Order: In the Matter of Paramount Equity Financial Corporation et al.

FILE NO.: 2019-12

IN THE MATTER OF
PARAMOUNT EQUITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION, SILVERFERN SECURED MORTGAGE FUND, SILVERFERN SECURED MORTGAGE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, GTA PRIVATE CAPITAL INCOME FUND, GTA PRIVATE CAPITAL INCOME LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, SILVERFERN GP INC., PARAMOUNT ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL CORPORATION, PACC AINSLIE CORPORATION, PACC COSTIGAN CORPORATION, PACC CRYSTALLINA CORPORATION, PACC DACEY CORPORATION, PACC GOULAIS CORPORATION, PACC HARRIET CORPORATION, PACC MAJOR MACK CORPORATION, PACC MAPLE CORPORATION, PACC MULCASTER CORPORATION, PACC REGENT CORPORATION, PACC SCUGOG CORPORATION, PACC SECHELT CORPORATION, PACC SHAVER CORPORATION, PACC SIMCOE CORPORATION, PACC THOROLD CORPORATION, PACC WILSON CORPORATION, TRILOGY MORTGAGE GROUP INC., TRILOGY EQUITIES GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, MARC RUTTENBERG, RONALD BRADLEY BURDON and MATTHEW LAVERTY

D. Grant Vingoe, Vice-Chair and Chair of the Panel

October 9, 2019

ORDER

WHEREAS on October 9, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (Commission) held a hearing at 20 Queen Street West, 17th Floor, Toronto, Ontario;

ON HEARING the submissions of the representativesfor Staff of the Commission (Staff), Ronald Bradley Burdon, Matthew Laverty on his own behalf participating by telephone, and no one appearing on behalf of the remaining respondents (collectively, the Respondents);

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

1. the parties shall disclose any expert evidence according to the following schedule:
   1. Staff shall serve the Respondents with any expert report by no later than November 18, 2019;
   2. the Respondents shall serve Staff with any expert response report(s) by no later than February 7, 2020; and
   3. Staff shall serve the Respondents with any expert reply
2. the parties shall serve every other party with a hearing brief containing copies of the documents, and identifying the other things, that the party intends to produce or enter as evidence at the merits hearing by January 20, 2020;
3. each party shall provide to the Registrar an E-hearing Checklist by January 28, 2020;
4. the Final Interlocutory Attendance is scheduled for February 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., or such other date and time as provided by the Office of the Secretary and agreed to by the parties;
5. each party shall provide to the Registrar the electronic documents that the party intends to rely on or enter as evidence at the merits hearing, along with an Index File, in accordance with the Protocol for E-hearings, no later than ­­­February 25, 2020; and
6. the hearing on the merits shall commence at 10:00 a.m. on March 2, 2020 and continue on March 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 30, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. on each scheduled day, or on such other dates and times as provided by the Office of the Secretary and agreed to by the parties.