IN THE 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) 

In re: 

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

 as representative of 

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY 

(“PREPA”), 

 Debtor. 

 PROMESA 

 Title III 

 No. 17 BK 4780-LTS 

 This document relates to 

 PREPA Title III case only 

ORDER GRANTING THE 

URGENT MOTION OF THE AD HOC GROUP OF GENERAL 

OBLIGATION BONDHOLDERS TO EXPEDITE CONSIDERATION 

OF THE AD HOC GROUP OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDHOLDERS’ 

URGENT CROSS-MOTION, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO INTERVENE 

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 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); and (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) 

(Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747). Title III 

case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations. 

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Upon consideration of the Urgent Motion of the Ad Hoc Group of General Obligation 

Bondholders To Expedite Consideration of the Ad Hoc Group of General Obligation Bondholders’ 

Urgent Cross-Motion, in the Alternative, To Intervene (the “Motion to Expedite”), the Court 

hereby FINDS AND DETERMINES that (i) the Court has jurisdiction to consider the Motion to 

Expedite and the relief requested therein pursuant to PROMESA section 306(a);2 (ii) venue is 

proper before this Court pursuant to PROMESA section 307(a); (iii) cause exists to shorten 

briefing deadlines as requested in the Motion to Expedite; and (iv) proper notice of the Motion to 

Expedite has been provided under the circumstances and no other or further notice need be 

provided. Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

1. The Motion to Expedite is GRANTED as set forth herein. 

2. Objections or responses, if any, to The Ad Hoc Group of General Obligation 

Bondholders’ Urgent Cross-Motion, in the Alternative, To Intervene (the “Intervention Motion”) 

must be filed and served by February 3, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time). 

3. Any reply in support of the Intervention Motion must be filed and served by 

February 5, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time). 

4. The Court will thereafter take the Intervention Motion on submission. 

SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 1, 2018 

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

 LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

 United States District Judge 

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 The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, Pub. L. No. 114-187, 

130 Stat. 549 (2016) (codified at 48 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2241). 

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