Antonio Rowe v. SteriPro Canada LP, 2014 HRTO 1566

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Antonio Rowe Applicant

-and-

SteriPro Canada LP Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Naomi Overend Date: October 23, 2014 Citation: 2014 HRTO 1566 Indexed as: Rowe v. SteriPro Canada LP

APPEARANCES

Antonio Rowe, Applicant No one appearing

SteriPro Canada LP, Respondent Rishi Bandhu, Counsel

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 January 27, 2014. The Tribunal issued a Case Assessment Direction on July 15, 2014, indicating that it would hold a summary hearing by teleconference to determine whether the Application should be dismissed as having no reasonable prospect of success.

2On August 7, 2014, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Summary Hearing to the parties confirming that the summary hearing of the Application would take place by teleconference on October 22, 2014, commencing at 9:30 a.m. The Notice was mailed to the applicant, at the updated address provided by him to the Tribunal, and was not returned as undeliverable. Moreover, counsel for the respondent sent correspondence to the Tribunal and applicant by email and courier on October 8, 2014, enclosing the respondent’s documents and making specific reference to the October 22, 2014 hearing.

3The applicant did not join the teleconference at the commencement of the scheduled summary hearing. In accordance with its usual practice, the Tribunal waited until 10:00 a.m. before proceeding. At 10:00 a.m. the applicant was still not in attendance. There was no further communication from the applicant.

4In the circumstances, the Application is dismissed on the basis that the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application.