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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)

Re: Docket Entry Nos. 24103, 

23621, 23612, and 21326.

This filing relates only to HTA

ORDER ON MOTION OF THE PUERTO RICO HIGHWAYS 

AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR LEAVE TO SUBMIT A SPANISH 

LANGUAGE EXHIBIT AND FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE A CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

Upon consideration of the Motion of the Puerto Rico Highways and 

Transportation Authority for Leave to Submit a Spanish Language Exhibit and for Extension of 

Time to File a Certified Translation (Docket Entry No. 24154) (the “Motion”), filed by the

Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”), by and through the Financial 

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 (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) 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”, and 

together with the Commonwealth, COFINA, HTA, ERS, and PREPA, the “Debtors”) 

(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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Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (the “Oversight Board”), as sole 

representative of HTA pursuant to section 315(b) of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, 

and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”),

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,and dated May 5, 2023, for an order granting HTA 

leave to submit a Spanish-language version of a Judgment issued by the Commonwealth Court of 

Appeals dated May 31, 2019, which is in its original Spanish language (the “Judgment”), as 

Exhibit 2 to the Objection, and an extension of 3 business days, to and including May 10, 2023, 

to file a certified English translation of the Judgment, as more fully set forth in the Motion; and 

the Court having jurisdiction to consider the Motion and to grant the relief requested therein 

pursuant to section 306(a) of PROMESA; and venue being proper pursuant to section 307(a) of 

PROMESA; and notice of the Motion was adequate and proper under the circumstances, and no 

other or further notice being required; and finding good cause for the requested relief, it is hereby 

ORDERED that:

1. The Motion is GRANTED as set forth herein. 

2. HTA is permitted to file a Spanish-language version of the Judgment.

3. HTA’s certified English-language translation of the Judgment shall be due on or 

before May 10, 2023.

4. The Court retains exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any and all disputes 

related to or arising from the implementation, interpretation and enforcement of this Order.

5. This Order resolves Docket Entry No. 24154.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 8, 2023

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

2 PROMESA is codified at 48 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2241.

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