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Maureen O’Brien, Trial Coordinator.Ĭrown and defence counsel or any self-represented defendant must jointly complete a Form 17 Pre-Trial Conference Report and file it along with a synopsis of the offence(s) and a copy of the Indictment, by email to the generic email address for the trial coordinator at the applicable Court location, listed at the end of this Regional Notice, no later than 5 days before the date scheduled for the JPT.Ĭounsel and any self-represented defendant must be available at the time set for the JPT and must be in a stationary location with good video or cell phone/land line reception. Lindsay and Peterborough), by contacting Ms. Where the charges are outstanding in a Tri-County site (Cobourg.Where the charges are outstanding in Oshawa, by contacting Ms.Llyshelle Barrett, Assistant Trial Coordinator Where the charges are outstanding in Newmarket, by contacting Ms.Where the charges are outstanding in Bracebridge, by contacting Ms.
Where the charges are outstanding in Barrie, by contacting Ms.JPTs can be booked by contacting the trial coordinators at the telephone numbers listed at the end of this Regional Notice: It is expected that counsel will book a JPT in the Superior Court at the same time as the defendant is ordered by an Ontario Court judge to stand trial in the Superior Court. Other conference call telephone lines will be available, including for self-represented defendants, if it is not possible to use ZOOM. ZOOM videoconference and/or teleconference will be the preferred medium. Until further notice, all judicial pre-trials (“JPTs”) will be held by remote means. Counsel should wear business attire, including for remote appearances via videoconference. Until further notice, counsel need not gown for a Superior Court proceeding.
The timelines and other requirements set out in the Superior Court’s Criminal Proceedings Rules (“the Rules”) apply, unless specified otherwise in this Protocol.Ĭounsel and self-represented defendants are advised that failure to comply with the requirements of the Rules and this Protocol may result in the matter not being heard. The Protocol is subject to change from time to time as may be necessary.
This Protocol applies to criminal matters in the Superior Court of Justice in the Central East Region effective January 4, 2021, and until further notice. 90 Day and Other Bail Reviews and Superior Court Bail Applications.Obtaining the Attendance of A Defendant Who Is In Custody.