Achille Ruffolo v. The Corporation of the County of Perth, 2017 HRTO 1381

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Achille Ruffolo Applicant

-and-

The Corporation of the County of Perth Respondents

DECISION

Adjudicator: David Muir Date: October 18, 2017 Citation: 2017 HRTO 1381 Indexed as: Ruffolo v. Perth (County)

1This is an Application filed under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”).

2On June 29, 2017 the respondent wrote the Tribunal asking for clarification of what if any allegations remain against it. The respondent also suggested that it had no jurisdiction over the events or person involved in the allegations as set out in the Application.

3In his Application the applicant made a number of allegations about the conduct of a person, R.P., who was but is no longer a respondent to the Application. R.P. is described as a provincial prosecutor. The respondent appeared to be suggesting that it had no authority with respect to the conduct of P.R., provincial prosecutors working within its jurisdiction.

4In the circumstances the Tribunal made the following Directions:

a. The respondent will deliver and file within 14 days of the date of this CAD, submissions clarifying its suggestion in the complaints made against it “when the issue is not under our jurisdiction”.

b. The applicant will deliver and file any responding submissions within 14 days of receiving the respondent’s material, addressing in particular what it is that the respondent is alleged to have done.

5The respondent provided its submissions on August 1, 2017. The applicant did not.

6In a CAD issued on August 30, 2017 the applicant was directed to deliver and file submissions contemplated by the directions above failing which the Application may be dismissed as abandoned.

7The applicant did not respond to this latter direction and the time for doing so has long passed.

8In the circumstances I find that the applicant has abandoned the Application and it is dismissed.