Immigration consultant Liang Chen was found in contempt of court Tuesday morning for failing to comply with court orders in a civil dispute with former client Shengtang Wang.

Based on ChenSA国际影视传媒檚 fourth absence for court dates SA国际影视传媒� and for his non-response to orders to produce documents SA国际影视传媒� lawyer Christopher Buchanan, representing Wang, argued the delay of court proceedings caused by ChenSA国际影视传媒檚 non-compliance constitutes serious mischief or injustice.

Buchanan said he was not surprised by ChenSA国际影视传媒檚 absence in court again Tuesday SA国际影视传媒渃onsidering his non-responses to calls and notices.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淐hen has been given many opportunities,SA国际影视传媒� Buchanan told Supreme Court Justice Karan Shaner. SA国际影视传媒淗e has simply ignored them.SA国际影视传媒�

Buchanan said the absences are more than a simple misunderstanding and that Chen is SA国际影视传媒渁ctively avoiding the litigation process.SA国际影视传媒�

Given the evidence, Shaner said to find Chen in contempt of court is SA国际影视传媒渢he only conclusion I can draw.SA国际影视传媒�

Chen was again paged for his presence in the courthouse Tuesday without response. There was no record of his signing into the courthouse in the screening process at the buildingSA国际影视传媒檚 front doors.

Shaner noted that, ahead of TuesdaySA国际影视传媒檚 hearing, Buchanan sent Chen a copy of the docket to again notify him of of the proceedings along with a letter explaining whatSA国际影视传媒檚 gone on in court in previous proceedings in this case.

The judge said she would give the defendant one last opportunity to comply by no later than Friday, May 14.

After that date, the plaintiff, Wang, can file an order to have ChenSA国际影视传媒檚 statement of defence and counterclaims struck and take the necessary steps to secure judgement, whether Chen or a representative appears.

After their business relationship fell apart, Wang is suing Chen for $425,000 in damages over an alleged breach of contract, failure to return a deposit and exemplary damages for outrageous conduct.

Chen, in turn, is suing Wang for more than $4.6 million in exemplary damages. He alleges that Wang spread lies about his personal and professional conducts and that he has cost Chen a loss of work and future income.

Chen also claims that Wang owes him over $1 million in stock commissions after the two allegedly engaged in a verbal agreement concerning WangSA国际影视传媒檚 purchase of shares in Fortune Minerals Ltd. stock under the promise the company would then hire Wang as a skilled worker and help him obtain his Canadian residency.

While Wang made the stock purchases on ChenSA国际影视传媒檚 advice, he denies the two ever engaged in a verbal agreement.