Tan v. Tan

2024 BCSC 910 Tan v. Tan

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Citation: Tan v. Tan, 2024 BCSC 910 Date: 20240115 Docket: S252247 Registry: New Westminster Between: Li Wen Tan Plaintiff And Kai Tan, Hong Jiao Defendants - and - Docket: S252248 Registry: New Westminster Between: Li Wen Tan Petitioner And Attorney General of British Columbia Respondent - and - Docket: S252249 Registry: New Westminster Between: Li Wen Tan Plaintiff And Attorney General of British Columbia Defendant - and - Docket: S252251 Registry: New Westminster Between: Li Wen Tan Plaintiff And Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) Defendant - and - Docket: S252250 Registry: New Westminster Between: Li Wen Tan Petitioner And Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) Respondent Before: The Honourable Madam Justice Sharma Oral Reasons for Judgment In Chambers The Plaintiff, appearing in person: L. Tan Place and Date of Trial/Hearing: New Westminster, B.C. January 15, 2024 Place and Date of Judgment: New Westminster, B.C. January 15, 2024 [1] THE COURT: Mr. Tan appears before me on a number of matters for which he seeks a waiver of fees. [2] I will first deal with these three: a) New Westminster No. S-252247 is a notice of civil claim he wants to bring seeking relief against his parents; b) New Westminster No. S-252248 is a petition he wants to bring against the Attorney General of British Columbia seeking relief as against the

police and Crown prosecutors; c) New Westminster No. S-252249 is a notice of civil claim he wants to bring against the Attorney General of British Columbia seeking damages, among other things. [3] Mr. Tan has sought and was denied the same relief last week before various members of this Court, including his application for wavier of fees being denied in: a) Notice of civil claim: Li Tan v. Attorney General of British Columbia, New Westminster No. 252243; b) Petition: Li Tan v. Attorney General of British Columbia, New Westminster No. 252236; c) Notice of civil claim: Li Tan v. Kai Tan and Hong Jiao, New Westminster No. 252238. [4] The relief sought in the three matters before me (identified above in paragraph 2) is virtually identical to the relief he sought last week, for which wavier of fees was denied. Mr. Tan says that he has added a paragraph in the matters before me asking for a Justice to "mediate" between him and his parents. That is not relief that could be granted in the way that he has framed it; therefore, that claim as it exists in the three matters before me has no merit. [5] In relation to all the other claims in the three matters before me, they repeat claims for which this Court has already denied a wavier of fees. These are not applications that should have been brought for that reason, but in any event, I am dismissing all of them for the same reasons they

were dismissed last week. The claims are doomed to fail. [6] Mr. Tan also wants to start proceedings against Community Living British Columbia ("CLBC"). I do not know if he has previous sought a waiver of fees to commence any similar matters against CLBC. [7] In one matter, he wants to file a notice of civil claim against CLBC (New Westminster No. 252251, Li Tan v. Community Living British Columbia). I cannot see a valid claim. He is seeking damages for, but within the narrative, he says at one time he did get benefits from CLBC. This claim has no merit. The application for a waiver of fees is dismissed. [8] However, for the petition (New Westminster No. 252250, Li Tan v. Community Living British Columbia), I will allow Mr. Tan to amend the petition to identify a decision made by CLBC on a particular day, that he wants to challenge. I also give Mr. Tan leave to file an affidavit for the sole purpose of attaching to that affidavit the denial letter from CLBC. This matter is adjourned and Mr. Tan will appear back before me and at that time I will consider whether fees can be waived. Mr. Tan can return to Court this coming Friday, February 19, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., although I may appear at that time by video. "Sharma J."