Bill Peters et al v. William Gordon Glendale et al
PETERS, BILL
Law Firm / Organization
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
DUNCAN, ROBERT
Law Firm / Organization
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
GLENDALE, NORMAN
Law Firm / Organization
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
GLENDALE, WILLIAM GORDON (CHIEF OF BAND COUNCIL)
Law Firm / Organization
JFK Law Corporation
Law Firm / Organization
Callison & Hanna Law
Lawyer(s)

Nicole Hajash

GLENDALE, ANNIE (COUNCILLOR)
Law Firm / Organization
JFK Law Corporation
Law Firm / Organization
Callison & Hanna Law
Lawyer(s)

Nicole Hajash

JACOBSON WESTON, MICHAEL (COUNCILLOR)
Law Firm / Organization
JFK Law Corporation
Law Firm / Organization
Callison & Hanna Law
Lawyer(s)

Nicole Hajash

- Parties: The applicants were Bill Peters and Robert Duncan, in their capacity as members of the Hereditary Chiefs Council of Da’naxda’xw First Nation. The respondents were William Gordon Glendale, Michael Jacobson-Weston, Annie Glendale.

- Subject Matter: William Gordon Glendale, a hereditary chief of the Da’naxda’xw First Nation (DFN), solely brought two motions. The first motion sought to enforce the Federal Court judge’s order in Da’naxda’xw First Nation v Peters, 2021 FC 360 under rr. 423 and 431 of the Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106 and sought to compel performance of that order under r. 431. The second motion, citing r. 104(1)(b), sought to add Ruby Mannila as a party to files T-1282-19 and T-1725-19 and as a respondent to the first motion.

- Ruling: The court ruled in the applicants’ favour and dismissed respondent Glendale’s motion under rr. 423 and 431 to enforce the order in Da’naxda’xw First Nation v Peters, 2021 FC 360 and respondent Glendale’s r. 104(b) motion seeking to add Manilla as a respondent to T-1282-19. The court noted that the DFN elections should be conducted under the Election Code.

- Date: The hearing was set on Mar. 14, 2023. The court released its decision on Mar. 21, 2023.

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.

- Amount: The court awarded Robert Duncan his costs based on column II of Tariff B.

Federal Court
T-1725-19
Aboriginal law
$ 0
Respondent
21 October 2019