Order: In the Matter of Shallow Oil & Gas Inc. et al.

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

- AND -

IN THE MATTER OF

SHALLOW OIL & GAS INC., ERIC O’BRIEN, ABEL DA SILVA,
GURDIP SINGH GAHUNIA also known as MICHAEL GAHUNIA,
ABRAHAM HERBERT GROSSMAN also known as ALLEN GROSSMAN, MARCO
DIADAMO, GORD McQUARRIE, KEVIN WASH, and WILLIAM MANKOFSKY

ORDER
(Subsections 127(1) & 127(8))



    WHEREAS on January 16, 2008, the Ontario Securities Commission (“the Commission”) issued a Temporary Order pursuant to subsections 127(1) and (5) of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, as amended (the “Act”) that: (i) all trading in securities by Shallow Oil & Gas Inc. (“Shallow Oil”) shall cease and that all trading in Shallow Oil securities shall cease; and (ii) Eric O’Brien (“O’Brien”), Abel Da Silva (“Da Silva”), Gurdip Singh Gahunia, also known as Michael Gahunia (“Gahunia”), and Abraham Herbert Grossman, also known as Allen Grossman (“Grossman”), cease trading in all securities (the “Temporary Order”);

    AND WHEREAS on January 16, 2008, the Commission ordered that the Temporary Order shall expire on the 15th day after its making unless extended by order of the Commission;

    AND WHEREAS on January 18, 2008, the Commission issued a Notice of Hearing to consider, among other things, the extension of the Temporary Order, such hearing to be held on January 30, 2008 commencing at 2:00 p.m.;

    AND WHEREAS hearings to extend the Temporary Order were held on January 30 and 31, and March 31, 2008. The Temporary Order was extended by the Commission on each date;

    AND WHEREAS on June 11, 2008, the Commission issued a Notice of Hearing for June 18, 2008 to consider, among other things:

  1. the issuance of a temporary cease trade order against Diadamo, McQuarrie, Wash, and Mankofsky; and,
  2. the extension of the original Temporary Order dated January 16, 2008.

    AND WHEREAS on June 18, 2008, a hearing was held commencing at 10:00 a.m. and Staff and Grossman appeared, presented evidence and made submissions, and Diadamo, McQuarrie, and Mankofsky appeared before the panel of the Commission and made submissions as to the issuance of a temporary cease trade order against them;

    AND WHEREAS on June 18, 2008, the panel of the Commission considered the evidence and submissions of Staff and Grossman, and the submissions of Diadamo, McQuarrie, and Mankofsky;

    AND WHEREAS on June 19, 2008, a panel of the Commission ordered, pursuant to subsection 127(8) of the Act, that the Temporary Order as against Shallow Oil, O’Brien, Da Silva, and Grossman be extended until the conclusion of the hearing on the merits in this matter;

    AND WHEREAS on June 19, 2008, a panel of the Commission ordered, pursuant to subsection 127(8) of the Act, that the Temporary Order as against Gahunia be extended until November 26, 2008;

    AND WHEREAS on June 19, 2008, a panel of the Commission ordered, pursuant to subsection 127(5) of the Act, that Diadamo, McQuarrie, Wash, and Mankofsky cease trading in any securities (the “Second Temporary Order”), with the following exception:

Diadamo shall be permitted to trade in securities that are listed on a public exchange recognized by the Commission and only in his own existing trading accounts. Furthermore, any such trading by Diadamo shall be for his sole benefit and only through a dealer registered with the Commission.

    AND WHEREAS on June 19, 2008, a panel of the Commission ordered, pursuant to subsection 127(8) of the Act, that the Second Temporary Order be extended until November 26, 2008 and that the hearing with respect to the Second Temporary Order in this matter be adjourned to November 25, 2008, at 2:30 p.m.;

    AND WHEREAS on November 25, 2008, a hearing was held and the panel of the Commission ordered, pursuant to subsection 127(8) of the Act, that:

- the Temporary Order is extended as against Gahunia until the conclusion of the hearing on the merits in this matter and the Second Temporary Order is extended as against Diadamo, McQuarrie, Wash, and Mankofsky until the conclusion of the hearing on the merits in this matter; and,

- the hearing with respect to the Notice of Hearing dated June 11, 2008 and Staff’s Statement of Allegations dated June 10, 2008 is adjourned to June 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. for a status hearing.

    AND WHEREAS on May 12, 2009, the Commission approved a settlement agreement between McQuarrie and Staff of the Commission, and on July 24, 2009, the Commission approved a settlement agreement between Mankofsky and Staff of the Commission;

    AND WHEREAS on June 4th and September 10th, 2009, and January 12th, 2010 status hearings were held before the Commission and, on each date, a panel of the Commission ordered that the hearing with respect to the Notice of Hearing dated June 11, 2008 and Staff’s Statement of Allegations dated June 10, 2008 be adjourned;

    AND WHEREAS on June 28th, 2010, a status hearing was held commencing at 10:00 a.m. and Staff appeared before the panel of the Commission and provided the panel of the Commission with a status update with respect to this matter;

    AND WHEREAS on June 28th, 2010, none of the respondents attended and a panel of the Commission considered the submissions of Staff;

    AND WHEREAS on June 28th, 2010, the Commission ordered that the hearing with respect to the Notice of Hearing dated June 11, 2008 and Staff’s Statement of Allegations dated June 10, 2008 be adjourned to February 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of a status hearing;

    AND WHEREAS on February 11, 2011, a status hearing was held and Staff appeared before the panel of the Commission and provided the panel of the Commission with a status update with respect to this matter;

    AND WHEREAS on February 11, 2011, none of the respondents attended and a panel of the Commission considered the submissions of Staff;

    AND WHEREAS on February 11, 2011, the Commission ordered that the hearing with respect to the Notice of Hearing dated June 11, 2008 and Staff’s Statement of Allegations dated June 10, 2008 be adjourned to May 24, 2011 at 2:30 p.m., for the purpose of a status hearing and to consider setting dates for the hearing on the merits in this matter;

    AND WHEREAS on May 24, 2011, a status hearing was held, and Staff and Diadamo attended and no other respondents attended, although properly served with notice of the hearing;

    AND WHEREAS on May 24, 2011, Staff appeared before the panel of the Commission and provided the panel of the Commission with a status update with respect to this matter;

    AND WHEREAS on May 24, 2011, scheduling of the hearing on the merits was discussed, and Diadamo consented to setting the dates for the hearing on the merits;

    AND WHEREAS on May 24, 2011, it was ordered that the hearing on the merits shall commence on September 6, 2011, and shall continue on September 7, 9, and 12, 2011;

    AND WHEREAS on May 24, 2011, it was further ordered that the parties attend before the Commission on July 26, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. for a pre-hearing conference;

    AND WHEREAS on July 26, 2011, Staff appeared before the Commission for the pre-hearing conference, and no one appeared on behalf of the Respondents;

    AND WHEREAS the Commission was satisfied that all parties had been properly served with notice of the hearing;

    IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, upon hearing the submissions of Staff, that the hearing be adjourned to August 16, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. for the purpose of continuing the pre-hearing conference, or to such other date as is agreed to by the parties and set by the Office of the Secretary.

    DATED at Toronto this 26th day of July, 2011.

 

" Mary G. Condon "
Mary G. Condon