Jury Striking Series: Evans V. Chiarello, 2021 ONSC 2677

The defendants' jury notice was struck in the recent Sault Ste. Marie decision in Evans v. Chiarello, 2021 ONSC 2677.

Background

This action arose as a result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred in January 2015 in Sault Ste. Marie. The matter was set down for trial in June 2019.

There is a rolling trial list in Sault Ste. Marie, meaning jury sittings and trials are placed upon the list and given priority according to a number of factors including the age of the action.

The local trial coordinator was in attendance at the hearing of the jury-strike motion. The trial coordinator advised the court that:

• All jury trials will be spoken to in the fall of 2021 to determine whether or not they can proceed;