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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 

 

In re 

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PROMESA 

Title III 

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

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No. 17 BK 3283-LTS 

(Jointly Administered) 

As a representative of ) 

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO

et al., 

Debtors.1

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Re: D.I. _____ 

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ORDER ALLOWING FIRST INTERIM CONSOLIDATED SEMIANNUAL 

APPLICATION OF THE FEE EXAMINER AND GODFREY & KAHN, S.C. 

This matter coming before the Court on the First Interim Consolidated Application 

of the Fee Examiner and Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Counsel to the Fee Examiner, for Allowance of 

Compensation for Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period From 

October 6, 2017 Through March 31, 2018 [Dkt. No. ____] (the “Application”), pursuant to 

section 316 of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act

(“PROMESA”), 48 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2241, and Rule 2016 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 

Procedure, for the interim allowance of certain fees and expenses, including all holdbacks, 

 

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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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incurred by the applicants for the specific period of time set forth in the Application (the 

“Compensation Period”), filed in accordance with the Second Amended Order Setting 

Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals [Dkt. 

No. 3269] (the “Interim Compensation Order”), the Fourth Amended Notice, Case Management 

and Procedures Order [Dkt. No. 2839] (the “Case Management Procedures”), the First 

Amended Order Pursuant to PROMESA Sections 316 and 317 and Bankruptcy Code 

Section 105(A) Appointing a Fee Examiner and Related Relief [Dkt. No. 3324] (the “Fee 

Examiner Order”), and the Order Authorizing the Employment of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. as 

Counsel to the Fee Examiner [Dkt. No. 1993], and the Court having reviewed the Application; 

and the Court finding that: (a) the Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to PROMESA 

section 306(a); and (b) notice of the Application and the hearing thereon was adequate under the 

circumstances; and (c) all parties with notice of the Application have been afforded the 

opportunity to be heard on the Application, and no objections having been filed; now therefore 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. The Application is GRANTED on an interim basis. 

2. The applicants are allowed (a) $787,816.42 in interim compensation for 

services rendered during the Compensation Period and (b) $5,195.53 in interim reimbursement for 

actual and necessary expenses incurred during the Compensation Period, including any and all 

holdbacks. 

3. To the extent not already paid pursuant to the Interim Compensation Order, 

the Debtors are hereby authorized and directed to pay the applicants—within 15 days of the entry 

of this order—100 percent of the fees for services rendered and 100 percent of the expenses 

incurred during the Compensation Period. 

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19171152.1 

Dated: July ____, 2018. 

 

THE HONORABLE LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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