UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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.

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PROMESA 

Title III 

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS 

Re: ECF Nos. 24822, 24824

(Jointly Administered)

URGENT CONSENSUAL OMNIBUS 

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINES

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain:

The Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (“AAFAF”), on behalf

of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”), pursuant to the authority granted to 

it under the Enabling Act of the Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, Act 2-2017, 

respectfully submits this urgent consensual omnibus motion (the “Urgent Motion”) for entry of an 

order, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Proposed Order”), extending 

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-BK3567-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-5233-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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the deadlines set forth in the Order Granting Urgent Consensual Omnibus Motion for Extension 

of Deadlines (the “Omnibus Scheduling Order”)2[ECF No. 24824].

Background

1. On September 24, 2021, two (2) separate groups of employees (collectively, the 

“DTOP Movants”) of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation & Public Works (“DTOP,” 

for its initials in Spanish), an entity of the Commonwealth, filed an Urgent Motion Requesting 

Order for Allowance and Immediate Payment of Administrative Expense [ECF No. 18239] 

(the “DTOP Motion”), requesting that the Court enter an order (i) for “the allowance and payment 

of Juan Perez Colon and Jeannette Abrams Diaz Claims, in the total amount (collectively of 

$48,124,313.58”, (ii) “ordering Debtor to pay such administrative expense within sixty (60) 

business days” of such order, (iii) directing the Court to direct the DTOP to continue “issuing 

payment of corresponding shortfall amounts on a monthly basis, as applicable to the individual 

claimants that continue working for the DTOP”; and (iv) granting “such additional relief as this 

Court deems just and necessary”. See, DTOP Motion at p. 18-19.

2. On September 28, 2021, twenty (20) active employees (the “ADFAN Movants”

and together with the DTOP Movants, the “Movants”) of the Family with Children Administration 

(“ADFAN”), an entity of the Commonwealth, filed an Urgent Motion for Allowance and

Immediate Payment of Administrative Expense Pursuant to Section 503(b)(1)(A)(i) and (ii) of the 

Bankruptcy Code [ECF No. 18277] (the “ADFAN Motion” and together with the DTOP Motion, 

the “Motions”), requesting that the Court enter an order (i) for the “allowance and payment of the 

Administrative Claim submitted, collectively, in the total amount of $34,243,964.57”, (ii) 

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 The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, as the Commonwealth’s representative pursuant 

to section 315(b) of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”), has 

authorized AAFAF to file this Urgent Motion on behalf of the Commonwealth. 

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“ordering Debtor . . . to pay such administrative expense within sixty (60) business days” of such 

order, and (iii) granting “such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper and 

granting such additional relief as this Court deems just and necessary.” See, ADFAN Motion at pp. 

17. Both Motions assert separate justifications and amounts owed for, on the one hand, alleged 

services provided prior to the commencement of the Commonwealth’s Title III case (collectively, 

the “Pre-Petition Portion(s)”), and, on the other hand, for alleged services provided or other 

entitlement to payment on or after the commencement of the Commonwealth’s Title III case

(collectively, the “Post-Petition Portion(s)”). See, DTOP Motion at pp. 6-7, ¶. 19 A., B.; see also, 

ADFAN Motion at p. 6, ¶ 18.

3. Pursuant to the Omnibus Scheduling Order, the deadline for the Commonwealth to 

separately respond to the Post-Petition Portions of each of the Motions is August 21, 2023, and the 

deadline for the Movants to file replies, if any, to such responses is August 28, 2023.

Relief Requested

4. The Commonwealth continues to make progress in gathering the necessary 

information to properly evaluate the allegations in the Motions, which process is still ongoing, 

among other things, because the exchange of information between the Commonwealth and the 

Movants has continued. During these exchanges, the parties have shared divergent positions as to 

the appropriateness of the relief requested in the Motions, but, upon the continued exchange of 

information and documentation, at this juncture, deem that a consensual settlement of the matters 

set forth therein is possible, and continue devoted to pursuing such goal. 

5. In fact, as stated on previous occasions, the Commonwealth and the Movants 

remain in communications discussing several settlement proposals and alternatives that could 

result in an expeditious, amicable resolution of the matters set forth in the Motions.

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6. Therefore, to continue the communications aimed towards exploring the consensual 

resolution of the matters set forth in the Post-Petition Portions of the Motions, the Commonwealth 

reached out to Movants for their consent to extend the deadlines, who have consented to the relief 

requested herein.

7. Accordingly, the Commonwealth proposes the following extensions of the 

deadlines set forth in the Omnibus Scheduling Order to continue further discussions with Movants: 

• The deadline for the Commonwealth to separately respond to the Post-Petition Portions 

of the Motions shall be extended to September 5, 2023. 

• The deadline for Movants to file replies to the respective oppositions to the PostPetition Portions of the Motions, if any, shall be extended to September 15, 2023.

• Although the deadlines to respond to the Post-Petition Portions of the Motions and to 

file replies to the respective oppositions, if any, will fall on the same dates, such 

pleadings will be addressed separately. 

• The Court will thereafter take the Post-Petition Portions of the Motions on submission, 

unless the Court determines that a hearing is necessary.

8. Pursuant to Paragraph I.H of the Seventeenth Amended Notice, Case Management 

and Administrative Procedures [ECF No. 24726-1] (the “Case Management Procedures”), the 

Commonwealth hereby certifies that it has carefully examined the matter and concluded that there 

is a true need for an urgent motion; it has not created the urgency through any lack of due diligence; 

has made a bona fide effort to resolve the matter without a hearing; has made reasonable, goodfaith communications in an effort to resolve or narrow the issues that are being brought to the 

Court, and no party opposes the relief requested herein.

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Notice

9. The Commonwealth has provided notice of this Urgent Motion in accordance with 

the Case Management Procedures to the following parties: (a) the Office of the United States 

Trustee for the District of Puerto Rico; (b) the indenture trustees and/or agents, as applicable, for 

the Debtors’ bonds; (c) the entities on the list of creditors holding the 20 largest unsecured claims 

against COFINA; (d) counsel to the statutory committees appointed in these Title III cases; (e) the 

Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico; (f) counsel to the Oversight 

Board; (g) the Puerto Rico Department of Justice; (h) all parties filing a notice of appearance in 

these Title III cases; and (i) Movants. A copy of the Urgent Motion is also available on the 

Commonwealth’s case website at https://cases.primeclerk.com/puertorico/.

10. The Commonwealth submits that, in light of the nature of the relief requested, no 

other or further notice need be given. 

WHEREFORE, the Commonwealth requests the Court enter the Proposed Order and 

grant such other relief as is just and proper. 

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Dated: August 21, 2023

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

USDC No. 222301 

Email: lmarini@mpmlawpr.com

/s/ Carolina Velaz-Rivero

Carolina Velaz-Rivero

USDC No. 300913

Email: cvelaz@mpmlawpr.com

MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC

250 Ponce de León Ave.

Suite 900

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

Tel: (787) 705-2171

Fax: (787) 936-7494

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal 

Agency and Financial Advisory Authority

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Exhibit A

Proposed Order

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