) ) Dr. Renata Leong, Dr. Rajiv Shah v. St. Michael’s Hospital, 2013 ONSC 6723

CITATION : Leong and Shah et al v. Ryabikhina et al., 2013 ONSC 6723 DIVISIONAL COURT FILE NO.: 79/13 DATE: 20131101 ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONAL COURT PARDU, C. MCKINNON, WILTON-SIEGEL JJ. BETWEEN: ) ) Dr. Renata Leong, Dr. Rajiv Shah and St. Michael’s Hospital Respondents – and – Elena Ryabikhina and Nadejda Ryabikhina Appellant )) )) )) )) )) ) K. Booth , for Dr. Leong and Dr. Shah J. Gutman, for St.

Michael’s Hospital Nadejda Ryabikhinar , in Person ) ) ) HEARD October 17, 2013 BY THE COURT: [ 1 ] Nadejda Ryabikhina brings a motion to the Divisional Court to set aside or vary an order of Aston J. dated March 20, 2013. History [ 2 ] On April 13, 2012, Dr. Leong and Dr. Shah brought an application to have Nadejda Ryabikhina declared a vexatious litigant and to restrain her from instituting or continuing any proceedings in any court except with leave. [ 3 ] Nadejda Ryabikhina then brought a motion before Master Graham asking among other things for an order for an examination of Dr. Leong.

On October 2, 2012, the Master ordered that the motion would be adjourned to October 24, 2012, that the motion materials were to be served on the Public Guardian and Trustee, and that no other decisions could be made on the motion until the issue of the moving party’s capacity was resolved. [ 4 ] On November 14, 2012, she served a Notice of Appeal from the order of the Master and sought to set aside the Master’s order and claimed the same relief originally sought from the Master. [ 5 ] On January 21, 2013, Roberts J. heard the appeal from the order of Master Graham. [ 6 ] On January 23, 2013 before Roberts J. released her decision on the appeal, the moving party served a Notice of Appeal returnable before the Divisional Court from both the Master’s order and Robert J.’s order and seeking other relief substantially similar to what had been sought on the motion.

[ 7 ] On January 28, 2013, Roberts J. dismissed the appeal finding it “wholly without merit”.

She also prohibited Nadejda Ryabikhina from bringing any other motions without leave until the costs were paid. [ 8 ] On January 31, 2013, counsel for the physicians wrote to Nadejda Ryabikhina advising her that the order of Roberts J. was interlocutory, that leave was required to appeal and that the physicians would move to quash the appeal. [ 9 ] In addition to her appeal, Nadejda Ryabikhina served a motion returnable before Aston J. asking for an order adding a minor child to “the medical malpractice applications and to appoint Children’s Lawyer for a child”. [ 10 ] On March 20, 2013, Aston J. dismissed the appeal on the ground that no leave to appeal had been sought or granted.

He also held that the Divisional Court had no jurisdiction to grant the relief sought in the motion brought by Nadejda Ryabikhina and ordered her to pay costs. [ 11 ] At a case conference before Himel J. on June 18, 2013, Nadejda Ryabikhina indicated that she did not wish to proceed with any of the outstanding motions in the application to have her declared a vexatious litigant. [ 12 ] Despite her disallowal, Nadejda Ryabikhina has brought a motion returnable before a panel of the Divisional Court to set aside the order of Aston J. [ 13 ] Nadejda Ryabikhina has not demonstrated that Aston J. made any error in dismissing her appeal and motion.

He was correct to do so. The motion to set aside his decision is dismissed. [ 14 ] Costs should follow the result. [ 15 ] Nadejda Ryabikhina asserts that she is mentally healthy.

She expressed concern that any question about her health would prevent her from practicing medicine. [ 16 ] Following submissions from the Public Guardian and Trustee and from Nadejda Ryabikhina before Himel J. on June 18, 2013, confirmed that she was mentally healthy, there was no issue that Nadejda Ryabikhina was under any disability. [ 17 ] Despite this, Nadejda Ryabikhina submits that it would be wrong to order a person under disability to pay costs. [ 18 ] We see no reason why costs should not follow the event.

Costs to Respondent doctors fixed at $2,500 and to Respondent hospital fixed at $300, both payable within 30 days. [ 19 ] Order to issue dispensing with the need for approval as to form by Nadejda Ryabikhina of this order. PARDU J. MCKINNON J. WILTON-SIEGEL J. Released: CITATION : Leong and Shah et al v. Ryabikhina et al., 2013 ONSC 6723 DIVISIONAL COURT FILE NO.: 79/13 DATE: 20131101 ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONAL COURT PARDU, MACKENNON, WILTON-SIEGEL JJ. BETWEEN:

Dr. Renata Leong, Dr. Rajiv Shah and St. Michael’s Hospital Respondents – and – Elena Ryabikhina and Nadejda Ryabikhina Appellant REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Pardu J. Released: November 1, 2013