Amended Motion: In the Matter of Harry Stinson et al.

Motion

IN THE MATTER OF

HARRY STINSON, BUFFALO GRAND HOTEL INC., STINSON HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT INC., STINSONS HOSPITALITY CORP., RESTORATION FUNDING CORPORATION, BUFFALO CENTRAL LLC, AND STEPHEN KELLEY.

File No. #2022-3

AMENDED MOTION

OF HARRY STINSON, BUFFALO GRAND HOTEL INC., STINSON HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT INC., STINSONS HOSPITALITY CORP., RESTORATION FUNDING CORPORATION, BUFFALO CENTRAL LLC (“Moving Parties”)

(For amendment of timetable contained in Order of Tribunal dated October 4, 2022 under Rule 23(2), and 28 of the Capital Markets Tribunal Rules of Procedure)

A.        ORDER SOUGHT

The Moving Parties bring this motion in writing to request an order on consent, that the Tribunal make the following order:

  1. The timetable contained in the Order of the Tribunal dated October 4, 2022 (as amended by the Notice from the registrar dated October 28, 2022) be varied, in part, as follows:
    1. by 4:30 p.m. on February 10, 2023, each party shall serve the other parties 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;
    2. by 4:30 p.m. on February 17, 2023, each party shall provide to the Registrar a completed copy of the E-hearing Checklist for Videoconference Hearings;
    3. The final interlocutory attendance in this proceeding is scheduled for February 23, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., by videoconference, or on such other date and time as may be agreed to by the parties and set by the Governance & Tribunal Secretariat; and
    4. all other deadlines and hearing dates shall remain the same.

B. GROUNDS

The grounds for the motion are:

  1. By order dated October 4, 2022, the Capital Markets Tribunal set a schedule for the order of proceedings in this matter (the “Timetable Order”).
  2. On October 28, 2022, the Timetable Order was amended by notice of the registrar to change some of the hearing dates.
  3. On December 14, 2022, the Moving Parties delivered their Notice of Change of Representation appointing WeirFoulds LLP as its lawyers in this matter.
  4. The Moving Parties require additional time to, among other things, obtain the relevant documents from their previous counsel, and generally get their new counsel up to speed with respect to the documents and other things that the Moving Parties intend to produce or enter as evidence at the merits hearing of this matter.
  5. As a result, the Moving Parties are seeking to amend the Timetable Order as set out above.
  6. This motion is on consent of the other parties.

C.           EVIDENCE

The moving parties intend to rely on the following evidence for the motion:

  1. Email exchange among counsel confirming agreement to new timetable.

DATED this 5th day of January, 2023.

WEIRFOULDS LLP
Barristers and Solicitors
Toronto-Dominion Centre, PO Box 35
66 Wellington Street West, Suite 4100
Toronto, ON M5K 1B7

Wayne Egan (LSO #31033C)
wegan@weirfoulds.com

Susan Han (LSO #28451F)
shan@weirfoulds.com

Macdonald Allen (LSO #63540B)
mallen@weirfoulds.com

Tel: 416-365-1110 /Fax: 416-365-1876

Representative for Harry Stinson, et al

TO:

STAFF OF THE ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION

20 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 3S8

Rikin Morzaria
rmorzaria@osc.gov.on.ca

Representative for the OSC

AND TO:

WRIGHT TEMELINI LLP

411 Richmond Street East, Suite 303
Toronto, ON M5A 3S5

Greg Temelini
greg@wrighttemelini.com

Representative for Stephen Kelley