CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARD
Adjudicator: Veda Rangan
Indexed as: (Re) 1310-93914
ORDER
1The Applicant filed a claim with the CICB seeking compensation pursuant to the Compensation for Victims of Crime Act, RSO 1990, c. C24.
2The Applicant was served by mail with a notice of hearing at his last known address. As such, we are satisfied that the Applicant has been served with a notice of hearing.
3The hearing was scheduled for 9:30 AM on October 30, 2017. The paid duty was present. The Applicant failed to appear by 9:45. The CICB called the Applicant by phone. The Applicant informed the CICB that he would not be attending the hearing of his claim and informed the CICB he would not be pursuing his claim.
4The CICB, pursuant to section 7(1) of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, RSO 1990, c. S-22, as amended, and the CICB's Rules of Procedure, is entitled to proceed in the absence of the Applicant without any further notice.
5Without deciding the merits of the Application the CICB hereby dismisses this Application as abandoned on the basis that the Applicant has failed to appear.
DATED in Toronto this 30^th^ day of October, 2017
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Veda Rangan, Member