Ruffolo v. Fletcher, 2011 HRTO 851

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

Between:

Achille John Ruffolo Applicant

-and-

Nicole Fletcher Respondent

And Between:

Achille John Ruffolo Applicant

-and-

Belair Insurance Company Inc. and Barry Rosenthal Respondents

And Between:

Achille John Ruffolo Applicant

-and-

Evolve Assessments and Diagnostics Respondent

And Between:

Achille John Ruffolo Applicant

-and-

Belair Insurance Company Inc. and Barry Rosenthal Respondents

And Between:

Achille John Ruffolo Applicant

-and-

Barry Rosenthal, Carla Smith, Elvira De La Garza, Denise Beckles, Nicole Meany and Judy Venables Respondents

And Between:

Achille John Ruffolo Applicant

-and-

Belair Insurance Company and Gloria Chabot Respondents

Interim Decision

Adjudicator: Sherry Liang Date: May 2, 2011 File Numbers: 2010-06916-I; 2010-07253-I Citation: 2011 HRTO 851 Indexed as: Ruffolo v. Fletcher

1These are Applications filed under section 34 of Part IV of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the "Code"). The Tribunal has directed that summary hearings be held in these matters. Although this Interim Decision relates to six related Applications, the Tribunal has directed that the summary hearings will be held separately.

2Having regard to the material in these Applications as well as the Tribunal's Interim Decision in Ruffolo v. Focus Assessments, 2011 HRTO 763, which considers some of the same procedural issues arising out of these Applications, the summary hearings will be held by conference call, in accordance with the following schedule:

• File 2010-06365-I on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• File 2010-05633-I on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• File 2010-06072-I on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• File 2010-06409-I on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
• File 2010-06916-I on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• File 2010-07253-I on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

3Dial-in information for the conference calls will follow separately.

4If the applicant has any additional written submissions to make on any of these Applications, he must deliver them to the respondents and the Tribunal no later than two weeks before the date scheduled for the summary hearing on the Application. The respondents may respond to his submissions no later than a week before the summary hearing. The purpose of the conference call is to hear any additional oral submissions the parties may wish to make.

5I am not seized of these matters.