Court File No.:
ONTARIO
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE B E T W E E N:
SCOTT MACINTYRE
Plaintiff - and -
ROBERT FORD, PAYMAN ABOODOWLEH, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF ONTARIO as represented by THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, and AEDAN PETROS
Defendants
STATEMENT OF CLAIM
TO THE DEFENDANTS
A LEGAL PROCEEDING HAS BEEN COMMENCED AGAINST YOU
by the plaintiff. The claim made against you is set out in the following pages.
IF YOU WISH TO DEFEND THIS PROCEEDING
, you or an Ontario lawyer acting for you must prepare a statement of defence in Form 18A prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure, serve it on the plaintiffs' lawyer or, where the plaintiffs do not have a lawyer, serve it on the plaintiff, and file it, with proof of service, in this court office,
WITHIN TWENTY DAYS
after this statement of claim is served on you, if you are served in Ontario. If you are served in another province or territory of Canada or in the United States of America, the period for serving and filing your statement of defence is forty days. If you are served outside Canada and the United States of America, the period is sixty days. Instead of serving and filing a statement of defence, you may serve and file a notice of intent to defend in Form 18B prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure. This will entitle you to ten more days within which to serve and file your statement of defence.
IF YOU FAIL TO DEFEND THIS PROCEEDING, JUDGMENT MAY BE GIVEN AGAINST YOU IN YOUR ABSENCE AND WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO YOU. IF YOU WISH TO DEFEND THIS PROCEEDING BUT ARE UNABLE TO PAY LEGAL FEES, LEGAL AID MAY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU BY CONTACTING A LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE.
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IF YOU PAY THE PLAINTIFF'S CLAIM
, and $3,000.00 for costs, within the time for serving and filing your statement of defence, you may move to have this proceeding dismissed by the court. If you believe the amount claimed for costs is excessive, you may pay the plaintiff’s claim and $100.00 for costs and have the costs assessed by the court. January 29, 2014 Issued by Local registrar Address of court office 393 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E6 TO:
ROBERT FORD
c/o 100 Queen Street West Toronto City Hall Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 TO:
HER MAJESTY IN RIGHT OF ONTARIO as represented by the MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
c/o Crown Law Civil 720 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 2S9 TO:
AEDAN PETROS
365 Grandravine Drive Toronto, ON M3N 1J7 TO:
PAYMAN ABOODOWLEH
3 CLAIM 1.
The plaintiff claims: a.
a declaration that his rights under s. 7 of the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
have been infringed by some, all, or some combination of the employees of Her Majesty in right of Ontario referred to below; b.
general and special damages in the amount of $1 million from all defendants; c.
aggravated, punitive and penal damages in the amount of $100,000.00 from each of the defendants; d.
damages in the amount of $100,000.00 pursuant to s. 24(1) of the
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
for the breach of his right to life, liberty and security of the person from Her Majesty in right of Ontario; e.
pre-judgment interest in accordance with the
Courts of Justice Act
, RSO 1990, c-43, as amended; f.
the costs of this action on a substantial indemnity basis; and g.
such further and other relief as the circumstances as the circumstances of the case requires and the court deems just. 2.
The plaintiff lives in the City of Toronto in the Province of Ontario. 3.
The defendants Robert Ford ("Ford"), Payman Aboodowleh ("Aboodowleh") and Aedan Petros ("Petros") live in the City of Toronto in the Province of Ontario. 4.
Metro West Detention Centre ("MWDC") is a correctional facility established and operated pursuant to the
Ministry of Correctional Services Act
.
