Jenny Anderson v. The Child and Family Centre, 2015 HRTO 1553

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

Between:

Jenny Anderson Applicant

-and-

The Child and Family Centre Respondent

Decision

Adjudicator: Naomi Overend Date: November 17, 2015 Citation: 2015 HRTO 1553 Indexed as: Anderson v. The Child and Family Centre

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 July 15, 2014.

2By Registrar’s Letter, the Tribunal deferred proceeding with this Application pending the conclusion of ongoing grievance proceedings.

3On August 7, 2015, the Tribunal wrote to the applicant. 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 has not responded to the Tribunal’s August 7, 2015 letter, although the respondent has advised that the other proceeding was settled. The Tribunal’s letter to the applicant has not been returned as undeliverable.

5The Tribunal has since written two emails to the applicant, dated September 16 and October 5, 2015 respectively, asking the applicant to advise whether she wished to withdraw or reactivate her Application. In the second email, the applicant was specifically warned that failure to respond might result in her Application being dismissed as abandoned. The applicant did not respond to either of these emails and the time for doing so has passed.

6In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application and the Application is dismissed.

7Dated at Toronto, this 17th day of November, 2015.