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January 13, 2012

Anne-Marie Palmer v. Balsam Lodge, 2012 HRTO 77

Case Summary

The applicant filed a human rights application against the respondent. The respondent failed to file a Response by the deadline. The Tribunal issued an interim decision warning the respondent that failure to participate could lead to the Tribunal proceeding without them and deeming them to have accepted the allegations. The respondent was given 10 days to file a Response and explain the delay.

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Anne-Marie Palmer

Applicant

-and-

Balsam Lodge

Respondent

INTERIM DECISION

Adjudicator: Michelle Flaherty Date: January 13, 2012 Citation: 2012 HRTO 77 Indexed as: Palmer v. Balsam Lodge

[1] The applicant filed this Application under section 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), on August 22, 2011.

[2] On September 15, 2011 the Tribunal issued a Notice of Application to the respondent in which it directed that a Response to the Application must be filed with the Tribunal not later than October 20, 2011.

[3] As of the date of this Interim Decision the respondent has not filed a Response, nor has the Tribunal’s correspondence to it been returned.

[4] An application to the Tribunal starts a legal proceeding. A finding that a violation of the Code has occurred may lead to various orders, including monetary compensation, other forms of restitution to the applicant, and orders to take action to promote compliance with the Code. Failure to file a response or participate in a Tribunal proceeding may lead to orders against individual and corporate respondents without their participation. The respondent’s attention is drawn to Rule 5.5 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure which reads as follows:

5.5 Where an Application is delivered to a Respondent who does not respond to the Application, the Tribunal may:

a) deem the Respondent to have accepted all of the allegations in the Application;

b) proceed to deal with the Application without further notice to the Respondent;

c) deem the Respondent to have waived all rights with respect to further notice or participation in the proceeding;

d) decide the matter based only on the material before the Tribunal.

[5] The applicant has provided an address for the respondent. The Tribunal shall send a copy of this Interim Decision to the respondent by regular mail and courier.

[6] If the respondent wishes to participate in this proceeding, it shall file a Response with the Tribunal within 10 days of the date of this Interim Decision, together with an explanation of why the Response was not filed in accordance with the Notice of Application. If a Response is not received, the Tribunal may proceed without further notice to the respondent and may take any or all of the steps set out in Rule 5.5.

[7] I am not seized of this matter.

Dated at Toronto, this 13th day of January, 2012.

“signed by”

Michelle Flaherty

Vice-chair