Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band Class Action, March 17, 2021

March 17, 2021

The deadline for opting-out of the class has closed.

The Crown has not produced documents in accordance with the previously ordered timetable. As a result, the timetable has been amended by the Federal Court on consent of the parties as follows:

April 15, 2021	The Crown shall produce all remaining relevant, non-privileged, “H” drive documents
June 30, 2021	The Crown shall produce all relevant, non-privileged emails from core custodians.
September 30, 2021	The Crown shall produce all remaining relevant, non-privileged documents.
The Court has directed that the above production dates are peremptory for the Crown
January 31, 2022	Examinations for discovery shall be completed.
February 15, 2022	The parties shall establish a timeline for the delivery of answers to undertakings; and The parties shall provide the Court with a status update, including any agreed upon deadlines for the delivery of answers to undertakings.
Any motions arising from the examinations for discovery shall be served and filed within two (2) weeks of the deadline for delivery of answers to undertakings.
Any follow-up examinations for discovery shall be completed within two (2) months of the delivery of answers to undertakings (where there are no motions arising from the examinations for discovery) or within two (2) months of the determination of any motions arising from the examinations for discovery.
The parties shall, within two (2) weeks of the completion of any follow-up examinations for discovery, requisition a case management conference to address the timetable for the remaining steps in this proceeding.

 

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