintiffs

Lorne M. Lipkus                                                                            for counsel for the plaintiffs

Stéphane Poulin                                                                              for the defendants

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

Ovadia, Sauvageau                                                                         for the plaintiffs

Montréal, Quebec

Kestenberg, Siegal, Lipkus                                                            agents for counsel for the plaintiffs

Toronto, Ontario

Guy Bertrand et Associés                                                              for the defendants


Québec, Quebec

 You are being directed to the most recent version of the statute which may not be the version considered at the time of the judgment.