Samantha Roesler v. The Children’s Aid Society of the County of Renfrew, 2013 HRTO 2011

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Samantha Roesler Applicant

-and-

The Children’s Aid Society of the County of Renfrew Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Dawn J. Kershaw Decision Date: December 4, 2013 Citation: 2013 HRTO 2011 Indexed as: Roesler v. Children’s Aid Society of the County of Renfrew

Introduction

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 March 20, 2013.

2On June 21, 2013 the Tribunal issued a Notice of Mediation to the parties confirming that mediation of the Application would take place on October 15, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. in Ottawa. Notice was mailed to the applicant at the address provided in the Application and was not returned as undeliverable.

3The applicant did not attend the scheduled mediation session and did not communicate with the Tribunal to explain the failure to attend.

4On October 31, 2013 the Tribunal wrote the applicant directing that the applicant advise it of her intentions with respect to the Application. The letter warned the applicant that a failure to respond to the letter in writing within ten days, by November 10, 2013, might be deemed an abandonment of the Application.

5As of the date of this Decision the applicant has not responded to the Tribunal and the Tribunal’s correspondence to the applicant has not been returned.

6In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application and the Application is dismissed.