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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO et al.,

Debtors.1

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3567-LTS

In re: 

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

as representative of 

THE PUERTO RICO HIGHWAYS AND 

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, 

Debtor. 

ORDER CONCERNING THE VÁZQUEZ-VELÁZQUEZ GROUP’S

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING APPEARANCE AT NOVEMBER OMNIBUS HEARING

The Court has received and reviewed the Informative Motion as to Appearance to 

1 The Debtors in these Title III Cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case 

number and the last four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, as 

applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3283-

LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481); (ii) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing 

Corporation (“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284-LTS) (Last Four Digits of 

Federal Tax ID: 8474); (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) 

(Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3567-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808); 

(iv) Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico (“ERS”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3566-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax 

ID: 9686); (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-

BK-4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747); and (vi) Puerto Rico Public 

Buildings Authority (“PBA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 19-BK-5523-LTS) (Last Four Digits 

of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers 

due to software limitations).

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the November 2-3 Omnibus Hearing (Docket Entry No. 1436 in Case No. 17-3567) (the 

“Informative Motion”), filed by the Vázquez-Velázquez Group concerning the VazquezVelazquez Group Request for Stay Pending Appeal of the Order and Judgment Approving the 

Plan of Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (Docket Entry 

No. 1424 in Case No. 17-3567) (the “HTA Plan Stay Motion”). The Informative Motion states 

that the Vázquez-Velázquez Group’s attorney intends to “appear on behalf of the VázquezVelázquez group at the” omnibus hearing scheduled for November 2, 2022, to “discuss the 

request for stay of the [HTA] plan of adjustment and any other matter of relevance for this 

group.” (Info. Mot. ¶ 1.)

As set forth in the Court’s October 24, 2022, Order Scheduling Briefing of 

Vazquez-Velazquez Group Request for Stay Pending Appeal of the Order and Judgment 

Approving the Plan of Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority

(Docket Entry No. 1425 in Case No. 17-3567), after completion of the briefing schedule detailed 

therein, “[t]he Court will thereafter take the [HTA Plan Stay] Motion on submission, unless the 

Court determines that a hearing is necessary.”

At this time, the Court has not determined that a hearing will be necessary on the 

HTA Plan Stay Motion. Accordingly, argument regarding the HTA Plan Stay Motion will not be 

heard at the November 2, 2022, omnibus hearing.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 31, 2022

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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