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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)

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3567-LTS

In re: 

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

as representative of 

THE PUERTO RICO HIGHWAYS AND 

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, 

Debtor. 

ORDER SETTING DEADLINE TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CROSS-EXAMINE 

WITNESSES IN CONNECTION WITH HEARING ON CONFIRMATION OF HTA PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT

On August 17, 2022, the Court will receive evidence and hear argument in 

connection with the request of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico

for approval of the Fourth Amended Title III Plan of Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Highways 

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”) (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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and Transportation Authority (Docket No. 21769 in Case No. 17-3283 and Docket Entry No. 

1350 in Case No. 17-3567, as may be supplemented or amended, the “HTA Plan”). On June 22, 

2022, the Court entered the Order Establishing, Among Other Things, Procedures and Deadlines 

Concerning Objections to Confirmation and Discovery in Connection Therewith (Docket Entry 

No. 21301 in Case No. 17-3283 and Docket Entry No. 1249 in Case No. 17-3567), pursuant to 

which the Court set (among other things) a deadline of August 7, 2022, for parties to file witness 

declarations concerning confirmation of the HTA Plan.

If any party that has timely filed an objection to or statement in support of 

confirmation of the HTA Plan (each a “Party”) wishes to cross-examine any declarant, the Party 

must file a notice by 10:00 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on August 12, 2022, indicating (a) 

the witness(es) to be examined, (b) the factual issue(s) to which the proposed cross-examination 

relates, and (c) the time requested for such examination(s).

SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 8, 2022

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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