Mohammad Butt v. Garda Canada Security Corporation and Sara Sholzberg, 2011 HRTO 2199

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Mohammad Butt

Applicant

-and-

Garda Canada Security Corporation and Sara Sholzberg

Respondents

DECISION

Adjudicator: Michelle Flaherty

Date: December 6, 2011

Citation: 2011 HRTO 2199

Indexed as: Butt v. Garda Canada Security Corporation

1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended, on September 16, 2010.

2On June 30, 2011, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Mediation to the parties confirming that mediation of the Application would take place on August 31, 2011, at Toronto. 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 August 31, 2011, and did not communicate with the Tribunal to explain the failure to attend.

4On September 12, 2011, the Tribunal wrote the applicant directing that he advise it of his intentions with respect to the Application. The letter warned the applicant that a failure to respond to the letter in writing within ten days may 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 him has not been returned.

6In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application and the Application is dismissed.