David Cohen v. Law School Admission Council, York University, University of Windsor, Queen’s University at Kingston, University of Ottawa, Kristine Jackson and Sheena Khan, 2012 HRTO 1850

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

David Cohen

Applicant

-and-

Law School Admission Council, York University, University of Windsor, Queen’s University at Kingston, University of Ottawa, Kristine Jackson and Sheena Khan

Respondents

INTERIM DECISION

Adjudicator: Brian Eyolfson

Date: September 28, 2012

Citation: 2012 HRTO 1850

Indexed as: Cohen v. Law School Admission Council

APPEARANCES

David Cohen, Applicant

Self-represented

York University, Respondent

Joanna Rainbow, Counsel

University of Windor, Respondent

David Amyot, Counsel

Queen’s University at Kingston, Respondent

Diane Kelly, Counsel

University of Ottawa, Respondent

Kathryn Prud’homme, Counsel

Law School Admission Council and Kristine Jackson, Respondents

Joan Van Tol, Counsel

Sheena Khan, Respondent

No one appearing

1This is an Application filed under section 34 of Part IV of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the area of goods, services and facilities.

2In a Case Assessment Direction dated May 7, 2012, the Tribunal directed that a summary hearing be held to determine whether the Application should be dismissed, in whole or in part, on the basis that there is no reasonable prospect that the Application will succeed, as against the University of Windsor, York University, Queen’s University at Kingston, and the University of Ottawa (the “university respondents”).

3A summary hearing by teleconference was scheduled for September 24, 2012. At the outset of the summary hearing, the applicant advised that he wished to withdraw the Application as against the university respondents only. The university respondents had no objection to the applicant’s request. In the circumstances, I ordered that the applicant’s request that the Application be withdrawn as against the four university respondents be granted. The university respondents will be removed from the style of cause in any future decisions of the Tribunal in this matter.

4I am not seized.