Rick Kennett v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and David Wilson, 2017 HRTO 1567

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Rick Kennett

Applicant

-and-

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and David Wilson

Respondents

DECISION

Adjudicator: Yasmeena Mohamed Date: November 28, 2017 Citation: 2017 HRTO 1567 Indexed as: Kennett v. Ontario (Community Safety and Correctional Services)

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 December 8, 2015.

2By letter dated March 21, 2016, the Tribunal deferred this Application pending the conclusion of ongoing grievance proceedings.

3On December 16, 2016, the Tribunal wrote to the applicant requesting an update on the status of the grievance proceedings. The applicant responded to the Tribunal’s letter that day and advised that the grievance was still ongoing. As such, this Application remained deferred.

4On September 18, 2017 the Tribunal wrote to the applicant. The applicant was asked to inform the Registrar in writing within 30 days whether the other proceedings remained ongoing and, if possible, to indicate when they were expected to be completed. The letter went on to warn the applicant that failure to provide the requested information might result in the Tribunal dismissing the Application as abandoned.

5The applicant has not responded to the Tribunal’s September 18, 2017 letter. The Tribunal’s letter and email to the applicant has not been returned as undeliverable.

6In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application and the Application is dismissed.