Ryan Willison v. Flex-N-Gate Seeburn, 2012 HRTO 1508

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Ryan Willison Applicant

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Flex-N-Gate Seeburn, a Division of Ventra Group Co., Ruth Griepsma, and Gordon Neil Respondents

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United Steel, Paper-and-Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (United Steelworkers) Intervener

DECISION

Adjudicator: Naomi Overend Date: August 1, 2012 Citation: 2012 HRTO 1508 Indexed as: Willison v. Flex-N-Gate Seeburn

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 3, 2010.

2In Interim Decision 2011 HRTO 1343 issued July 15, 2011, the Tribunal deferred proceeding with this Application pending the conclusion of an ongoing grievance proceeding.

3On May 11, 2012 the Tribunal wrote to the applicant. The applicant was asked to inform the Registrar in writing within 30 days of the date of the letter whether the grievance proceeding remained ongoing and, if possible, to indicate when they were expected to be completed. The letter went on to warn the applicant that failure to provide the requested information might result in the Tribunal dismissing the Application as abandoned.

4The applicant has not responded to the Tribunal’s May 11, 2012 letter. The Tribunal’s letter to the applicant has not been returned as undeliverable.

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