Orders and Reasons

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LETITIA LOUGHRIDGE
v.
PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY
Appeal No. AP-2006-055

Order issued
Friday, June 8, 2007

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• ORDER

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IN THE MATTER OF an appeal filed by Ms. Letitia Loughridge under section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1;

AND IN THE MATTER OF a letter dated May 1, 2007, from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal directing Ms. Letitia Loughridge to show cause why the above-noted appeal should not be dismissed pursuant to paragraph 29(c) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules.

BETWEEN
LETITIA LOUGHRIDGE	Appellant
AND
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY	Respondent

ORDER

WHEREAS the above-noted appeal was filed by Ms. Letitia Loughridge on September 22, 2006, under section 67 of the Customs Act;

AND WHEREAS Ms. Loughridge is self-represented on the appeal;

AND WHEREAS, by telephone on September 25, 2006, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) requested a clear copy of the Detailed Adjustment Statement (DAS) in order to determine if the appeal was filed within the proper time frame;

AND WHEREAS, by letter dated November 24, 2006, the Tribunal again requested a clear copy of the DAS in order to determine if the appeal was filed within the proper time frame;

AND WHEREAS, by letter dated January 3, 2007, the Tribunal once again requested a clear copy of the DAS in order to determine if the appeal was filed within the proper time frame;

AND WHEREAS, by letter dated February 1, 2007, the Tribunal accepted the appeal, notified the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and indicated that Ms. Loughridge was to file her brief, pursuant to rule 34 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules (the Rules), by April 2, 2007;

AND WHEREAS, by letter dated April 5, 2007, the Tribunal advised Ms. Loughridge that the Tribunal had not yet received her brief, that her brief should be submitted immediately or she should complete and file the attached notice of discontinuance, and that the Tribunal could dismiss the appeal if no written communication was received by April 23, 2007;

AND WHEREAS, by letter dated May 1, 2007, the Tribunal advised Ms. Loughridge that the Tribunal had not yet received her brief, directed her to show cause by May 15, 2007, why the appeal should not be dismissed, and warned Ms. Loughridge that failure to show cause might result in the appeal being dismissed without any further proceedings;

AND WHEREAS the Tribunal received no reply to its letter of May 1, 2007, and to date Ms. Loughridge’s brief has not been filed as directed to by the Tribunal in its letters of February 1, April 5, and May 1, 2007;

THEREFORE, the Tribunal hereby orders that the above-noted appeal be dismissed pursuant to paragraph 29(c) of the Rules.

Pierre Gosselin
Pierre Gosselin
Presiding Member

Hélène Nadeau
Hélène Nadeau
Secretary

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