HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Jacqueline Tremblay
Applicant
-and-
Ontario Review Board
Respondent
DECISION
Adjudicator: Ruth Carey
Indexed as: Tremblay v. Ontario Review Board
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 goods, services and facilities because of disability.
2On September 20, 2013, the Tribunal issued a Case Assessment Direction (“CAD”) saying:
Having reviewed this Application, the Tribunal directs, on its own initiative, that a summary hearing be held to determine whether this Application should be dismissed, in whole or in part, on the basis that there is no reasonable prospect that it will succeed.
3On September 26, 2013, the Registrar sent Notice of Summary Hearing to the parties via regular mail. The Notice says that the summary hearing is to be held via teleconference on January 2, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. and provides dialling instructions on how to join the teleconference. Neither mailed Notice was returned to the Tribunal as undeliverable. I am satisfied that both parties were properly served with the Notice of Summary Hearing.
4On January 2, 2014, the Tribunal convened the summary hearing as scheduled. Neither party called in to join the teleconference. In accordance with its normal practice, the Tribunal waited on the line for a full 30 minutes before ending the hearing.
5The applicant has not communicated with the Tribunal since the Application was filed. Given her failure to participate in the summary hearing, I find that the Application is abandoned and it shall be dismissed accordingly.
DECISION
6The Application is dismissed as abandoned.
Dated at Toronto, this 7th day of January, 2014.
“signed by”
Ruth Carey
Member