Grant Cave v. Brockville General Hospital, 2014 HRTO 400

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Grant Cave Applicant

-and-

Brockville General Hospital Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: David Muir Date: March 21, 2014 Citation: 2014 HRTO 400 Indexed as: Cave v. Brockville General Hospital

Introduction

1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended, on August 28, 2013 and the respondent filed a Response on November 18, 2013.

2Both parties agreed to mediation which was initially scheduled to take place on March 14, 2014. A Notice of Mediation to that effect was issued on January 24, 2014. On January 31, 2014 the respondent requested that mediation be re-scheduled because they were unavailable on the proposed date.

3On February 7, 2014 the Tribunal wrote to the parties and advised that the re-scheduling request was timely and asked the parties to select amongst a number of possible dates before February 19, 2014. The applicant did not respond to this Direction.

4By correspondence dated February 28, 2014, the Tribunal advised the applicant that if he did not respond within 10 days of the date of the correspondence, the Tribunal would deem the Application abandoned and the close its file. The applicant has not responded to the Tribunal’s correspondence.

5In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application.

6The Application is dismissed.