Michael Francis v. Woodbine Entertainment Group, 2010 HRTO 1794

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Michael Francis Applicant

-and-

Woodbine Entertainment Group Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Ena Chadha Date: September 9, 2010 Citation: 2010 HRTO 1794 Indexed as: Francis v. Woodbine Entertainment Group

1The applicant filed an Application under section 34 of the Ontario Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), on June 23, 2010.

2On July 26, 2010, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss to the applicant. The Notice advised the applicant that the Application appears to be outside the Tribunal’s jurisdiction. The Tribunal invited the applicant to provide written submissions within 30 days of July 26, 2010 addressing the jurisdictional issues highlighted in the Notice.

3The Tribunal’s Notice further indicated that, if the applicant did not file written submissions by the required time, the Tribunal may consider the failure to respond as an abandonment of the Application and dismiss the Application for that reason.

4The applicant has not responded to the Tribunal’s correspondence, nor filed submissions in accordance with the deadline.

5In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application.

6The Application is dismissed.