Good day,
As a result of DoJ's motion seeking to remove some litigants from the group and our counter-motion, I have some good news to report.
1. Justice Campbell will be hearing the case on April 21st.
Justice Campbell, who had been a judge in British Columbia, has been a Federal Court justice since 1995. He is the only justice whom I totally trust. He will not be using your case as means for being elevated to the Federal Court of Appeal. So, you can be assured that you will get an honest decision from him.
2. Justice Barnes is out!!!
Rocco, in responding to DoJ's motion, asked that it be handled by the judge who will be hearing the matter on April 21st. That's how we found out who it will be. Because he is handling the motions, it appears that Justice Barnes will no longer be able to sabotage the litigation.
3. The Motions
As you know, DoJ is trying to have some of the litigants removed from our group, and we're limiting those to be removed only to those who have already had the files processed to completion. The dispute is limited to those who were in more than one litigation group.
In a teleconference with both counsel, Justice Campbell revealed that he understands the issues and agreed that it makes sense to have all those who joined before the Liang decision have their files attached to the lead case, IMM-1-13 (Back) and those who joined afterwards, to follow IMM-6828-12 (Gong).
Justice Campbell did not, however, rule on who should be excluded because the lists DoJ presented are in no recognizable order, whereas the lists I prepared are in order of file number and alphabetically by visa post. He suggested that we try to reach an agreement on which files are to be included and, where we do not agree, he will make a ruling.
Again, the only people at risk are those who were also in the Tabingo litigation. There is no legal basis for excluding them, and, because we have an honest judge, who is not seeking elevation to the Federal Court of Appeal, I expect Justice Campbell to dismiss DoJ's motion and to grant ours. But, that ruling will not come until after we have worked out a joint list.
I have asked Rocco, and he has agreed, to have DoJ go through our lists and identify those litigants whom it wants excluded and to explain why. Until they have done so -- and we have addressed it -- Justice Campbell will not be making a ruling on the issue.
Regards,
Tim
As a result of DoJ's motion seeking to remove some litigants from the group and our counter-motion, I have some good news to report.
1. Justice Campbell will be hearing the case on April 21st.
Justice Campbell, who had been a judge in British Columbia, has been a Federal Court justice since 1995. He is the only justice whom I totally trust. He will not be using your case as means for being elevated to the Federal Court of Appeal. So, you can be assured that you will get an honest decision from him.
2. Justice Barnes is out!!!
Rocco, in responding to DoJ's motion, asked that it be handled by the judge who will be hearing the matter on April 21st. That's how we found out who it will be. Because he is handling the motions, it appears that Justice Barnes will no longer be able to sabotage the litigation.
3. The Motions
As you know, DoJ is trying to have some of the litigants removed from our group, and we're limiting those to be removed only to those who have already had the files processed to completion. The dispute is limited to those who were in more than one litigation group.
In a teleconference with both counsel, Justice Campbell revealed that he understands the issues and agreed that it makes sense to have all those who joined before the Liang decision have their files attached to the lead case, IMM-1-13 (Back) and those who joined afterwards, to follow IMM-6828-12 (Gong).
Justice Campbell did not, however, rule on who should be excluded because the lists DoJ presented are in no recognizable order, whereas the lists I prepared are in order of file number and alphabetically by visa post. He suggested that we try to reach an agreement on which files are to be included and, where we do not agree, he will make a ruling.
Again, the only people at risk are those who were also in the Tabingo litigation. There is no legal basis for excluding them, and, because we have an honest judge, who is not seeking elevation to the Federal Court of Appeal, I expect Justice Campbell to dismiss DoJ's motion and to grant ours. But, that ruling will not come until after we have worked out a joint list.
I have asked Rocco, and he has agreed, to have DoJ go through our lists and identify those litigants whom it wants excluded and to explain why. Until they have done so -- and we have addressed it -- Justice Campbell will not be making a ruling on the issue.
Regards,
Tim
