Human rights complaint dismissed for abuse of process due to complainant's repeated last-minute adjournment requests.
The respondents brought a motion to dismiss a human rights complaint for abuse of process.
The complainant had repeatedly requested last-minute adjournments on the first day of scheduled hearings, citing medical reasons stemming from a car accident.
The Board of Inquiry found that the complainant showed a complete disregard for the process by failing to notify the Board of his medical issues in a timely manner, despite agreeing to hearing dates.
Concluding that continuing the proceeding would be vexatious and oppressive to the respondents, the Board granted the motion and dismissed the complaint.
Patel v. Minto Developments Inc. (No. 2), 1996 CanLII 20055
