Victoria Mahoney v. Dentistry at Riverglen, 2015 HRTO 272

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

Between:

Victoria Mahoney Applicant

-and-

Dentistry at Riverglen Respondent

Decision

Adjudicator: Naomi Overend Date: March 6, 2015 Citation: 2015 HRTO 272 Indexed as: Mahoney v. Dentistry at Riverglen

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 November 21, 2013.

2In Interim Decision 2014 HRTO 278 issued March 4, 2014, the Tribunal deferred proceeding with this Application pending the conclusion of ongoing criminal proceedings.

3On December 23, 2014 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 this Application as abandoned.

4A second letter, dated February 6, 2015, was sent by the Tribunal to the applicant when the applicant did not respond to the December 23, 2014 letter. The applicant was directed to respond to the inquiry concerning the status of the other proceedings by February 20, 2015, and warned that failure to respond could result in the Tribunal dismissing this Application as abandoned.

5The applicant has not responded to the Tribunal’s December 23, 2014 and February 6, 2015 letters. The Tribunal’s letters to the applicant have not been returned as undeliverable.

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