Peter Alexander Gargan v The Commonwealth of Australia and Ors [2007] NSWDC 14

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Peter Alexander Gargan v The Commonwealth of Australia and Ors [2007] NSWDC 14 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 9 February 2007

JUDGMENT DATE: 14 February 2007

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Balla DCJ

DECISION: 1. First four actions dismissed; 2. Fifth action (a) Leave to file Notice of Motion refused (b) Leave to file Notice of Motion returnable on 23/2/07; ;

CATCHWORDS: Vexatious Litigant

CASES CITED: Kirby J in Re Kavanagh's Application (2003) 78 ALJR 305 at [10]-[14]; (Forge v ASIC (2006) 229 ALR 223); Kable v DPP (1996) 189 CLR 51; Gargan v Magistrate Dillon and Anor [2005] NSWSC 1106 at paragraph 30.

Peter Alexander Gargan (Plaintiff) Robert Harding (Plaintiff) Sandra Judith Dixon (Plaintiff) Henricus Voskuilen (Plaintiff) The Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant) Australian Government Solicitor (Defendant) Emma Whan (Defendant) Angus Tainsh (Defendant) Matthew Walsh (Misnamed Foley) (Defendant) PARTIES: Amala Jayaratne (Defendant) Sarah Oliver (Defendant) Barry Cosgrove (Defendant) Commissioner Atkinson of Qld Police Service (Defendant) Hank Lewin (Defendant) Murray Allatt (Defendant) Georgina Wright (Defendant) Colin Michael Stoten (Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S): 5231/06; 5635/06; 5718/06; 5700/06; 418/07

Plaintiffs in Person Ms G Wright (Defendant) SOLICITORS: Mr C Stoten (Defendant) Mr M Allatt (Defendant) Mr M Murray (Defendant)