180405 ORDER RE APRIL OMNI HR'G VERSION APRIL 5, 2018 1 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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In re: PROMESA

Title III

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

as representative of No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, (Jointly Administered)

et al., 

Debtors.1

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ORDER REQUIRING THE OVERSIGHT BOARD TO CONFER

WITH THE OTHER PARTIES IN INTEREST REGARDING THE APRIL 25, 2018 OMNIBUS HEARING

Given the limited number of matters scheduled for the April 25, 2018 Omnibus 

Hearing (the “Omnibus Hearing”), and in an effort to reduce the costs associated with travel to 

Puerto Rico by mainland-based counsel, the Court is considering whether to relocate or adjourn 

the Omnibus Hearing. As such, the Oversight Board is directed to confer with the various 

parties-in-interest in these cases and associated adversary proceedings regarding the status of 

matters scheduled for the Omnibus Hearing. Specifically, the Oversight Board must inform the 

Court, by filing of an informative motion no later than Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 12:00 

p.m. (prevailing Atlantic Standard Time), of the following: 

1. The status of each matter noticed for the Omnibus Hearing and whether such

matter is (i) likely to be unopposed and able to be taken on submission or filed

on presentment, or (ii) likely to be opposed and require a hearing.

2. To the extent that a hearing is required for any matter, the parties’ views on

whether the Omnibus Hearing should (i) proceed as scheduled in San Juan,

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); 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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(ii) be relocated to New York (with televideo capability for participation from 

San Juan) or (iii) be adjourned to the next Omnibus Heading date. 

SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 5, 2018 

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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