Zastezhko v Nagar

Decided: 2026-10-19. Docket: 2601-0058AC. Citation: 2026 ABCA 328 (CanLII). Procedure — Case management — Appeal scheduling — Whether the Case Management Officer can refuse to schedule a perfected appeal — Court of Appeal Act, s. 14 and Alberta Rules of Court, rr. 14.33 to 14.36 — Mandatory scheduling process and limits on administrative direction — Jurisdiction does not include effectively dismissing an appeal — Direction rescinded | Procedure — Mootness — Incidental matters on appeal — Expired no contact order and whether there is anything left to appeal — Whether mootness can justify refusing to schedule an appeal — Referral powers under rr. 14.36(2), 14.37 and panel role under r. 14.38 — Appeal returned to Case Management Officer for scheduling before panel | Rights and freedoms — Open