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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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In re: PROMESA

Title III

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO (Jointly Administered)

et al.,

Debtors.1

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ORDER SCHEDULING BRIEFING OF JOINT URGENT MOTION TO PROPOSE ORDER ON 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE CONCERNING TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATIONS’ MOTION FOR STAY 

PENDING APPEAL REGARDING: ORDER AND JUDGMENT CONFIRMING MODIFIED 

EIGHTH AMENDED TITLE III JOINT PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF 

PUERTO RICO, THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, AND THE PUERTO RICO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AUTHORITY

The Court has received and reviewed the Joint Urgent Motion to Propose Order 

on Briefing Schedule Concerning Teachers’ Associations’ Motion for Stay Pending Appeal 

Regarding: Order and Judgment Confirming Modified Eighth Amended Title III Joint Plan of 

Adjustment of the Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico, the Employees Retirement System of the 

Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Puerto Rico Public Buildings 

1 The Debtors in these Title III cases, along with each Debtor’s respective bankruptcy 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 (the “Commonwealth”)

(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) 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); (iv) Puerto Rico 

Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3567-

LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808); (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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Authority (Docket Entry No. 19972 in Case No. 17-3283, the “Urgent Motion”), filed by the 

Teachers’ Associations2 and the Oversight Board.

Responsive papers to the Motion for Stay Pending Appeal must be filed by 

February 9, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time). Any replies must be filed by 

February 15, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time). The Court will thereafter take the 

Motion for Stay Pending Appeal on submission, unless the Court determines that a hearing is 

necessary.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 2, 2022

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

2 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning given to them in the 

Urgent Motion.

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