John Kovacs v. Arcelor Mittal Montreal Inc. and Richard Leblanc, 2009 HRTO 1651

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

John Kovacs

Applicant

-and-

Arcelor Mittal Montreal Inc. and Richard Leblanc

Respondents

INTERIM DECISION

Adjudicator: Kaye Joachim Date: October 13, 2009 Citation: 2009 HRTO 1651 Indexed as: Kovacs v. Arcelor Mittal Montreal

1This is an Application filed December 31, 2008 under section 53(3) of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H. 19, as amended (the "Code"). The Case Resolution Conference ("hearing") in this matter is scheduled for November 3, 2009.

2The respondents request that the personal respondent, Richard Leblanc be removed from these proceedings.

3In my view, this type of preliminary matter would rarely be decided in an Interim Decision in section 53(3) Applications. Section 53(3) Applications are designed to be dealt with in a highly expeditious manner and preliminary requests and motions are discouraged. Requests such as the current one can best be dealt by the adjudicator at the start of the hearing.

4The respondents' request to remove the personal respondent, Richard Leblanc is refused.