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ONTARIO
COURTOF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR
BE T W E E N :
JOHN MIDDLETON

Plaintiff

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OF THECITYOF WINDSOR
THECORPORATION

Defendant

OF CLAIM
STATEMENT
TO THEDEFENDANT

A LEGALPROCEEDING HAS BEENCOMMENCED AGAINSTYOU by the Plaintiff(s).

Theclaimmadeagainstyou is set out in the followingpages.

lF YOUWISHTO DEFENDTHISPROCEEDING, youor an Ontariolawyeractingfor you

mustpreparea Statementof Defencein Form18Aprescribed
by the Rulesof CivilProcedure,
do(es)nothavea lawyer,serveit on
or,wherethe Plaintitf(s)
serveit onthe Plaintiff(s) lawyer(s)
andfile it,withproofof service,in thisCourtoffice,WITHINTWENWDAYSafter
the Plaintiff(s),
thisStatement of Claimis servedon you,if youareservedin Ontario.

lf you are servedin anotherprovinceor territoryof Canadaor in the UnitedStatesof

--
AmCnca,the pefl*od-fdrsErvlng-endnlmglouf$at€rnent-ofDefeneels fomdaySl_1f you are
servedoutsideCanadaandthe UnitedStatesof America,the periodis sixtydays.

lnsteadof servingandfilinga Statement of Defence,you mayserveandfilea Noticeof

lntentto Defendin Form188 prescribed by the Rulesof CivilProcedure.Thiswillentitleyouto
ten moredayswithinwhichto serveandfileyourStatement
of Defence.
 butare unableto paylegalfees,
lF YOUWISHTO DEFENDTHISPROCEEDING, legal
to you by contacting
aid maybe available a localLegalAidOffice.

IFYOUFAILTO DEFEND
THISPROCEEDING,
JUDGMENT
MAYBE GIVENAGAINST
YOUIN YOURABSENCEANDWITHOUTFURTHER
NOTICETO YOU.

REGISTRAR
AT WINDSOR

Date APft?? ?$10 lssuedby

Address of Gourt Office:

245WindsorAvenue
Windsor,Ontario
NgA1J2

TO: THECORPORATION OF THECITYOF WINDSOR

400City Hall SquareEast
Suite 4O4A
Windsor,Ontario
NgA7K6
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1. The Plaintiffclaims:

a. A declaration waswrongfully
thatJohnMiddleton fromhisposition
removed aschair

of the WindsorCitizensCrimePrevention
Committee:

b. in the amountof $500,000.00;

Damagesrelatedto lossof reputation

c. in the amountof $500,000.00;

Damagesrelatedto lossof business

d. performance
Specific Mr.Middleton
allowing to serveontheWindsorCiti2ens
Crime

Committee;
Prevention

e. Intereston any sum awardedin accordancewith Section128 of the Courtsof

JusticeAct;

indemnity
His costof thisactionon a substantial basis;

g. Suchfurtherand otherreliefas counselmay requestand the Honourable

Court

2. , JOHNMIDDLETON("John"),residesintheCityof Windsor,Countyof Essex

ThePlaintiff

and Province
of Ontario.
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3. TheDefendant,THE OFTHECITYOFWINDSOR("Windsor"),
CORPORATION is a duly

constituted
municipal locatedin EssexCounty,in the Provinceof Ontario.
corporation

4. 2003, John servedon the WindsorCitizensCrime Prevention

From approximately

Committee("the Committee')whichwas a volunteercommittee.

5. Duringhistimeof service,Johndevotedhimselfto the Committee

andto crimeprevention

generally.

6. As a resultof John'sdevotionandhardwork,hewasappointed
Chairmanof theWindsor

CitizensCrimePrevention
Committee.

7. On or aboutApril23, 2008,withoutpriorwarning,Johnwassummoned
to a meetingwith

of Windsor,JohnSkorobohacz,
the CityChiefAdministrator andwas advisedthat he had been

removedfromthe Committee.

8. At notimehasJohnreceivedanyparticulars
as to the reasonfor hisremoval.Hewasnot

advisedof anyparticulars madeagainsthim,northe identityof the accusers

of any accusations

nor of anydisclosure of hisdutiesor obligations.

of anycontravention

9. John statesand the fact is that Windsoractedin bad faith and withoutregardto the

principles Johnfromhis positionwithoutproviding

whenit decidedto terminate
of naturaljustice

Johnwiththe particulars againsthimor an opportunity

of the allegations to respond.
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10. As a resultof this wrongfulremovalby Windsorof John from WindsorCitizensCrime

Prevention andthe failureto provideanyjustification

Committee therefore,
Johnhassustained
a
lossof reputation
in the community.

11. the generalviewof the community

Consequently, is thatJohnmusthavedonesomething

verywrongto havebeenremovedfrom a volunteerposition.

12. Johnis a dedicated

businessman
andasa resultoftheallegations
of wrongfulconduct
and

in addition
to the lossof reputation,
he hassustained
a lossin hisbusinessas the community
has

viewedhimas untrustworthy
as a resultof histermination.

13. Johnthereforeclaimsfor damagesfor lossof reputation

and damagesto his business

resulting
fromthe wrongfulremovalas set outherein.

14. removedwithoutduejustice.
thathe waswrongfully
Johnasksfor a declaration

15. In the circumstances, to his position.

Johnis entitledto be returned

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businessopportunity.

17. Johnthereforeasksfor the reliefset out in paragraph

1 of thisStatement
of Claim.
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THE PLAINTIFFPROPOSESTHATTHETRIALOF THISACTIONBE HELDIN THECITY

OF WINDSOR,SOUTHWESTREGION.

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MARTINI
MARTINIBARILEMARUSICLLP
Barristersand Solicitors
2485OuelletteAvenue
Suite200
Windsor,Ontario
N8X1L5
Tel: ( 519)969- 1817
Fax: (519)969-9655
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