Order: In the Matter of Irwin Boock et al.

WHEREAS on October 16, 2008, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) commenced the within proceeding by issuing a Notice of Hearing pursuant to sections 127 and 127.1 of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, as amended (the “Act”);

AND WHEREAS on October 14, 2009, Staff of the Commission (“Staff”) brought a disclosure motion (the “Motion”) regarding the Respondent, Irwin Boock (“Boock”);

AND WHEREAS the Motion was heard by the Commission on October 21, 2009, November 2 and 20, 2009 and January 8, 2010;

AND WHEREAS on December 10, 2009, the Commission ordered that the hearing on the merits of this matter shall commence on February 1, 2010;

AND WHEREAS on January 29, 2010, the Commission ordered that the hearing on the merits of this matter be adjourned sine die pending the release of the Commission’s decision on the Motion;

AND WHEREAS on February 9, 2010, the Commission issued a decision on the Motion (the “Disclosure Decision”);

AND WHEREAS Boock has commenced an Application for Judicial Review before the Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) of the Disclosure Decision (“JR Application”);

AND WHEREAS counsel for Boock advised the Commission at an attendance on February 24, 2010 that the Divisional Court had advised that it was expected that the JR Application could be heard in advance of the dates scheduled for the commencement of a hearing into the merits of this matter;

AND WHEREAS on February 24, 2010, the Commission made an order that:

1. the Disclosure Decision be stayed on an interim basis until the earlier of the date of a decision on the merits in the JR Application or September 13, 2010, or until such further date as ordered by the Commission;
2. the parties shall attend at the offices of the Commission on September 13, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. to advise the Commission of the status of the determination of the JR Application (the “Status Hearing”); and
3. the hearing on the merits of this matter shall commence on October 18, 2010 and, excluding October 26, 2010, shall continue for three weeks until November 5, 2010 and thereafter on such dates as may be determined by the parties and the Office of the Secretary;

AND WHEREAS Boock is no longer represented by counsel and is currently acting in person;

AND WHEREAS the JR Application has not yet been perfected;

AND WHEREAS it appears that Boock intends to proceed with the JR Application;

AND WHEREAS on June 18, 2010, pursuant to Staff’s request for an earlier Status Hearing, Staff, Boock, counsel to Stanton DeFreitas (“DeFreitas”), and counsel to Jason Wong (“Wong”) attended before the Commission;

AND WHEREAS on June 18, 2010 Boock and Staff provided the Commission with a status update with respect to the JR Application and the Commission made an order adjourning the Status Hearing until June 29, 2010 to give Boock an opportunity to take steps toward perfecting the JR Application;

AND WHEREAS on June 29, 2010, Staff, Boock, counsel to DeFreitas, and counsel to Wong attended before the Commission;

AND UPON being advised that Boock has taken certain steps toward perfecting the JR Application and upon hearing the submissions of the parties in attendance;

AND WHEREAS, in the circumstances, the Commission is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to make this order;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Status Hearing is adjourned until Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Dated at Toronto this 29^th day of June, 2010