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O'Doherty v. O'Leary [2000] IESC 66 (2nd October, 2000)

THE SUPREME COURT

No. 255/2000

Denham J.

Murray J.

Hardiman J.

BETWEEN

PATRICK O’DOHERTY

APPLICANT/APPLICANT

AND

HIS HONOUR JUDGE SEAN O’LEARY,

RESPONDENT

Judgment of the Court delivered by the Hon. Mrs. Justice Denham on the 2nd day of October, 2000. [Nem. Diss.]

1. This is an appeal by the applicant from a refusal of the High Court, the Hon. Mr. Justice Butler, on 27th September, 2000, to grant leave for judicial review.

2. The application is based essentially on the applicant’s dissatisfaction with decisions of the High Court and the Supreme Court in unrelated civil matters.

3. Decisions of the Supreme Court are final and binding on the parties. The applicant has not put forward any rational or arguable basis for leave for judicial review to be granted.

4. The lateness of the application itself would be grounds to refuse relief.

5. Further, no evidence that the other unrelated civil proceedings would have any material bearing on the task of the Circuit Court Judge in imposing sentence has been put before the court.

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6. Consequently, the order of the court is to refuse the application. The learned trial judge was correct to refuse the application. This court affirms that decision for the reasons stated.