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Human rights application dismissed for lack of jurisdiction due to ongoing civil proceeding on same facts.
The applicant filed a human rights application alleging racial discrimination by the respondent police services board and officers.
The applicant had also commenced a civil action against the respondents alleging malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, and breach of Charter and human rights arising from the same factual context.
The Tribunal held that section 34(11) of the Human Rights Code bars an application where a civil proceeding seeking remedies for the same alleged Code infringement is ongoing.
The application was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
