Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
Between:
Luis Vasquez Applicant
-and-
VPI Inc. Respondent
Decision
Adjudicator: Dawn J. Kershaw Date: May 10, 2016 Citation: 2016 HRTO 630 Indexed as: Vasquez v. VPI Inc.
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 18, 2016.
2On March 3, 2016 the respondent filed a Response in which it provided an explanation for its decision to end the applicant’s employment, and requested the early dismissal of the Application.
3The applicant did not respond with a Reply (Form 3) or at all to the respondent’s request that the Application be dismissed.
4On April 1, 2016 the respondent filed a Request for Summary Hearing (Form 26) (Request). The applicant did not respond to this Request and the time for doing so has passed.
5On April 19, 2016, the Tribunal issued a Case Assessment Direction to the parties in which the applicant was directed to deliver and file a Response (Form 11) addressing the Request within 14 days of that date, and advising the applicant that failure to do so may result in the Application being dismissed as abandoned.
6It is now a week past the deadline given to the applicant to file a Form 11 Response to address the Request and the applicant has not responded or communicated with the Tribunal in any way.
Order
7The Application is dismissed as abandoned.
“Signed By”
Dawn J. Kershaw Vice-chair