Federal Court Decisions

Date: 20060517

Docket: T-1705-04

Citation: 2006 FC 617

Between:

DENIS NADEAU

Plaintiff

and

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Defendant

ASSESSMENT OF COSTS – REASONS

MICHELLE LAMY, ASSESSMENT OFFICER

[1]               This is a written assessment of the bill of costs due to the defendant following the order dated August 29, 2005, dismissing the appeal of the decision dated June 30, 2005, and the order dated December 15, 2005, recognizing the discontinuance. At the plaintiff’s request, we issued a schedule for the filing of written submissions. As no response has been received to date, I am prepared to assess the bill of costs as submitted.

[2]               The fees are set in the amount of $1,575.84 for the following items of Tariff B: 5 (10 units), 6 (2 units x 0.066 hour), 25 (1 unit) and 26 (2 units). I reduced the number of units requested for the assessment of costs to two because it was a simple procedure that was not contested.

[3]               The disbursements incurred in this matter in the amount of $223.70 are allowed as claimed, as they were established by affidavit.

[4]               For these reasons, the defendant’s costs are assessed and allowed in the amount of $1,799.54.  A certificate is issued for that amount.

Montréal, Quebec,
May 17, 2006

Certified true translation

Kelley A. Harvey, BCL, LLB

                                                             FEDERAL COURT

                                                      SOLICITORS OF RECORD

DOCKET:                                            T-1705-04

BETWEEN:                                          DENIS NADEAU v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

ASSESSMENT OF COSTS IN WRITING

PLACE OF ASSESSMENT: Montréal, Quebec

REASONS OF MICHELLE LAMY, ASSESSMENT OFFICER

DATE OF REASONS:                        May 17, 2006

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

John H. Sims, Q.C.                                                                  FOR THE DEFENDANT

Deputy Attorney General of Canada