The complaint was screened out after a review determined that the allegations did not fall within the jurisdiction of the member complaints process. The Complainant, who served as legal counsel for the appellants in an Immigration Appeal Division case, alleged that the Member's decision included a biased and baseless mischaracterization of their advocacy efforts.
Upon review, the Ombudsperson concluded that the allegations were not related to the Member's conduct but rather to legal analysis, which falls under adjudicative independence. As such, the Ombudsperson recommended screening out the complaint as it fell outside the scope of the Procedures for Making a Complaint about a Member. The Chairperson agreed, and the file was closed.