Order: In the Matter of Black Panther Trading Corporation and Charles Robert Goddard

Order

IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
RSO 1990, c S.5

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IN THE MATTER OF
BLACK PANTHER TRADING CORPORATION and
CHARLES ROBERT GODDARD

ORDER
(Sections 127 and 127.1 of the Securities Act)



WHEREAS:

  1. on October 24, 2015:
    1. Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission (“Staff”) filed a Statement of Allegations, in which Staff sought an order against Charles Robert Goddard (“Goddard”) and Black Panther Trading Corporation (“Black Panther”) (collectively, the “Respondents”) pursuant to subsection 127(1) and section 127.1 of the Securities Act (the “Act”); and
    2. the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Hearing in respect of that Statement of Allegations, setting a hearing in this matter for November 24, 2015;
  2. on November 24, 2015, Staff and the Respondents appeared before the Commission and made submissions and the Commission ordered that:
    1. Staff provide disclosure to the Respondents by December 24, 2015, of documents and things in the possession or control of Staff that are relevant to the proceeding;
    2. the proceeding be adjourned to a hearing to be held at the offices of the Commission on March 16, 2016;
    3. any motions for disclosure by the Respondents be set out in a Notice of Motion filed no later than March 4, 2016, and be heard or scheduled for a subsequent date at the March 16 hearing; and
    4. Staff make disclosure of its preliminary witness list and statements and indicate any intent to call an expert witness, and provide the Respondents the name of the expert and state the issue on which the expert would be giving evidence, by March 11, 2016;
  1. on March 16, 2016, Staff and the Respondents appeared before the Commission and made submissions and the Commission ordered that the Respondents make disclosure of their witness lists and summaries and indicate any intent to call an expert witness, and provide to Staff the name of the expert and state the issue on which the expert will be giving evidence, by April 11, 2016;
  2. on May 11, 2016, Staff and counsel for the Respondents appeared before the Commission and made submissions; and
  3. the Commission is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to make this order;

IT IS ORDERED that:

  1. the Respondents make disclosure of their witness lists and summaries and indicate any intent to call an expert witness, and provide to Staff the name of the expert and state the issue on which the expert will be giving evidence, by June 30, 2016;
  2. Staff and the Respondents shall deliver to each other copies of documents which they intend to produce or enter as evidence at the hearing on the merits in this matter (the “Hearing Briefs”) by no later than September 9, 2016;
  3. Staff and the Respondents shall file with the Registrar copies of indices to their Hearing Briefs by no later than September 13, 2016;
  4. the final interlocutory appearance in this matter shall be held at the offices of the Commission located at 20 Queen Street West, 17th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, on September 19, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.; and
  5. the hearing on the merits in this matter shall be held at the offices of the Commission located at 20 Queen Street West, 17th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, commencing on October 20, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. and continuing thereafter on October 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, 2016, and on such further dates as agreed to by the parties and set by the Office of the Secretary.

          DATED at Toronto this 11th day of May, 2016.

 



"Timothy Moseley "
Timothy Moseley