Contempt Hearing to Proceed on October 18, 2019

On August 27, 2019, the plaintiff, Jonathan Sommer, and the defendants, John Goldi, Joan Goldi and Goldi Productions Ltd., attended court in Toronto for the purpose of scheduling and receiving directions in relation to the contempt motion brought by Jonathan Sommer against the defendants. The allegation in the contempt motion is that the defendants are in contempt of court as a result of them not complying with the injunction order shown below in this blog. This allegation has not been proven in court. The court has ordered the defendants to attend on October 18, 2019, to face this allegation. The court cautioned the defendants that a failure to attend will result in their arrest. The court's endorsement reads as follows:

Injunction Against John Goldi, Joan Goldi and Goldi Productions Ltd.

Following a motion for judgment by plaintiff Jonathan Sommer, in an action for defamation on the website themorrisseauhoaxexposedblog.com, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted judgment to the plaintiff, and made the following order on June 7, 2019:

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Court file no.        CV-19-612453

The Honourable                                                                                             June 7, 2019

Mr. Justice Corbett                            ONTARIO

     SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

b e t w e e n:

JONATHAN SOMMER

Plaintiff

and

JOHN WERNER GOLDI, JOAN CATHERINE GOLDI and GOLDI PRODUCTIONS LTD.

Defendants

ORDER

THIS MOTION, made by JONATHAN SOMMER for judgment, was heard in writing this day, at 393 University Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5G 1E6, pursuant to the Order of Mr. Justice Corbett dated March 4, 2019.

                       

ON READING the Motion Record of the moving party, no materials having been filed by the respondents, despite them having been properly served:

1.                  THIS COURT ORDERS that judgment be entered in favour of the moving party/plaintiff in this action, noting a finding of liability of the respondents/defendants to the plaintiff;

2.                  THIS COURT ORDERS an immediate and permanent injunction to issue against the respondents/defendants restraining them from disseminating, posting on the Internet or publishing, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any statements or comments about the moving party/plaintiff, Jonathan Sommer, and from otherwise communicating in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any disparaging statements about the moving party/plaintiff, Jonathan Sommer. This injunction shall include, without limitation, the publication, circulation and promotion of the website www.themorrisseauhoaxexposedblog.com and any similar or other publications. For further particularity, the respondents/defendants shall not publish or cause to be published or otherwise disseminate or distribute in any manner whatsoever, whether by way of the Internet or other medium, any statements or other communications which refer to Jonathan Sommer by name, depiction or description.

3.                  THIS COURT ORDERS an immediate mandatory injunction requiring the respondents/defendants to forthwith remove their blog postings from www.themorrisseauhoaxexposedblog.com titled “IN MEMORIAM – “Why We Fight…”” [October 6, 2018], “Sommer Suspended!!! – by the Law Society of Ontario” [August 24, 2018, and “Sommer’s Fired!!! And Retreats Back to Remote Sutton, QC…” [August 19, 2018] from the Internet, and any similar postings that refer to the plaintiff, directly or indirectly.

4.                  THIS COURT ORDERS an immediate mandatory injunction requiring the respondents/defendants to prominently post a copy of this Order and any further reasons for judgment in this action at the top of each page of the website www.themorrisseauhoaxexposedblog.com, and to maintain said posting thereupon for a minimum of 5 years.

5.                  THIS COURT ORDERS an immediate permanent injunction prohibiting the respondents/defendants from attending as audience in relation to any court appearances of the moving party/plaintiff, and from coming within 300 metres of the plaintiff except where necessary and appropriate in the context of this or other litigation, and from photographing the plaintiff.

A copy of the actual Order above is reproduced below.