Paulo Fernandes v. Smart Corporation, 2015 HRTO 447

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Paulo Fernandes

Applicant

-and-

Smart Corporation

Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Keith Brennenstuhl Date: April 7, 2015 Citation: 2015 HRTO 447 Indexed as: Fernandes v. Smart Corporation

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 22, 2012.

2In Interim Decision 2013 HRTO 774 issued May 9, 2013, the Tribunal deferred proceeding with this Application pending the conclusion of ongoing proceedings under the Employment Standards Act, 2000.

3On March 23, 2015 the Tribunal wrote to the applicant. The applicant was asked to inform the Registrar in writing by March 26, 2015 whether he wished to proceed with the Application. 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 March 23, 2015 letter. The Tribunal’s letter to the applicant has not been returned as undeliverable.

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