Hendriksen relies on Griffin v. Corcoran to argue that I still have jurisdiction to exercise my discretion to reopen a case prior to the entry of formal judgment. I note that in Griffin, “after the trial judge had delivered her reasons, she invited submissions on costs... both [parties] asked the judge to reopen aspects of her decision” - [para. 49] and that the judge’s jurisdiction to do so was not challenged on appeal [para. 50] as that case dealt with the actual exercise of discretion on the merits [paras. 72 - 73]. In the case at Bar, my September 20, 2011 Decision included costs.
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