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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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In re: :

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND : PROMESA

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, : Title III

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as representative of : Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS)

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., :

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(Jointly Administered)

Debtors.1 :

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In re: :

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND : PROMESA

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, : Title III

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as representative of : Case No. 17-BK-4780 (LTS)

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PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY, et al., :

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Debtors. :

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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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ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED URGENT MOTION OF OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF 

UNSECURED CREDITORS FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMIT WITH RESPECT TO 

OMNIBUS OBJECTION OF OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS TO 

(I) DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR TITLE III PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT OF PUERTO 

RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY AND (II) RELATED MOTIONS

Upon consideration of the Unopposed Urgent Motion of Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors for Leave to Exceed Page Limit with Respect to Omnibus Objection of Official 

Committee of Unsecured Creditors to (I) Disclosure Statement for Title III Plan of Adjustment of 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and (II) Related Motions (Docket Entry No. 23470 in Case 

No. 17-3283 and Docket Entry No. 3182 in Case No. 17-4780) (the “Urgent Motion”),2 seeking 

leave to exceed the thirty-five (35) page limit for memoranda of law in support of objections set 

by the Case Management Procedures, the Court hereby FINDS AND DETERMINES that (i) the 

Court has jurisdiction to consider the Urgent Motion and the relief requested therein pursuant to 

section 306 of PROMESA; (ii) venue is proper before this Court pursuant to section 307(a) of 

PROMESA; (iii) the relief requested in the Urgent Motion is proper and in the best interest of the 

Title III debtors, their creditors, and other parties in interest, and (iv) due and proper notice of the 

Urgent Motion has been provided under the particular circumstances and no other or further 

notice need be provided. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED THAT:

1. The Urgent Motion is GRANTED as set forth herein.

2. The Committee may exceed the 35-page per-objection page limit set in the Case 

Management Procedures by filing the Objection of no more than fifty (50) pages, 

exclusive of the cover page, table of contents, table of authorities, signature page, 

exhibits, and the certificate of service.

2 Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the 

Urgent Motion. 

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3. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from 

the implementation or interpretation of this Order.

4. This Order resolves Docket Entry No. 23470 in Case No. 17-3283 and Docket 

Entry No. 3182 in Case No. 17-4780.

Dated: February 3, 2023

/s/ Laura Taylor Swain

HONORABLE LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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