180712 ORDER RE AMP LIFT STAY DEADLINES VERSION JULY 12, 2018 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 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.1

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

This Order shall be filed in Case 

No. 17-BK-3283-LTS, Case No. 

17-BK-4780-LTS, and Case No. 

17-BK-3567-LTS.

ORDER GRANTING URGENT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINES IN CONNECTION 

WITH AUTONOMOUS MUNICIPALITY OF PONCE’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL LIFT OF STAY

The Court has received and reviewed the Urgent Joint Motion for Extension of 

Deadlines (Docket Entry No. 34612 in Case No. 17-3283, the “Extension Motion”). The 

Extension Motion is hereby granted to extent provided herein. The deadline for all parties to file 

an opposition to the Motion for Partial Lift of Stay filed by the Autonomous Municipality of 

Ponce (the “Movant”) (Docket Entry No. 3019 in Case No. 17-3283, the “Lift Stay Motion”) 

must be filed by July 19, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time). Movant’s reply to any 

opposition must be filed by July 26, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time).

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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).

2 The Urgent Joint Motion for Extension of Deadlines was also filed as Docket Entry No. 

909 in Case No. 17-4780 and Docket Entry No. 462 in Case No. 17-3567. 

3 Movant previously filed a Motion for Leave to File Spanish Document and Requesting 

Short Extension of Time to Submit Certified Translation (Docket Entry No. 3020 in Case 

No. 17-3283). This prior request for an extension of time to file certified translations was 

deemed to be consent to an extension of the period referenced in 11 U.S.C. § 362(e)(1)

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This order Docket Entry No. 3496 in Case No. 17-3283, Docket Entry No. 909 in 

Case No. 17-4780 and Docket Entry No. 462 in Case No. 17-3567.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 12, 2018

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

 

pending the Court’s determination of the Lift Stay Motion in the Order Setting Briefing 

Schedule in Connection with AMP Lift Stay Motion and Granting Motion for Leave to 

File Spanish Document and Requesting Extension of Time to Submit Certified 

Translation (Docket Entry No. 3023 in Case No. 17-3283). 

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