Thompson v. Diverse HR Inc., 2017 HRTO 1636

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Louis Thompson

Applicant

-and-

Diverse HR Inc. and Shaaru Group Limited

Respondents

DECISION

Adjudicator: Romona Gananathan

Decision Date: December 8, 2017

Citation: 2017 HRTO 1636

Indexed as: Thompson v. Diverse HR Inc.

1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended, on June 1, 2016.

2On April 7, 2017, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Mediation to the parties confirming that mediation of the Application would take place on July 31, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. at the Tribunal’s Toronto Hearing Centre. The Notice was mailed to the applicant’s address at the address provided in the Application as well as the applicant’s email address. Neither notice was returned as undeliverable.

3The applicant did not attend the scheduled mediation session on July 31, 2017 and did not communicate with the Tribunal to explain the failure to attend.

4On November 8, 2017, the Tribunal wrote the applicant directing that the applicant advise it of his intentions with respect to the Application. The letter warned the applicant that a failure to respond to the letter in writing within ten days (by November 20, 2017) might be deemed an abandonment of the Application.

5As of the date of this Decision, the applicant has not responded to the Tribunal and the Tribunal’s correspondence to the applicant has not been returned.

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