IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES )

TRADING COMMISSION, )

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Plaintiff ) Civil No. 07 C 3598

vs. )

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LAKE SHORE ASSET MANAGEMENT ) Judge Blanche M. Manning

LIMITED; ) Magistrate Judge Mason

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Defendant. )

STATUTORY EX PARTE RESTRAINING ORDER

The Court having read the Complaint for Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief,

the Motion for Entry of Statutory Ex Parte Restraining Order, the brief in support thereof,

and all other papers filed herein by the plaintiff, Commodity Futures Trading

Commission (“Commission”), it appearing that the Court has jurisdiction over the subject

matter and that Section 6c of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), 7

U.S.C. § 13a-1 (2000), permits this Court to grant an ex parte restraining order; it further

appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that there is good cause to believe that defendant

Lakeshore Asset Management Limited has engaged, is engaging in, and is about to

engage in violations of Section 4n(3)(A) of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 6n(3)(A), and

Commission Regulations 1.31, 4.23 and 4.33, 17 C.F.R. §§ 1.31, 4.23 and 4.33 (2006),

and it further appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that this is a proper case for

granting an ex parte restraining order to preserve the status quo and to protect public

customers from loss and damage; 
1. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Lake Shore Asset Management Ltd. and

all persons insofar as they are acting in the capacity of agents, servants, employees,

successors, assigns or attorneys of the defendants and all persons insofar as they are

acting in active concert or participation with them, who receive actual notice of this Order

by personal service or otherwise, shall be prohibited from directly or indirectly:

a) Dissipating, withdrawing, transferring, removing, concealing or disposing

of cash, cashier’s checks, funds, assets or other property of, or within the

custody, control or possession of the defendant, including funds or

property of investors, wherever located, whether held in the name of the

defendant, or otherwise; and

b) Destroying, mutilating, concealing, altering or disposing of, in any

manner, any of the books and records, documents, correspondence,

brochures, manuals, electronically stored data, tape records or other

property of the defendant, wherever located, including all such records

concerning the defendant’s business operations, until further order of the

Court.

2. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT each firm, corporation or other

person or entity with notice which holds, or which holds, or which is a depository of,

funds, securities, property, or other assets of or under the control of Lake Shore Asset

Management Ltd. , whether held in the name of Lake Shore Asset Management Ltd. or

otherwise, including funds and property of investors, is prohibited from transferring,

withdrawing, removing, or disposing of any such funds, securities, property, or other

assets until further order of the Court.

3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that representatives of the plaintiff

Commission be allowed to immediately inspect the books, records and other

electronically stored data, tape recordings, and other documents of the defendant and its

agents, including all such records of defendant’s business operations, wherever they are
situated and whether they are in the possession of the defendant or others and to copy said

documents, data, and records either on or off the premises where they may be situated.

4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that copies of this Order may be served by

any means, including facsimile transmission, electronic mail or data transfer, upon any

financial institution or other entity or person that may have possession, custody or control

of any documents or assets of the Defendant or that may be subject to any provision of

this Order.

5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mary E. Spear, Senior Futures

Investigator with the Commission, is appointed to serve process, including the summons

and complaint, and all other papers in this cause. It is further ordered that this Order may

be served by facsimile transmission, electronic mail or data transfer, courier service,

certified, registered or first class mail, Federal Express or personal service.

6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant shall serve all pleadings,

correspondence, notices required by this Order and other materials on the Commission by

delivering a copy to Diane M. Romaniuk, Senior Trial Attorney or Ava M. Gould, Senior

Trial Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 525

W. Monroe, Suite 1100, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Electronic transmission of pleadings

and correspondence to the Commission will not be accepted until expressly agreed to by

Commission staff.

7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Ex Parte Statutory Restraining

Order shall remain in full force and effect until July 11, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. CDT. This

Court retains jurisdiction of this matter for all purposes.
8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is set for a status hearing

on July 11, 2007 at 1:00 p.m., before this Honorable Court.

Date: June 27, 2007 ____________________________________

Hon. Blanche M. Manning

United States District Judge

Time:____________________