221107 ORD RE CERTAIN ADMIN EXPENSE REPLY DEADLINES VERSION NOVEMBER 7, 2022 1

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)

ORDER GRANTING URGENT CONSENSUAL MOTION FOR FURTHER

EXTENSION OF RESPONSE DEADLINES AND RESCHEDULING OF HEARING DATE

Through the Urgent Consensual Motion for Further Extension of Response 

Deadlines and Rescheduling of Hearing Date, dated November 7, 2022 (Docket Entry 

No. 22817)2 (the “Extension Motion”),

3 the Oversight Board requests the extension of briefing 

deadlines with respect to certain, but not all, of the Administrative Expense Motions with respect 

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”) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Last Four Digits 

of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Bankruptcy Case No. 19-BK-5523-LTS). (Title III case numbers 

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

2 All docket entry references are to entries in Case No. 17-3283, unless otherwise specified.

3 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them 

in the Extension Motion.

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ORDERED that:

1. The Extension Motion is granted as set forth herein.

2. The deadline to respond to the Applicable Motions shall be extended to 

December 8, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time).

3. The deadline for the Applicable Movants to reply shall be extended to 

December 15, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time).

4. Solely with respect to the Applicable Motions, the hearing on the Applicable 

Motions is adjourned from the Omnibus Hearing scheduled for December 14, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. 

(Atlantic Standard Time) to the Omnibus Hearing scheduled for February 1, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. 

(Atlantic Standard Time). 

5. This Order resolves Docket Entry No. 22817 in Case No. 17-3283.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 7, 2022

/s/ Laura Taylor Swain

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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