Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
B E T W E E N:
Shannon Hicks
Applicant
-and-
London Ale House and Alex Petropoulakis
Respondents
DECISION
Adjudicator: Naomi Overend
Indexed as: Hicks v. London Ale House
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 June 27, 2016.
2On September 15, 2016 the Tribunal issued a Delivery of Response and Notice of Request to Dismiss. The applicant was specifically directed to file a Reply by October 6, 2016, complete with submissions on the respondents’ request to the Tribunal to dismiss the Application on the basis that another proceeding has appropriately dealt with the substance of the Application. The applicant was warned that failure to file a Reply might be considered an abandonment of her Application.
3The applicant did not file a Reply. A follow-up letter was sent on October 27, 2016, advising the applicant of her failure and directing her to file submissions on the above by November 10, 2016. This letter stated the following: “Failure to do so by the above deadline may result in the Application being dismissed as abandoned [bold in original].”
4The applicant has not responded to this follow-up request for submissions and the time for doing so has now passed.
5In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application.
6The Application is dismissed.
Dated at Toronto, this 25^th^ day of November, 2016.
“Signed By”
Naomi Overend
Vice-chair