Teresa Goguen v. DeafBlind Ontario Services and Shannon Girard, 2015 HRTO 739

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Teresa Goguen Applicant

-and-

DeafBlind Ontario Services and Shannon Girard Respondents

DECISION

Adjudicator: Jennifer Scott Date: June 5, 2015 Citation: 2015 HRTO 739 Indexed as: Goguen v. DeafBlind Ontario Services

Introduction

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 January 5, 2015.

2On May 13, 2015, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss the Application ("NOID") on the basis that the applicant has signed a full and final release with respect to the same issues in dispute in the Application. The applicant was directed to respond to the issues raised in the NOID by no later than May 27, 2015. The NOID advised the applicant that failure to respond to the NOID may be considered an abandonment of the Application and it might be dismissed for that reason.

3The applicant has not responded to the NOID and the time for doing so has now passed.

4In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application.

5The Application is dismissed.