Cassandra Cornwall-Douglas v. Verna French and Hugh French, 2012 HRTO 686

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Cassandra Cornwall-Douglas

Applicant

-and-

Verna French and Hugh French

Respondents

DECISION

Adjudicator: Brian Eyolfson

Date: April 3, 2012

Citation: 2012 HRTO 686

Indexed as: Cornwall-Douglas v. French

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 June 16, 2010.

2On July 5, 2011, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Confirmation of Hearing to the parties confirming that a hearing of the Application would take place on March 28, 2012, commencing at 10:00 a.m., at 244 Pall Mall Street, Suite 101, London, Ontario. The Notice was delivered to the applicant at the last address provided by the applicant to the Tribunal and was not returned as undeliverable.

3I am satisfied that the applicant had notice of the hearing.

4None of the parties were in attendance at the commencement of the scheduled hearing. In accordance with its usual practice, the Tribunal waited until 10:30 a.m. before proceeding.

5At 10:30 a.m. none of the parties were in attendance and none of the parties had communicated with the Tribunal to explain their failure to attend.

6In the circumstances, the Application is dismissed on the basis that the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application.