default judgment
In April 2026, after default against Sergei Sachkov had been entered and later set aside, Sachkov emailed Chris Horlacher directly and asked to talk without lawyers.
CJC file 26-0478. Equibit Group Ltd. asked the Canadian Judicial Council to examine factual and chronological errors in Justice Merritt’s May 2023 endorsement setting aside default judgment against Sergei Sachkov in CV-20-00645492-0000.
After years of non-participation, Sergei Sachkov filed a Statement of Defence on 24 March 2023 and moved to set aside default in the Equibit lawsuit.
On 21 December 2022 the Ontario Superior Court assessed damages of $1,744,711 against Sergei Sachkov on default in the Equibit lawsuit. That judgment was later set aside.
On 16 December 2022 Equibit filed a Second Supplementary Motion Record and Supplementary Factum supporting the damages assessment against Sergei Sachkov.
Court File No. CV-20-00645492-0000. After service and no defence, Justice Myers granted default judgment against Sergei Sachkov on 5 October 2022. Damages were later assessed at $1,744,711. That result was set aside in May 2023.
On 9 February 2022 Equibit Group Ltd. located and served Sergei Sachkov, the developer whose disappearance and the loss of source code sit at the centre of the CSIS action.