Orders and Reasons

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ARWEN LONG
v.
PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY
Appeal No. AP-2004-052

Order issued
Tuesday, July 12, 2005

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• ORDER

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

AND IN THE MATTER OF a letter dated May 26, 2005, from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal directing Ms. Arwen Long 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
ARWEN LONG	Appellant
AND
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY	Respondent

ORDER

WHEREAS the above-noted appeal was filed by Ms. Arwen Long on December 23, 2004, under section 67 of the Customs Act;

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

AND WHEREAS, by letter dated January 7, 2005, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) accepted the appeal and notified the Canada Border Services Agency;

AND WHEREAS, by letters dated March 9 and April 8, 2005, the Tribunal indicated that Ms. Long was to file her brief, pursuant to rule 34 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules (the Rules), and the Tribunal has not yet received the brief;

AND WHEREAS, by letter dated April 26, 2005, the Tribunal wrote to Ms. Long again, since her brief had not at that time been filed, and attached a completed notice of discontinuance to be signed by Ms. Long;

AND WHEREAS, by letter dated May 10, 2005, the Tribunal wrote to Ms. Long and attached a second completed notice of discontinuance for Ms. Long's signature;

AND WHEREAS, by letter dated May 26, 2005, the Tribunal directed Ms. Long to show cause by June 9, 2005, why the appeal should not be dismissed and warned her 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 26, 2005, and to date Ms. Long's brief has not been filed as directed by the Tribunal in its letters of January 7, March 9, April 8, April 26, May 10 and May 26, 2005;

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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