Stephen Wooff v. Ottawa Police Service, 2014 HRTO 735

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Stephen Wooff Applicant

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Ottawa Police Service, Office of the Independent Police Review Director, Kevin Jaques, Steven Lewis; Brenda Kerr, Paul Murphy, Mark Denis, Mike Walker, Jean Benoit, Nathan Jocko, Anthony Consantini and David McKenzie Respondents

DECISION

Adjudicator: David Muir Date: May 22, 2014 Citation: 2014 HRTO 735 Indexed as: Wooff v. Ottawa Police Service

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 October 3, 2013.

2On January 9, 2014 the Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Defer the Application (“NOID”) pending the conclusion of another legal proceeding.

3In an Interim Decision 2014 HRTO 270 this Application was deferred. The Interim Decision was sent to the parties by regular mail and the copy sent to the applicant was returned.

4On April 22, 2014 the Tribunal wrote to the applicant at the address provided by the applicant drawing his attention to Rule 5.4 of the HRTO’s Rules of Procedure, which states:

The Tribunal may finally determine an Application without further notice to any person who cannot be contacted by the Tribunal according to the contact information provided to the Tribunal by that person.

5The applicant was directed to advise the Tribunal and all other parties of his updated contact information and whether he intends to proceed with the Application.

6The applicant did not respond to this direction and has not contacted the Tribunal.

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

8The Application is dismissed.