Patterson v. Yorkview Lifecare Centre, 2011 HRTO 787

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Julian Patterson

Applicant

-and-

Yorkview Lifecare Centre

Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Brian Cook

Date: April 20, 2011

Citation: 2011 HRTO 787

Indexed as: Patterson v. Yorkview Lifecare Centre

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 October 1, 2010.

2On January 27, 2011, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss the Application (NOID) on the basis that the Application appear to be outside the Tribunal’s power to decide. The applicant was directed to respond to the issues raised in the NOID by no later than February 27, 2011. The NOID advised the applicant that failure to respond to the NOID may be considered an abandonment of the Application and it might be dismissed for that reason.

3The applicant has not responded to the NOID and the time for doing so has now passed.

4In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application.

5The Application is dismissed.