Order: In the Matter of Miner Edge Inc. et al.

Order

IN THE MATTER OF
MINER EDGE INC., MINER EDGE CORP. and RAKESH HANDA

Lawrence P. Haber, Commissioner and Chair of the Panel

File No. 2019-44

July 15, 2020

ORDER

(Sections 127 and 127.1 of the Securities Act, RSO 1990, c S.5)

WHEREAS on July 15, 2020, the Ontario Securities Commission held a hearing by teleconference;

ON HEARING the submissions of the representative for Staff of the Commission (Staff) and for Miner Edge Inc., Miner Edge Corp. and Rakesh Handa (together, the Respondents);

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. the Respondents shall file and serve a witness list and serve a summary of each witness’s anticipated evidence on Staff by no later than July 22, 2020;
  2. the parties shall disclose any expert evidence in accordance with the following schedule:
    1. Staff shall serve the Respondents with any expert report(s) by no later than August 24, 2020;
    2. the Respondents shall serve Staff with any expert response report(s) by no later than September 24, 2020; and
    3. Staff shall serve the Respondents with any expert reply report(s) by no later than October 22, 2020;
  3. each party shall serve the 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 no later than January 20, 2021;
  4. each party shall file a completed copy of the E-hearing Checklist for the Hearing on the Merits by no later than January 25, 2021;
  5. a further attendance in this proceeding is scheduled for February 1, 2021 at
    10:00 a.m., or on such other date and time as may be agreed to by the parties and set by the Office of the Secretary;
  6. each party shall provide to the Registrar the electronic documents that the Party intends to rely on or enter into evidence at the merits hearing, along with an Index File, in accordance with the Protocol for E-hearings, by no later than February 22, 2021; and
  7. the merits hearing shall commence on March 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. and continue on March 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15 and 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. on each day, or on such other date and time as may be agreed to by the parties and set by the Office of the Secretary.

 

Lawrence P. Haber "
Lawrence P. Haber