Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
B E T W E E N:
Mercedes Eshkakogan by her litigation guardian Candace Eshkakogan
Applicant
-and-
Sudbury Student Services Consortium
Respondent
Mercedes Eshkakogan by her litigation guardian Candace Eshkakogan
Applicant
-and-
Rainbow District School Board and Norman Blaseg
Respondents
INTERIM DECISION
Adjudicator: Kaye Joachim
Indexed as: Eshkakogan v. Sudbury Student Services Consortium
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1These Applications were filed September 19, 2008 under section 53(3) of Part VI of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the "Code").
2The Tribunal assigned file number T-0265-08 to the Application against the Sudbury Student Services Consortium and T-0267-08 to the Application against the Rainbow District School Board and Norman Blaseg. The Applications set out virtually identical allegations against all respondents.
3The Tribunal's Rules for applications under section 53(3) of the Code are to be interpreted and applied in a way that ensures a fair, just and highly expeditious process for the determination of these Applications.
4These Applications, although made in respect of separate respondents, involve similar facts and similar issues. Accordingly, I find, pursuant to Rules 1.1, 4.1 and 4.3 (m), that in order to ensure a fair, just and highly expeditious process for their resolution, both Applications should proceed together for mediation and case resolution conference.
5I am not seized of these matters.
Dated at Toronto, this 1st day of October, 2008.
Kaye Joachim Alternate Chair