Levar Owoyemi v. Sofi's Mexican Bar and Grill, 2017 HRTO 1159

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Levar Owoyemi

Applicant

-and-

Sofi's Mexican Bar and Grill

Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Douglas Sanderson Date: September 7, 2017 Citation: 2017 HRTO 1159 Indexed as: Owoyemi v. Sofi’s Mexican Bar and Grill

1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended, against the respondent.

2The parties consented to mediation and the Tribunal scheduled a mediation session on August 4, 2017. The applicant did not attend the session and did not advise the Tribunal that he would not attend prior to the scheduled date.

3By letter dated August 8, 2017, the Tribunal directed the applicant to confirm his intentions regarding the Application. This letter indicated that if the applicant wished to proceed with the Application, he must advise the Tribunal by August 18, 2017. In the letter, the Tribunal warned the applicant that if he did not respond to the letter by August 18, 2017, the Tribunal may dismiss the Application as abandoned.

4To date, the applicant has not responded to the Tribunal’s correspondence.

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

6The Application is dismissed.