Rouvinetis v Department of Housing [2000] NSWSC 131

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Rouvinetis v Department of Housing [2000] NSWSC 131 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20212/1999 HEARING DATE(S) : 29 February 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 March 2000

Evangelos Rouvinetis (Plaintiff) PARTIES : v Department of Housing Commission of NSW (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Malpass

COUNSEL : N/A (Plaintiff) Mr M Fordham (Defendant) SOLICITORS : In Person (Plaintiff) Chris Valacos, Principal Solicitor, Department of Housing (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Summary dismissal abuse of process - no reasonable cause of action - no question of principle. LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970, Pt 15. CASES CITED : N/A. DECISION : See paragraph 19.

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION

MASTER MALPASS

THURSDAY 9 MARCH 2000

20212/1999 EVANGELOS ROUVINETIS v DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMISSION OF NSW JUDGMENT 1 These proceedings were commenced by the filing of a document entitled "Statement of Claims". It was filed on 19 April 1999. The plaintiff was not legally represented. 2 The document comprises a bundle of material. Written on the front page of the document is inter alia the following:- "FACTS PLEADED: (i) PART 15 RULE '7' THE PLAINTIFF CLAIMS THAT UNJUSTLY HAS BEEN SUBJECTED BY PERSONNELS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMISSION TO MALICIOUS PROSECUTION (ii) INTENT TO INJURY (iii) CONSPIRACY WITH INTERFERING WITH, SELECTING WITNESSESS AND IGNORING ONES SYPORTING THE PLAINTIFF (iv) ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST THE PLAINTIFF IN BAD MANNER AND FAITH AND IN THE PROCESS IGNORE CROWNS ADVICE, PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, 'THEIR SOLICITOR' (v) MALICIOUS SLANDER PART 16 RULE 6(1) AN EXTENSION WITH PARTICILARS OF THE PLEADING WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMMENTS ATTACHED IS FILED ALONG".