HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Devi Maraj
Applicant
-and-
F. Webster & Associates Financial Services
Respondent
DECISION
Adjudicator: Sherry Liang
Indexed as: Maraj v. F. Webster & Associates Financial Services
1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), on September 1, 2010.
2On April 14, 2011, the Tribunal issued a Rescheduled Notice of Mediation to the parties confirming that mediation of the Application would take place on July 4, 2011 at 655 Bay Street, 14th Floor, Toronto Ontario. The Notice was mailed to the applicant’s address provided in the Application and was not returned as undeliverable.
3The applicant did not attend the scheduled mediation session on July 4, 2011 and did not communicate with the Tribunal to explain the failure to attend.
4On September 9, 2011, the Tribunal wrote the applicant to directing that she advise it of her intentions with respect to the Application. The letter warned the applicant that a failure to respond to the letter in writing within ten days would be deemed an abandonment of the Application.
5As of the date of this Decision the applicant has not responded to the Tribunal and the Tribunal’s correspondence to her has not been returned.
6In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application and the Application is dismissed.
Dated at Toronto, this 4th day of October, 2011.
“Signed by”
Sherry Liang
Vice-chair