And the Gold Medal Goes To

Karl-Heinz Schreiber, who I believe must have set some sort of record for the most appearances of any individual in reported Canadian caselaw. My count is 44 decisions.

Leaving aside the current story, the legal merits and the political background, which are in the hands of the Oliphant Inquiry and in the presciently accurate work of my friendStevie Cameron. The sheer quantity of court appearances and decisions is impressive. Two appearances in the Supreme Court of Canada, and on the extradition issues, as the judge noted, five applications for judicial review, four of which were dismissed, the other quashed; two proceedings with the federal court, both of which were dismissed; 11 sets of submissions. That’s a lot of litigation.

My suspicion is that no other individual has appeared so many times in Canadian courts. Perhaps some law reports editor would know how to check that record. Not Coffin or Truscott. Even Dr. Morgenthaler didn’t get close to that number.

Here are what’s on Canlii – there may be much more on the commercial services:

1. Schreiber v. Canada, 2000 CanLII 16703 (F.C.A.) — 2000-12-12
Federal Court of Appeal — Canada
bilingual — unilingual — duties — imposed — inconsistency

2. Schreiber v. Lavoie, 2002 CanLII 49430 (ON S.C.) — 2002-04-05
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
third — broadcast — libel — doctors — interview

3. R. v. Schreiber, 2004 CanLII 12064 (ON S.C.) — 2004-05-25
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
testify at the preliminary inquiry — viva voce evidence — self-incrimination — incriminate — subpoenas
cited by 1 case

4. Schreiber v. Mulroney, 2007 CanLII 31754 (ON S.C.) — 2007-08-03
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
motion — certificate of non-attendance — set aside — jurisdiction — notice

5. Schreiber v. Mulroney, 2007 CanLII 34441 (ON S.C.) — 2007-08-24
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
costs — indemnity — lawyer — motion — set aside
cited by 1 case

6.
Schreiber v. Mulroney, 2007 CanLII 37691 (ON S.C.) — 2007-08-15
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
reasonable apprehension of bias — asserts — recuse — material — government

7.
Germany v. Schreiber, 2002 CanLII 53225 (ON S.C.) — 2002-10-28
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
extradition — domestic — reliability — evidence — circumstantial probability of trustworthiness

9.
Schreiber v. Mulroney, 2007 CanLII 56529 (ON S.C.) — 2007-12-20
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
services — jurisdiction — performed — substantial connection — pasta
cited by 4 cases

10.
Schreiber v. Germany, 2007 ONCA 354 (CanLII) — 2007-05-09
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Ontario
judicial spokesperson — extradition — surrender — comments — fresh evidence
cited by 1 case

11.
Germany (Federal Republic) v. Schreiber, 2000 CanLII 22812 (ON S.C.) — 2000-12-20
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
constitutional — extradition partner — application — fiscal offences — rule

12.
Schreiber v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 2002 CanLII 5730 (ON S.C.) — 2002-10-31
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
motion — costs — factual — maximum — rate

13.
Mulroney c. Schreiber, 2008 QCCA 2194 (CanLII) — 2008-11-14
Court of Appeal — Quebec
exposé — interligne — signifiés — cm — tiennent lieu du mémoire

14.
Mulroney c. Schreiber, 2009 QCCA 116 (CanLII) — 2009-01-22
Court of Appeal — Quebec
suspension — procédures — enquête — interrogé — sort

15.
Schreiber c. Mulroney, 2008 QCCS 4335 (CanLII) — 2008-09-17
Superior Court — Quebec
existence d’un contrat — exception déclinatoire — intentée — gouvernementale — intervenu

16.
Germany (Federal Republic) v. Schreiber, 2000 CanLII 22803 (ON S.C.) — 2000-09-08
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
superior court of criminal jurisdiction — extradition proceedings — domestic — respecting judicial interim release — review
cited by 7 cases

17.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 ONCA 565 (CanLII) — 2009-07-10
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Ontario
surrender — respond — application — correspondence — informing

18.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 1998 CanLII 7430 (F.C.A.) — 1998-02-27
Federal Court of Appeal — Canada
interfering — discretionary — adjourning — bench — shown

19.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 2007 FC 618 (CanLII) — 2007-06-11
Federal Court of Canada — Canada
jurisdiction — surrender — application for judicial review — arrêté d’extradition pris — conduct
cited by 1 case

20.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 2008 FCA 147 (CanLII) — 2008-04-21
Federal Court of Appeal — Canada
surrender — extradition — relitigated — reversible error — tainting

21.
Schreiber v. Germany (Federal Republic), 2007 ONCA 80 (CanLII) — 2007-02-08
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Ontario
judicial review — extradition — spokesperson — surrender — public interest
cited by 1 case

22.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 2007 ONCA 791 (CanLII) — 2007-11-20
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Ontario
extradition — judicial review — declined to reconsider the surrender — merits — deference
cited by 1 case

23.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 2008 ONCA 286 (CanLII) — 2008-04-15
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Ontario
surrender — custody — governing bail pending judicial review — surety — remedial

24.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 2000 CanLII 22376 (ON S.C.) — 2000-05-24
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
immunity — stay — extradition proceeding — mental distress — emotional upset
cited by 4 cases

25.
Germany (Federal Republic) v. Schreiber, 2001 CanLII 28400 (ON S.C.) — 2001-03-19
Superior Court of Justice — Ontario
extradition partner — evidence — treaty — constitutional — committal
cited by 2 cases

26.
Schreiber c. Mulroney, 2008 QCCA 1920 (CanLII) — 2008-10-08
Court of Appeal — Quebec
permission d’appeler — procédures — québécoises — proposait — alléguait

27.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 62 (CanLII) — 2002-09-12
Supreme Court of Canada — Canada
sovereign immunity — jure imperii — personal injury — jure gestionis — foreign state
cited by 49 cases

28.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 1998 CanLII 828 (S.C.C.) — 1998-05-28
Supreme Court of Canada — Canada
reasonable expectation of privacy — seizure — search — authorities — letter of request
cited by 52 cases

29.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 2000 ABQB 536 (CanLII) — 2000-07-27
Court of Queen’s Bench — Alberta
information — implied undertaking — discovery — litigant’s interest — extradition
cited by 6 cases

30.
Germany (Federal Republic) v. Schreiber, 2006 CanLII 6189 (ON C.A.) — 2006-03-01
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Ontario
tax — income — double criminality rule — extradition partner — treaty
cited by 4 cases

31.
Canada (Attorney General) v. Schreiber, 2008 ONCA 575 (CanLII) — 2008-08-06
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Ontario
extradite — nationals — reciprocity — surrender — extradition
cited by 1 case

32.
Schreiber c. Canada (Procureur Général), 1997 CanLII 6246 (C.F.) — 1997-10-03
Federal Court of Canada — Canada
ajournement — suprême — suisses une lettre portant retrait — affaire — ministre d’adresser

33.
Schreiber v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 1999 CanLII 8517 (F.C.) — 1999-07-09
Federal Court of Canada — Canada
letter of request — applications now under reserve — irreparable harm will occur — interlocutory — injunction

34.
Karlheinz Schreiber v. Minister of Justice, 2008 CanLII 19003 (S.C.C.) — 2008-03-06
Supreme Court of Canada – Applications for Leave — Canada
rejetée — numéros — arrêt — autorisation — leave

35.
Karlheinz Schreiber v. Minister of Justice, 2008 CanLII 65716 (S.C.C.) — 2008-12-11
Supreme Court of Canada – Applications for Leave — Canada
daté — juges — autorisation — rejetée — arrêt

36.
Schreiber Jr. c. CDL 7000 Holdings LP, 2007 QCCA 131 (CanLII) — 2007-01-19
Court of Appeal — Quebec
audience — intervention forcé — argumentation — représentations — nc

37.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General) (T.D.), 1996 CanLII 4082 (F.C.) — 1996-08-15
Federal Court of Canada — Canada
mutual legal assistance — public interest — search — authorities — criminal
cited by 4 cases

38.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General) (T.D.), 1999 CanLII 9372 (F.C.) — 1999-08-30
Federal Court of Canada — Canada
authorities — mandamus — withdraw the request — letter of request — duty
cited by 2 cases

39.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General) (C.A.), 1997 CanLII 6333 (F.C.A.) — 1997-03-12
Federal Court of Appeal — Canada
search — seizure — letter of request — privacy — foreign
cited by 7 cases

40.
Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General) (T.D.), 1996 CanLII 4078 (F.C.) — 1996-07-04
Federal Court of Canada — Canada
letter of request — search — seizure — extraterritorial — authorization
cited by 4 cases

41.
Schreiber v. Federal Republic of Germany, 2001 CanLII 23999 (ON C.A.) — 2001-02-12
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Ontario
sovereign immunity — personal injury — extradition — mental distress — foreign state
cited by 5 cases

42.
Schreiber v. Federal Republic of Germany, 2001 CanLII 20859 (ON C.A.) — 2001-12-10
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Ontario
stay — motions — extradition proceeding — exceptional — vindication
cited by 1 case

43.
Karlheinz Schreiber v. Federal Republic of Germany, et al., 2006 CanLII 38631 (S.C.C.) — 2006-11-16
Supreme Court of Canada – Applications for Leave — Canada
prorogation — motion for an extension — déposera — accueillie — weeks

44.
Karlheinz Schreiber v. Federal Republic of Germany, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2007 CanLII 2765 (S.C.C.) — 2007-02-01
Supreme Court of Canada – Applications for Leave — Canada
numéros — juges — fédérale — autorisation — rejetée

45.
Karlheinz Schreiber v. Federal Republic of Germany, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2007 CanLII 41862 (S.C.C.) — 2007-10-04
Supreme Court of Canada – Applications for Leave — Canada
fédérale — rejetée — arrêt — autorisation — leave