Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
B E T W E E N:
Senan Hodonou Applicant
-and-
The Canadian Red Cross Society Respondent
DECISION
Adjudicator: Geneviève Debané Date: April 19, 2013 Citation: 2013 HRTO 660 Indexed as: Hodonou v. The Canadian Red Cross Society
APPEARANCES
Senan Hodonou, Applicant No one appearing
The Canadian Red Cross Society, Respondent Christopher Wallace, Counsel
1This is an Application filed under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), alleging discrimination with respect to employment.
2On February 22, 2013, a Notice of Summary Hearing was sent to the parties advising that the summary hearing would commence at 9:30 a.m. on April 19, 2013. The Notice of Summary Hearing also advised the parties how to connect to the teleconference.
3The summary hearing was scheduled pursuant to the Case Assessment Direction dated January 10, 2013 (“CAD”). In this CAD the Tribunal directed that the applicant should proceed to make submissions first to explain why the Application should not be dismissed as having no reasonable prospect of success. The parties were also directed to make submissions on whether the Application was within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
4On April 19, 2013 the applicant did not call in nor participate in the summary hearing. As is customary, the Tribunal waited until 10:00 a.m. At 10:00 a.m. the applicant was still not present.
5I was satisfied at the hearing that the applicant had been sent the Notice of Summary Hearing. Given the absence of the applicant and of any explanation for her failure to attend the hearing, I dismissed the Application as abandoned.
ORDER
6The Application is dismissed.
Dated at Toronto, this 19th day of April, 2013.
“Signed by”
Geneviève Debané Vice-chair