Davis v District Court at Dunedin

[2025] NZHC 2820

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND DUNEDIN REGISTRY

I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA ŌTEPOTI ROHE

CIV-2024-412-122

[2025] NZHC 2820

UNDER

the Judicial Review Procedure Act 2016

IN THE MATTER

of the review of a decision of the

District Court that a charging document not be accepted for filing

BETWEEN

ARTEMIS INDIGO DELILAH DAVIS

Applicant

AND

THE DISTRICT COURT AT DUNEDIN

First Respondent

AND

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Second Respondent

Hearing:

(On the papers)

Counsel:

A I D Davis (Applicant) in Person

J N E Varuhas and M G Hyslop for Second Respondent

Judgment:

26 September 2025

JUDGMENT OF OSBORNE J

[1]                 In this proceeding for judicial review, I made case management directions on 25 September 2025 in a number of interlocutory applications the applicant has filed.

[2]                 The case management directions included such matters as the dates for filing evidence and submissions.

DAVIS v THE DISTRICT COURT AT DUNEDIN [2025] NZHC 2820 [26 September 2025]

Application for leave

[3]                 The applicant has filed an application for leave to appeal against the directions. For statutory jurisdiction, she invokes ss 56 and 180 Senior Courts Act 2016.

Decision

[4]I refuse leave to appeal.

[5]                 The subject matter of the proposed appeal are case management directions of a procedural nature.

[6]                 When regard is had to the guidance of the Court of Appeal in Regan v Gill,1 the case management directions made are entirely unsuitable to be the subject of an appeal.

Osborne J

Solicitors:
Crown Law, Wellington (for Second Respondent)

Copy to:
A I D Davis (self-represented Applicant)

1      Regan v Gill [2011] NZCA 607 at [15].