Peters v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015 HRTO 1691

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Elsie Peters

Applicant

-and-

Law Society of Upper Canada and Danielle Smith

Respondents

DECISION

Adjudicator: David Muir Date: December 16, 2015 Citation: 2015 HRTO 1691 Indexed as: Peters v. Law Society of Upper Canada

1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”).

2In 2013 HRTO 1070 issued on June 17, 2013 the Tribunal deferred this Application pending the resolution of another legal proceeding.

3On May 12, 2014 the Tribunal wrote to the applicant and asked that she update the Tribunal on the status of the other legal proceeding. On June 5, 2014 the applicant advised that the other proceeding was ongoing.

4On October 29, 2015 the Tribunal wrote to the applicant asking her to inform the Registrar in writing within 30 days of the date of the letter whether the other proceeding 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.

5The applicant has not responded to the Tribunal’s October 29, 2015 letter. The Tribunal’s letter was sent by regular mail and was not returned. There is no indication that it has not been received by the applicant.

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