EXHIBIT B 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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In re: :

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In re: :

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND : PROMESA

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, : Title III

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as representative of : Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS)

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as representative of : Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS)

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO et al., : (Jointly Administered)

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Debtors.1:

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FOURTHFIFTH AMENDED

NOTICE, CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

On June 2, 2017, the Court entered an order (the “Procedures Order”): (a) incorporating the

Local Bankruptcy Rules for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico

(the “Local Bankruptcy Rules”) for these Title III cases; (b) approving and implementing the

notice, case management, and administrative procedures (collectively, the “Case Management

Procedures”); and (c) granting certain related relief.

Anyone may obtain a copy of the Procedures Order and any amendments thereto, as well as any

document filed with the Court in these Title III Cases by: (a) accessing the website maintained by

Prime Clerk LLC (the “Claims and Noticing Agent”) at https://cases.primeclerk.com/puertorico (the

“Case Website”); (b) contacting the Claims and Noticing Agent directly at (844)-822-9231 (toll

free for U.S. and Puerto Rico) or (646)-486-7944 (for international callers); or (c) for a nominal

fee, accessing the PACER system through the Court’s website at www.prd.uscourts.gov. Finally,

paper copies of all pleadings filed in these Title III Cases may be available from the Court Clerk

pursuant to the Court’s procedures and miscellaneous fee schedule of the District of Puerto Rico.

1 The Debtors in these title III cases, along with each Debtor’s respective title III case number listed as a bankruptcy 

case number due to software limitations 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) 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), (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) 

(Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3567 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808), and (iv) Puerto Rico 

Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of 

Federal Tax ID: 8474).

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Pursuant to the Procedures Order, all notices, motions, applications, briefs, memoranda,

affidavits, declarations, objections, responses, replies, and other documents filed in these Title III

Cases are subject to, and will not be deemed properly served, unless they are served in

accordance with, these Case Management Procedures as they may be amended from time to time.

Additionally, while the Bankruptcy Rules and the Local Bankruptcy Rules apply to these Title III

Cases, to the extent there is a conflict between the foregoing and the Case Management

Procedures, the Case Management Procedures govern in all respects to the extent that such

variance is permitted by the relevant rules.

These FourthFifth Amended Notice, Case Management and Administrative Procedures are

implemented by the Court to (a) replace the local counsel to the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and

Financial Advisory Authority for purposes of service of Documents and Lift Stay Notices (each

as defined below) and (b) add the new dates for Omnibus Hearings (as defined below) scheduled

by the Court pursuant to the Order Scheduling Additional Omnibus Hearing Dates [ECF No.

2661].

ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THESE

CASE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND CONSULT THEIR

OWN LEGAL COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTERS DISCUSSED HEREIN

PRIOR TO FILING ANY DOCUMENTS IN THESE TITLE III CASES.

FourthFifth Amended Case Management Procedures

I. General Case Administration and Pleadings

A. The Claims and Noticing Agent is authorized to establish the Case Website available

at https://cases.primeclerk.com/puertorico, where, among other things, all pleadings,

key dates, and information about these Title III Cases will be posted.

B. All documents filed in these Title III Cases, including, but not limited to, all notices,

motions, applications, other requests for relief, all briefs, memoranda, affidavits,

declarations, and other documents filed in support of such papers seeking relief

(collectively, the “Pleadings”), objections or responses to the Pleadings (the

“Objections”), statements related thereto (“Statements”), and replies thereto (the

“Replies” and together with the Pleadings, the Statements, and the Objections, the

“Documents”) shall be filed electronically with the Court on the docket of In re

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS (the “Docket”), by

registered users of the Court’s case filing system in searchable portable document

format (“PDF”).

C. A hearing notice (“Notice of Hearing”) shall be filed and served concurrently with all

Pleadings and shall include the following: (i) the title of the Pleading; (ii) the parties

upon whom any Objection to the Pleading is required to be served; (iii) the date and

time of the applicable Objection Deadline (as defined below); (iv) the date of the

hearing at which the Pleading shall be considered by the Court; and (v) a statement

that the relief requested may be granted without a hearing if no Objection is timely

filed and served in accordance with the Case Management Procedures.

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D. The applicable Objection Deadline and hearing date shall appear on the upper right

corner of the first page of the Notice of Hearing and on the upper right corner of the

first page of each Pleading. The applicable hearing date shall appear on the upper

right corner of the first page of any filed Objection.

E. Unless prior permission has been granted, notices of motion are limited to five (5)

pages, memoranda of law in support of motions or Objections are limited to

thirty-five (35) pages and memoranda of law in support of Replies are limited to

fifteen (15) pages. All memoranda shall be double-spaced, 12-point font, with 1”

margins. Memoranda of ten (10) pages or more shall contain a table of contents and a

table of authorities. The page(s) with the case caption shall not be counted for

purposes of the foregoing page limits.

F. Nothing in the Case Management Procedures shall prejudice the right of any party to

move the Court to request relief under Bankruptcy Code section 107(b) or Bankruptcy

Rule 9018 to protect: (i) any entity with respect to a trade secret or confidential

research, development, or commercial information, or (ii) any person with respect to a

scandalous or defamatory matter, or personally identifiable information, contained in

a Document filed in these Title III Cases.

G. If any Pleading or Objection seeks an evidentiary hearing, the evidentiary hearing

request shall be prominently displayed on the Pleading or Objection. The Court

retains full discretion regarding the scheduling of evidentiary hearings.

H. Scheduling requests (other than from the Debtors) must be brought by urgent motion

(“Urgent Motion”). All Urgent Motions must be preceded by reasonable, good-faith

communications in an effort to resolve or narrow the issues that are being brought to

the Court in such Urgent Motion request. All Urgent Motions shall have a certification that

the reasonable, good-faith communications took place, and if there is knowledge that

there will be an objection to the Urgent Motion, the anticipation of an objection shall

be prominently disclosed in the Urgent Motion. Courtesy copies of all Urgent Motions

shall be e-mailed to the Court at swaindprcorresp@nysd.uscourts.gov.

I. All Pleadings, whether Urgent Motions or not, that are requesting relief, shall be

accompanied by a proposed order. A copy of the proposed order shall be emailed to

the Court at swaindprcorresp@nysd.uscourts.gov in Microsoft word format.

J. All communications filed in these Title III Cases that are informative and do not

request any relief shall be labeled as an informative motion.

K. Counsel who have been admitted pursuant to a pro hac vice order in a Title III case

shall be deemed admitted without further application for all adversary proceedings in

connection with that Title III case and in all other jointly administered Title III cases.

Notices of appearance must still be filed for each adversary proceeding.

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II. Service

A. All Documents shall be served, in the manner described herein, on the following

parties (collectively, the “Standard Parties”):

(i) Chambers of the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain (two copies shall be delivered to

the chambers):

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse

500 Pearl St., Suite No. 3212

New York, New York 10007-1312

(ii) Office of the United States Trustee for Region 21

Edificio Ochoa, 500 Tanca Street, Suite 301

San Juan, PR 00901-1922

(iii) Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF):

Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority

Roberto Sánchez Vilella (Minillas) Government Center

De Diego Ave. Stop 22

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907

Attn: Gerardo J. Portela Franco

Mohammad Yassin, Esq.

E-Mail: Gerardo.Portela@aafaf.pr.gov

Mohammad.Yassin@aafaf.pr.gov

(iv) Counsel for AAFAF:

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

7 Times Square

New York, New York 10036

Attn: John J. Rapisardi, Esq.

Suzzanne Uhland, Esq.

Peter Friedman, Esq.

Diana M. Perez, Esq.

E-Mail: jrapisardi@omm.com

suhland@omm.com

pfriedman@omm.com

dperez@omm.com

Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC

MCS Plaza, Suite 500

255 Ponce de León Ave.

San Juan, PR 00917

Attn: Luis C. Marini-Biaggi, Esq.

Carolina Velaz-Rivero Esq.

María T. Álvarez-Santos Esq.

E-Mail: lmarini@mpmlawpr.com

cvelaz@mpmlawpr.com

malvarez@mpmlawpr.com

(v) Counsel for AAFAF (PREPA):

Greenberg Traurig LLP

MetLife Building

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

Cancio, Nadal, Rivera & Díaz, P.S.C.

PO Box 364966

San Juan, PR 00936-4966

Attn: Arturo Diaz-Angueira, Esq.

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Attn: Nancy A. Mitchell, Esq.

David D. Cleary, Esq.

Nathan A. Haynes, Esq.

Kevin D. Finger, Esq.

E-Mail: mitchelln@gtlaw.com

clearyd@gtlaw.com

haynesn@gtlaw.com

fingerk@gtlaw.com

Katiuska Bolaños-Lugo, Esq.

E-Mail: adiaz@cnrd.com

kbolanos@cnrd.com

(vi) Counsel for the Oversight Board:

Proskauer Rose LLP

Eleven Times Square

New York, New York 10036-8299

Attn: Martin J. Bienenstock

Paul V. Possinger

Ehud Barak

Maja Zerjal

E-Mail:mbienenstock@proskauer.com

ppossinger@proskauer.com

ebarak@proskauer.com

mzerjal@proskauer.com

O’Neill & Borges LLC

250 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite 800

San Juan, PR 00918-1813

Attn: Hermann D. Bauer, Esq.

E-Mail:hermann.bauer@oneillborges.co

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(vii) Counsel for the Creditors’ Committee:

Paul Hastings LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

Attn: Luc. A. Despins

James Bliss

James Worthington

G. Alexander Bongartz

E-Mail: lucdespins@paulhastings.com

 jamesbliss@paulhastings.com

jamesworthington@paulhasting

s.com

alexbongartz@paulhastings.co

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Casillas, Santiago & Torres LLC

El Caribe Office Building

53 Palmeras Street, Ste. 1601

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901-2419

Attn: Juan J. Casillas Ayala

Diana M. Batlle-Barasorda

Alberto J. E. Añeses Negrón

Ericka C. Montull-Novoa

E-Mail: jcasillas@cstlawpr.com

dbatlle@cstlawpr.com

aaneses@cstlawpr.com

emontull@cstlawpr.com

(viii) Counsel for the Retiree Committee:

Jenner & Block LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Robert Gordon

Richard Levin

Bennazar, García & Milián, C.S.P.

Edificio Union Plaza PH-A piso 18

Avenida Ponce de León #416

Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

Attn: A.J. Bennazar-Zequeira

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Catherine Steege

E-Mail: rgordon@jenner.com

rlevin@jenner.com

csteege@jenner.com

E-Mail: ajb@bennazar.org

(ix) The entities listed on the List of Creditors Holding the 20 Largest Unsecured

Claims in COFINA’s Title III Case.

(x) Counsel to any other statutory committee appointed in these Title III Cases.

B. All paper and e-mail courtesy copies served on the Court shall include the applicable

Case Management/Electronic Case Files (“CM/ECF”) header information.

C. For purposes of service pursuant to Bankruptcy Rules 7004(b)(6), 7004(b)(9), and

7004(g), all service to the Debtors shall be made both to counsel to the Oversight

Board and counsel to AAFAF, as listed above.

D. Any creditor or party in interest that wishes to receive notice in these Title III Cases

and is not otherwise entitled to notice pursuant to the Case Management Procedures

shall file a notice of appearance (a “Notice of Appearance”) and request for service of

papers in accordance with Bankruptcy Rules 2002 and 9010(b) and the Case

Management Procedures. Any party that has previous filed a pro hac vice motion but

not a Notice of Appearance should file a Notice of Appearance to ensure that such

party receives notice of Documents filed in these Title III Cases. For purposes of

these Title III Cases, creditors or parties in interest filing such Notices of Appearance

shall be included in the CM/ECF system for noticing purposes and will be considered

to have accepted, upon filing of such Notice of Appearance, to receive documents and

notices through the CM/ECF system. Alternatively, if direct inclusion in the

CM/ECF system is not possible, the filer of a Notice of Appearance shall be

considered to have consented to receive electronic notices pursuant to Local

Bankruptcy Rule 5005-4(g), unless the filing party complies with the certificate

requirement set forth in the second paragraph of this Section II.D and the Court

approves such certification.

The Notice of Appearance shall include the following: (i) the requesting party’s

name, address, and telephone number; (ii) the name and address of the requesting

party’s counsel, if any; (iii) the requesting party’s email address for service by

electronic transmission; (iv) the requesting party’s address for service by U.S. mail,

hand delivery, and/or overnight delivery; and (v) the requesting party’s facsimile

number for service by facsimile. Any creditor or party-in-interest that files a Notice

of Appearance and request for service of papers in accordance with the Case

Management Procedures shall receive notice via electronic transmission. Any

individual or entity that does not maintain and cannot practicably obtain an email

address must include in its Notice of Appearance a certification stating the same and

state the reasons why obtaining such email address is not feasible or unduly

burdensome. Notice will be provided to these individuals or entities by U.S. mail,

overnight delivery, or facsimile at the filing party’s discretion. Notwithstanding

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Bankruptcy Rules 2002 and 9010(b), no request for service filed in these Title III

Cases shall have any effect unless the foregoing requirements are satisfied.

E. The Claims and Noticing Agent shall maintain a master service list (the “Master

Service List”), which shall include all persons and entities that have filed a Notice of

Appearance pursuant to Bankruptcy Rules 2002 and 9010(b) and the Case

Management Procedures (the “Rule 2002 Parties”) and the Standard Parties. The

Master Service List shall contain addresses, facsimile numbers, and email addresses.

The Claims and Noticing Agent shall use reasonable efforts to update and post on its

website the Master Service List as often as practicable, but in no event less frequently

than every fifteen (15) days. The Master Service List and any updates thereto shall be

filed electronically on the website of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the

District of Puerto Rico, www.prb.uscourts.gov, and on the Case Website commencing

as of the date that is no later than ten (10) days from the date hereof.

F. All Documents must be served, in the manner described herein, on the Master Service

List and on any person or entity with a particularized interest in the subject matter of a

certain Document (each, an “Affected Party”). Subject to Paragraph II.H, Documents

filed in adversary proceedings are not required to be served on the Master Service

List.

G. The proceedings with respect to which notice is limited to the Master Service List

shall include all matters covered by Bankruptcy Rule 2002, with the express

exception of the following: (a) notice of (i) the time fixed for filing proofs of claim

pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 3003(c) and (ii) the time fixed for filing objections to,

and the hearings to consider, approval of a disclosure statement and plan; and (b)

notice and transmittal of ballots for accepting or rejecting a plan, which notices shall

be given in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 2002 and other applicable Bankruptcy

Rules, unless otherwise ordered by the Court or otherwise prescribed by the

Bankruptcy Code.

H. Pleadings related to a compromise or settlement must be served on the Master Service

List and any Affected Parties, but need not be served on all creditors.

I. Parties shall serve the Court and the U.S. Trustee by U.S. mail, overnight delivery, or

hand delivery. Service of courtesy copies on the Court must be made promptly, and

must be completed within one business day after filing for all papers relating to

Urgent Motions, or where the papers relate to a hearing scheduled to be held within

one week of the filing date. Parties may serve the Standard Parties and the Affected

Parties, with the exception of the Court and the U.S. Trustee, via the CM/ECF system

described in Section II.D, and no further notice shall be required on such Standard

Parties and Affected Parties unless the Bankruptcy Rules, the Local District Court

Rules, or Local Bankruptcy Rules require otherwise or the Court orders otherwise.

J. [RESERVED]

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K. Parties shall be authorized to rely to the maximum extent possible on CM/ECF notice

for all Documents on the Rule 2002 Parties. To the extent it is known that one or

more Affected Party will not receive CM/ECF notice, there shall be an obligation on

the moving party to ensure service by the most efficient and timely manner possible

on such Affected Parties (including service by e-mail unless the Affected Party has

included a certification on its Notice of Appearance that it does not maintain an

e-mail address).

L. All Documents served by email shall include access to an attached file containing the

entire Document, including the proposed form(s) of order and any exhibits,

attachments and other relevant materials in PDF format, readable by Adobe Acrobat

or an equivalent program. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Document cannot be

annexed to an email (because of its size, technical difficulties or otherwise), the party

serving the Document may, in its sole discretion: (i) serve the entire Document by

U.S. mail or overnight delivery, including the proposed form(s) of order and any

exhibits, attachments and other relevant materials or (ii) email the parties being

served and include a notation that the Document cannot be annexed and will be (a)

mailed if requested or (b) posted on the Case Website.

M. Service by email shall be effective as of the date the Document is sent to the email

address provided by the party. If service is made by email, the Debtors shall not be

required to serve a paper copy of the Document on interested parties and email service

shall satisfy the Court’s rules for service.

N. If a party entitled to notice of a Document does not have an email address or an email

address is not available in the Master Service List, the party shall be served by U.S.

mail, overnight delivery, facsimile, or hand delivery, the choice of the foregoing being

in the sole discretion of the party who is required to serve.

O. Upon the completion of noticing any particular matter, the party seeking relief shall

file with the Court within three (3) business days either an affidavit of service or a

certification of service attaching the list of parties that received notice; provided,

however, that parties shall not be required to serve the affidavits of service on such

recipients.

P. Upon the request of a non-Debtor Movant for the Claims and Noticing Agent to serve

Pleadings, and provided the Oversight Board as the instructing entity permits the

Claims and Noticing Agent to serve such Pleadings, the Claims and Noticing Agent

shall serve such Pleadings and bill the related service expense directly to the

applicable non-Debtor movant.

III. Scheduling

A. The Debtors shall be authorized to schedule, in cooperation with the Court, periodic

omnibus hearings (the “Omnibus Hearings”) at which Pleadings shall be heard. Upon

scheduling, the Claims and Noticing Agent shall post the date of the Omnibus

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Hearings on the Case Website. The next Omnibus Hearings shall be scheduled for

the following dates and times:2

 9:30 a.m. on the 25th day of April, 2018;

 9:30 a.m. on the 6th day of June, 2018;

 9:30 a.m. on the 25th day of July, 2018;

 9:30 a.m. on the 12th day of September, 2018;

 9:30 a.m. on the 7th day of November, 2018;

 9:30 a.m. on the 19th day of December, 2018;

 9:30 a.m. on the 30th day of January, 2019;

 9:30 a.m. on the 13th day of March, 2019; and

 9:30 a.m. on the 24th day of April, 2019.

B. All Omnibus Hearings may be scheduled for two consecutive days, if needed.

C. Those in attendance in the main courtroom at any hearing shall refrain from wearing

cologne or perfume.

D. Subject to consultation with Chambers via email to

swaindprcorresp@nysd.uscourts.gov, hearings in connection with individual and

omnibus claim objections, applications for professional compensation and

reimbursement, pre-trial conferences, asset sales and trials related to adversary

proceedings, approval of a disclosure statement, confirmation of a plan, and any other

Pleading filed by the Debtors may be scheduled for dates other than the Omnibus

Hearing dates; provided, however, that hearings in connection therewith may be

scheduled on a non-Omnibus Hearing date only after consultation with counsel to the

Oversight Board and counsel to the Debtors (which consultation shall occur as soon

as practicable); provided, further, that initial pre-trial conferences scheduled in

connection with adversary proceedings involving the Debtors shall be set on the next

available Omnibus Hearing date that is at least 45 days after the filing of the

complaint; unless the Court expedites the pre-trial conference; provided, further, that

hearings on all other Pleadings, except for those Pleadings specifically referenced in

this Paragraph III.D, filed by any party must be scheduled for an Omnibus Hearing

except for a Pleading requiring emergency or expedited relief in accordance with

these Case Management Procedures.

E. Except for filings that have previously been authorized by the Court in response to an

Urgent Motion establishing such scheduling, if a Document is filed by a party other

than the Debtors and purports to set a hearing date inconsistent with the Case

2 All hearing times are in Atlantic Standard Time.

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Management Procedures (an “Inconsistent Filing”), the hearing shall be scheduled

without the necessity of Court order for the first Omnibus Hearing date after the

applicable notice period has expired and all applicable deadlines shall be accordingly

extended, and the Debtors shall provide such party with notice of the Case

Management Procedures within three (3) business days of receipt of the Inconsistent

Filing.

F. If a movant, applicant, or other party determines that a motion, application, or

pre-trial conference requires emergency or expedited relief, the movant, applicant, or

other party may, for good cause shown, seek an expedited hearing or pre-trial

conference pursuant to Urgent Motion, and the Debtors and other parties in interest,

as applicable, shall have the right to contest such request for expedition. All requests

for emergency or expedited relief shall comply with the applicable Local Bankruptcy

Rule.

G. If a Pleading seeks relief pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2002(a) or Bankruptcy Rule

2002(b), the hearing to consider such Pleading shall be set in accordance with the

time period set forth in Bankruptcy Rules 2002(a) and (b) and 9006. For all other

Pleadings, with the exception of Pleadings filed pursuant to the Presentment

Procedures (as described below), Pleadings shall not be considered unless filed and

served in accordance with the Case Management Procedures at least twenty-two (22)

calendar days before the next applicable hearing date; provided, however, that nothing

in the Case Management Procedures shall prejudice the right of any party to move the

Court to request an enlargement or reduction of any time period under Bankruptcy

Rules 9006(b) and (c).

H. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, a party may present a

proposed order addressing administrative matters for approval by the Court; provided,

however, that the presentment of a proposed order for administrative relief must be

filed and served at least seven (7) calendar days before the presentment date, and

Objections thereto must be filed and served at least one (1) calendar day before

presentment date (the “Presentment Procedures”).

I. The deadline to file an Objection (the “Objection Deadline”) to any Pleading shall be

(i) 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days

before the applicable hearing date or (ii) any date otherwise ordered by the Court.

The Objection Deadline may be extended with the consent of the movant or applicant.

If such an extension has been agreed upon, the parties need not file a stipulation or

other pleading with the Court reflecting the extension; provided, however, that

movant shall provide notice of the extension to Chambers by e-mail to

swaindprcorresp@nysd.uscourts.gov. However, if an Objection Deadline was set by a

separate scheduling order of the Court, any extension must be noticed by the filing of

an informative motion. The Objection shall not be considered timely unless filed with

the Court and received by the movant and the Standard Parties on or before the

applicable Objection Deadline. All parties filing an Objection shall include their

telephone number, facsimile number, and email in the signature block on the last page

of the Objection.

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J. Unless the Court orders otherwise, if any Pleading, including a Stay Relief Motion (as

defined below), is adjourned, the Objection Deadline with respect thereto shall be

extended to 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on the date that is fifteen (15)

calendar days prior to the applicable hearing and all other applicable deadlines shall

be likewise extended.

K. The deadline to file Replies, joinders to an Objection, or any Statement shall be (i) for

all parties other than the Debtors and any statutory committee, 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic

Standard Time) on the date that is eight (8) calendar days before the applicable

hearing date, (ii) for the Debtors and any statutory committee, 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic

Standard Time) on the date that is seven (7) calendar days before the applicable

hearing date, or (iii) any date and time otherwise ordered by the Court.

L. Sur-replies shall not be permitted or considered unless authorized by the Court.

M. Two (2) business days before a scheduled hearing, the Debtors shall, after

consultation via email with the Court, file with the Court an agenda (the “Agenda”)

setting forth each matter to be heard at the hearing (updated after the initial

submission, if necessary) and shall serve the Agenda by email or facsimile on (i) the

Standard Parties, (ii) the Rule 2002 Parties, and (iii) any party that filed Documents

referenced in the Agenda; provided, however, that where the Debtors have less than

48 hours’ notice of a hearing, the Debtors shall file an agenda only to the extent

feasible.

N. The Agenda shall include, to the extent known by the Debtors: (i) the docket number

and title of each matter scheduled to be heard at the hearing, including the initial

filing and any Objections, Statements, Replies, or Documents related thereto; (ii)

whether the matter is contested or uncontested; (iii) whether the matter has been

settled or is proposed to be continued; (iv) the identification number of any proof(s)

of claim(s) implicated in the Document; and (v) other comments that will assist the

Court; provided, however, that the matters listed on the Agenda shall be limited to

matters of substance and shall not include administrative filings such as notices of

appearance and affidavits of service.

O. The Agenda may include notice of matters that have been consensually adjourned to a

later hearing date in lieu of parties filing a separate notice of such adjournment.

P. In the event a matter is properly noticed for hearing and the parties reach an

agreement to settle the dispute prior to the hearing, the parties may announce the

settlement at the scheduled hearing; provided, however, that the parties shall notify

the Court, the Office of the United States Trustee, counsel for the Oversight Board, as

representative of the Debtors, and the Creditors’ Committee of such agreement as

soon as practicable prior to the hearing. In the event the Court determines that notice

of the dispute and the hearing is adequate notice of the effects of the settlement (i.e.,

that the terms of the settlement are not materially different from what parties in

interest could have expected if the dispute were fully litigated), the Court may

approve the settlement at the hearing without further notice of the terms of the

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settlement. In the event the Court determines that additional or supplemental notice is

required, the Debtors shall serve such notice in accordance with the Case

Management Procedures and a hearing to consider such settlement shall be on the

next hearing day deemed appropriate by the Court.

Q. Subject to Paragraphs III.F and III.T, at least fifteen (15) business days prior to filing a

Stay Relief Motion to continue a prepetition ordinary course civil action against a

Debtor other than PREPA, the movant shall contact counsel for the Oversight Board

(Attn: Hermann Bauer (Hermann.Bauer@oneillborges.com) and Ubaldo M. Fernández

Barrera (ubaldo.fernandez@oneillborges.com)) and counsel for AAFAF (Attn: Diana

M. Perez (dperez@omm.com), Luis C. Marini-Biaggi (lmarini@mpmlawpr.com) and

Carolina Velaz-Rivero (cvelaz@mpmlawpr.com)), and, for all Lift Stay Notices

related to PREPA, the movant shall contact counsel for the Oversight Board (Attn:

Hermann Bauer (Hermann.Bauer@oneillborges.com) and Ubaldo M. Fernández

Barrera (ubaldo.fernandez@oneillborges.com)) and counsel for AAFAF (Attn: Kevin

Finger (fingerk@gtlaw.com)) by electronic-mail to advise them of the movant’s intent

to seek relief from the automatic stay (the “Lift Stay Notice” and the notice period,

the “Lift Stay Notice Period”). The Lift Stay Notice Period and the procedures set

forth below shall not apply to Stay Relief Motions that are filed by creditors seeking

to enforce a financial debt claim.

The Lift Stay Notice shall include (i) the identity of the movant and its contact

information, (ii) the claim(s), lawsuit(s), or other proceeding(s) for which movant

seeks relief from the automatic stay, including the relevant case number and court

information, (iii) the amount of the claim(s) and the asserted causes of action, (iv) a

brief description of the status of the underlying claim(s), lawsuit(s), or proceeding(s),

and (v) cause as to why the stay should be lifted.

During the Lift Stay Notice Period, the Debtors and the movant shall meet and confer

(in person or telephonically) to attempt to resolve, in whole or in part, the movant’s

request for relief from the automatic stay.

If (i) the Debtors disagree with the movant’s request for relief from the automatic stay

and/or (ii) the Lift Stay Notice Period expires without the parties reaching an

agreement governing the scope of the relief from the automatic stay, then the movant

may file a Stay Relief Motion pursuant to the Case Management Procedures. Such

Stay Relief Motion must include a certification that the movant has met and conferred

with the Debtors regarding the requested relief. If movant did not meet and confer

with the Debtors prior to filing a Stay Relief Motion, and cannot show exigent

circumstances for failing to meet and confer, the Court shall deny the Stay Relief

Motion without prejudice until the movant has met and conferred with the Debtors.

The Debtors, in their discretion (subject to the Oversight Board’s consent) and

without immediate leave of Court, may (i) enter into stipulations modifying or lifting

the automatic stay and (ii) agree to modify or lift the automatic stay with respect to

any prepetition ordinary course civil action against a Debtor.

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The Debtors shall file an omnibus motion, every sixty (60) days, identifying each

automatic stay modification agreed to by the Debtors during the relevant period and

seeking Court approval of such modifications nunc pro tunc to the relevant

modification date (an “Omnibus Lift Stay Motion”).

Each Omnibus Lift Stay Motion shall include personalized information for each

automatic stay modification including, as applicable, a brief description of the

modification, case information (including case number and court), and counterparty.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Paragraph III.Q prejudices the rights of a

party to request the consideration of any Stay Relief Motion on an expedited basis, or

the rights of the Debtors or any other party in interest to contest such request for

expedited consideration.

R. Subject to Paragraphs III.F, III.S, and III.T, a motion for relief from the automatic stay

(a “Stay Relief Motion”) in accordance with Bankruptcy Code section 362 shall be

noticed for consideration on the Omnibus Hearing Date that is at least 22 days after

the Stay Relief Motion is filed and notice thereof is served upon counsel for the

Oversight Board, as representative of the Debtors. Unless otherwise ordered by the

Court, the Objection Deadline with respect thereto shall be the later to occur of (i)

fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of filing and service of the Stay Relief Motion

and (ii) eight (8) calendar days prior to the hearing scheduled with respect thereto;

effectively, this means that the Objection Deadline will be eight (8) calendar days

prior to the hearing scheduled with respect to the Stay Relief Motion, except in certain

situations where an expedited hearing is scheduled with respect to the Stay Relief

Motion. The movant may file and serve a reply four (4) calendar days prior to the

hearing.

S. If a moving party notices a Stay Relief Motion for an Omnibus Hearing Date that falls

on or after the thirtieth (30th) day after the filing of the Stay Relief Motion, or

consents to the adjournment of an Omnibus Hearing to a date that falls on or after the

thirtieth (30th) day after the filing of the Stay Relief Motion, the moving party shall

be deemed to have consented to the continuation of the automatic stay in effect

pending the conclusion of, or as a result of, a final hearing and determination under

Bankruptcy Code section 362(d), and shall be deemed to have waived its right to

assert the termination of the automatic stay under Bankruptcy Code section 362(e)

with respect to that Stay Relief Motion. Any moving party shall be permitted to

request an expedited hearing on its Stay Relief Motion, as provided in Paragraph III.F,

and in that case, the moving party shall not be deemed to have waived its right to

assert the termination of the automatic stay under Bankruptcy Code section 362(e);

provided, however, that any expedited hearing granted in accordance with this

paragraph shall be without prejudice to the right of the parties to request, and/or the

Court to otherwise treat, such expedited hearing as a preliminary hearing in

accordance with Bankruptcy Code section 362(e). For the avoidance of doubt, any

hearing on a Stay Relief Motion shall be scheduled as a final hearing (which the Court

may later treat as a preliminary hearing in the Court’s discretion) unless the Affected

Parties agree otherwise or the Court orders otherwise. A hearing on a Stay Relief

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Motion will take place only if an Objection is timely filed; if no Objection is timely

filed, an order may be entered granting the relief requested.

T. Notwithstanding Paragraphs III.Q, III.R, and III.S, nothing in the foregoing

paragraphs prejudices the rights of a party to request the expedited consideration of

any motion seeking relief from stay, or the rights of the Debtors or any other party in

interest to contest such request for expedited consideration.

U. If the date any Document would be due falls on a day other than a business day, such

Document must be filed and served by the first business day preceding such date,

except where the Document relates to a hearing scheduled to be held within one week

of the filing date, in which event the Document must be filed on the calendar date it is

due.

IV. Disclosure Requirements

A. Every group, committee and entity described in Federal Rule of Bankruptcy

Procedure 2019(b)(1) (each, a “Rule 2019(b) Group”) that, on or before August 9,

2017, has taken a position before the Court3 must file a verified statement that

complies with the disclosure requirements enumerated by Federal Rule of Bankruptcy

Procedure 2019 by August 24, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time). For the

avoidance of doubt and for the purposes of these Title III cases, compliance with

Bankruptcy Rule 2019 includes disclosure of: (i) all economic interests with respect

to each Debtor in whose Title III case the group, committee and/or entity has taken a

position,4 including derivative interests, and (ii) the existence and amount of any bond

insurance or other credit protection, including by a monoline insurer.

B. A Rule 2019(b) Group that first takes a position before the Court or solicits votes

regarding the confirmation of a plan on behalf of another after August 9, 2017, must

file a verified statement compliant with Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure

2019(c) within five (5) calendar days of taking such position before the Court or

soliciting such votes. Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011(b) applies to

attorneys filing such statements.

C. If any fact disclosed in the Rule 2019(b) Group’s most recently filed statement

(including, but not limited to, information concerning the composition of the Rule

2019(b) Group) changes materially, the Rule 2019(b) Group must file a supplemental

verified statement contemporaneously with or within 48 hours after the next instance

in which the Rule 2019(b) Group takes a position before the Court or solicits votes on

the confirmation of a plan. Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011 applies to

3 For the avoidance of doubt, the phrase “takes a position before the Court” includes, but is not limited to, the 

filing of any Pleading by or on behalf of a Rule 2019 Group in any Title III case or related adversary proceeding, 

including informative motion practice containing factual or legal representations or arguments.

4 For the avoidance of doubt, a Rule 2019 Group takes a position in the case of a Title III Debtor by appearing in 

such Debtor’s Title III case or related adversary proceeding in any capacity, including by, among other things, 

filing a Pleading, filing an informative motion, executing a court-approved stipulation, filing a proof of claim, 

appearing at a hearing before the Court, or asserting any legal or factual positions that would in any way impact 

the property or rights of the Title III Debtor.

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attorneys filing such supplemental statements. The absence of such a supplemental

statement shall be deemed a representation that no material changes have occurred.

D. Within fourteen (14) days of entry of the order approving these Case Management

Procedures, any Rule 2019(b) Group that filed a verified statement after August 8,

2017 shall file an amended verified statement reflecting any economic interest (and

any material change in such economic interest from August 8, 2017 through the date

of the addition of this paragraph to the Case Management Procedures), required to be

disclosed pursuant to Paragraph IV.A, that was not disclosed in the previously filed

verified statement; provided, however, that, with respect to the Ad Hoc Group of

General Obligation Bondholders (the “Ad Hoc GO Group”), the foregoing retroactive

disclosure shall only be required for those entities that were members of the Ad Hoc

GO Group as of July 1, 2018.

V. Other Case Management Procedures

A. Nothing in the Procedures Order shall prejudice the rights of any party in interest to

seek an amendment or waiver of the provisions of the Case Management Procedures

upon a showing of good cause.

B. The Debtors may seek to amend the Case Management Procedures from time to time

throughout these Title III Cases, and shall present such amendments to the Court by

notice of presentment in accordance with the Case Management Procedures.

C. Within three (3) business days of entry of the Procedures Order or any amendment

thereto, the Claims and Noticing Agent shall serve a printed copy of the relevant

Procedures Order upon all parties on the Master Service List and post a copy of that

Procedures Order on the Case Website.

D. The Court retains jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from or

relating to the implementation of the Procedures Order.

E. The Court retains power to provide notice of sua sponte amendments to the Case

Management Procedures and/or Procedures Order.

Dated: April 4,July ___, 2018

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