181105 ORD RE 2D UCC MOT TO ENFORCE EXT.DOCX VERSION NOVEMBER 5, 2018 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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

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Debtors.1 :

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ORDER FURTHER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR COMMONWEALTH AGENT TO 

FILE MOTION ENFORCE STIPULATION AND ORDER APPROVING PROCEDURE 

TO RESOLVE COMMONWEALTH-COFINA DISPUTE IN TITLE III CASE OF

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO

Upon the Urgent Consented Motion of Official Unsecured Creditors Committee in Its 

Statutory Capacity and as Commonwealth Agent Regarding Further Consensual Extension of 

Deadline to File Motion to Enforce Stipulation and Order Approving Procedure to Resolve 

Commonwealth-COFINA Dispute in Title III Case of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

(the “Urgent Motion”);2 and the Court having found and determined that (i) the Court has 

jurisdiction to consider the Urgent Motion and the relief requested therein pursuant to section 

 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 (“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), (iv) Puerto Rico Sales

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

Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474), and (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority 

(“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 

3747).

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306(a) of PROMESA; (ii) venue is proper before this Court pursuant to section 307(a) of 

PROMESA; (iii) cause exists to shorten the notice period as requested in the Urgent Motion; and 

(iv) due and proper notice of the Urgent Motion has been provided under the particular 

circumstances and no other or further notice need be provided; and any objections to the relief 

requested in the Urgent Motion having been withdrawn or overruled; and after due deliberation 

and sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The Urgent Motion is granted as set forth herein.

2. The deadline for the Commonwealth Agent to file the Motion to Enforce shall be

extended to November 5, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (AST).

3. The other dates set forth in the Scheduling Order, including the deadlines to file 

objections and replies with respect to the Motion to Enforce as well as the date of the hearing on 

the Motion to Enforce shall remain unchanged. 

4. The terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and

enforceable upon its entry.

5. The Court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to the 

implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of this Order.

6. This Order resolves Docket Entry No. 4165.

Dated: November 5, 2018

/s/ Laura Taylor Swain

HONORABLE LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 2 All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such 

terms in the Urgent Motion. 

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