Is a motion judge entitled to take judicial notice of what is in the court file?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Casier v. Casier, 2021 ONSC 3407 (CanLII):
Our Court of Appeal has held that a motion judge is entitled to take judicial notice of what is in the court file: see Wallbridge v. Brunning, 2018 ONCA 363, 422 D.L.R. (4th) 305, at para. 18.
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