What is the threshold to maintain an objection to a motion of motion where the next step in the proceeding is documentary discovery?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Joma v. Jaunkalns, 2019 ONSC 6788 (CanLII):
In Martin v. Martin, 2018 ONSC 1840, at para. 35, Pattillo J. stated that when the next step in the proceeding is documentary discovery, the threshold to maintain an objection is low, “but the evidence supporting the validity of the objection must be more than the suspicion of the objector.”
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