Martha Parrales v. Vipond Inc, 2014 HRTO 1175

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Martha Parrales

Applicant

-and-

Vipond Inc

Respondents

DECISION

Adjudicator: David Muir

Date: August 7, 2014

Citation: 2014 HRTO 1175

Indexed as: Parrales v. Vipond Inc

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 December 14, 2012.

2By letter date August 26, 2013, the Tribunal confirmed the parties consent that the Application be deferred Application pending the conclusion of another ongoing proceeding.

3On May 26, 2014 the Tribunal wrote to the applicant and respondents. The applicant was asked to inform the Registrar in writing within 30 days of the date of the letter whether the other proceedings remained ongoing and, if possible, to indicate when they were expected to be completed. The letter went on to warn the applicant that failure to provide the requested information might result in the Tribunal dismissing the Application as abandoned.

4The applicant did not respond to the Tribunal’s May 26, 2014 letter. The Tribunal’s letter to the applicant was not returned as undeliverable.

5On July 28, 2014 the respondent wrote to the Tribunal, copied to the applicant, noting that the applicant had not responded to the May 26, 2014 direction from the Tribunal. The respondent asked that the Application be dismissed as abandoned.

6The applicant has not responded to any of these communications.

7In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application and the Application is dismissed.