IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE 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, et al.,                 (Jointly Administered) 

      Debtors.1

  

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ORDER 

  This matter is before the Court on the Motion for Joinder of Assured Guaranty Corp., 

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation, The Ad Hoc 

Group of PREPA Bondholders, Syncora Guarantee Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, in its 

Capacity as PREPA Bond Trustee to Motion to Compel Compliance with February 26, 2018 Order 

and for Entry of a Protective Order of Ad Hoc Group of General Obligation Bondholders, Ambac 

Assurance Corporation, Assured Guaranty Corp., Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., The Mutual 

Fund Group, and National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation (Dkt. No. 2948) (the “Motion”) 

 

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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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related to the Motion to Compel Compliance with February 26, 2018 Order and for Entry of a 

Protective Order of Ad Hoc Group of General Obligation Bondholders, Ambac Assurance 

Corporation, Assured Guaranty Corp., Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., The Mutual Fund 

Group, and National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation (Dkt. No. 2865) (the “Motion to 

Compel”).   

The Court has reviewed the submissions by the parties and hereby rules that the Motion 

was filed improperly as a motion for joinder given that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority 

(“PREPA”) is not a party to the Motion to Compel’s underlying 2004 requests and was not a 

party to the related meet‐and‐confer process.  However, the Court recognizes the overlap 

between the Motion and the Motion to Compel in both other parties and arguments.  The 

Court is also mindful of the judicial economy realized by hearing the two motions together.  

Therefore, the Court will still hear the Motion in connection with the Motion to Compel on May 

21, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time in Boston, Massachusetts.  The Court will, 

however, treat the Motion as a separate motion to compel documents in case 17‐BK‐4780, the 

Title III case for PREPA.  The Court will consider PREPA’s opposition to the merits of the Motion 

and the Movants’ reply thereto.  Accordingly, no further briefing on the Motion is required or 

permitted. 

SO ORDERED.           

/ s / Judith Gail Dein               

Judith Gail Dein 

              United States Magistrate Judge  

DATED: May 15, 2018 

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