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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)

ORDER GRANTING URGENT CONSENSUAL MOTION FOR 

EXTENSION OF DEADLINES REGARDING MOTION 

REQUESTING PAYMENT OF SEVERANCE DAMAGES

Upon the Urgent Consensual Motion for Extension of Deadlines Regarding Motion 

Requesting Payment of Severance Damages (Docket Entry No. 23872 in Case No. 17-3283, the 

“Urgent Motion”);2 and the Court having found it has subject-matter jurisdiction over this matter

pursuant to section 306(a) of PROMESA; and it appearing that venue in this district is proper 

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 (“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) 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).

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

the Urgent Motion.

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pursuant to section 307(a) of PROMESA; and the Court having found the Debtor provided 

adequate and appropriate notice of the Urgent Motion under the circumstances and no other or 

further notice is required; and upon the record herein, after due deliberation thereon, the Court 

having found good and sufficient cause exists for the granting of the relief as set forth herein, it is 

hereby ORDERED that:

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

2. The following briefing schedule shall apply for filing responsive pleadings to the 

Motion:

• The deadline for parties to file an opposition to the Motion shall be 

April 7, 2023.

• The deadline for the Movant to file a reply to all oppositions and responses shall 

be April 14, 2023.

3. The Court will thereafter take the Motion on submission unless it determines 

otherwise.

4. This Order resolves Docket Entry No. 23872 in Case No. 17-3283.

SO ORDERED

Dated: March 24, 2023.

/s/ Laura Taylor Swain

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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