UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of 

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al.,

Debtors.1

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PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

ORDER GRANTING INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR’S URGENT UNOPPOSED 

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER SEAL

Upon consideration of the Independent Investigator’s Urgent Unopposed Motion For 

Leave to File Certificate of Service Under Seal (the “Urgent Motion”),2 the Court hereby 

FINDS AND DETERMINES that (i) the Court has jurisdiction to consider the Urgent 

Motion and the relief requested therein pursuant to sections 106 (a) and 306(a)(2) of 

PROMESA; (ii) venue is proper before this Court pursuant to sections 104(k), 106(a), and 

307(a) of PROMESA; (iii) due and proper notice of this Urgent Motion has been provided 

under the particular circumstances and no other or further notice need be provided; (iv) based 

on the statements and arguments made in the Urgent Motion, the Court finds that it is 

appropriate for the filing under seal of an unredacted version of the Certificate of Service for 

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 (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 (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3566 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686), (iii) Puerto 

Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK- 3567 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of 

Federal Tax ID: 3808), and (iv) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284

(LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474); and (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Bankruptcy Case 

No. 17 BK 4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747).

2 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the 

Urgent Motion.

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the Independent Investigator’s Exit Procedures Motion. Accordingly, it is hereby 

ORDERED THAT:

1. Prime Clerk LLC is authorized to publicly file the Certificate of Service with

“Exhibit C” redacted.

2. Prime Clerk LLC is authorized to file under seal a full, unredacted version of the

Certificate of Service.

3. The Clerk of the Court will provide access to “Exhibit C” of the Certificate of

Service to the following parties: (a) counsel for the Oversight Board; (b) the Official 

Committee of Unsecured Creditors; and (c) the Official Committee of Retired Employees of 

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 6, 2018 

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN 

United States District Judge

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