Order: In the Matter of Frederick Lawrence Marlatt, also known as Frederick Lawrence Mitschele and Michael Wallace Minor

IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, AS AMENDED

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IN THE MATTER OF
FREDERICK LAWRENCE MARLATT, also known as
FREDERICK LAWRENCE MITSCHELE and MICHAEL WALLACE MINOR

ORDER
(Subsections 127(1) and 127(10) of the Securities Act)

WHEREAS on December 11, 2013, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Hearing pursuant to sections 127(1) and 127(10) of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, as amended (the “Act”) in respect of Frederick Lawrence Marlatt, also known as Frederick Lawrence Mitschele, (“Mitschele”) and Michael Wallace Minor (“Minor”) (together, the “Respondents”);

AND WHEREAS on December 11, 2013, Staff of the Commission (“Staff”) filed a Statement of Allegations in respect of the same matter;

AND WHEREAS on January 17, 2014, Staff appeared before the Commission and brought an application to convert this matter to a written hearing;

AND WHEREAS on January 17, 2014, Staff filed an affidavit of service sworn by Lee Crann, a Law Clerk with the Commission, which documented steps taken by Staff to serve the Respondents with the Notice of Hearing, Statement of Allegations and Staff’s disclosure materials, and made submissions to the Commission;

AND WHEREAS the Respondents did not appear;

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

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

(a)     Staff shall provide to the Respondents information concerning the Legal Assistance Program, and shall confirm to the Respondents that Staff’s application, if granted, will convert this matter to a written hearing;

(b)     the Respondents shall advise of any objections they have to Staff’s application to proceed by way of written hearing by February 5, 2014; and

(c)     the hearing in this matter is adjourned to February 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

DATED at Toronto this 17^th day of January, 2014.