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 

This matter is before the Court on the Creditors’ Committee’s Urgent Unopposed Motion 

to File Renewed Bankruptcy Rule 2004 Motion Under Seal (Dkt. No. 3067) (the “Motion to 

Seal”).  Noting the agreement between the parties, and based on the statements and 

arguments made in the Motion to Seal, the Court finds that it is appropriate for the Official 

Committee of Unsecured Creditors of all Title III debtors (other than COFINA) (the 

“Committee”) to file under seal an unredacted version of the Renewed Motion Seeking Entry of 

Order, Under Bankruptcy Rule 2004, Authorizing Discovery With Respect to Certain Causes of 

 

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  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), and (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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Puerto Rico Financial Crisis Beginning on August 15, 2018 (Dkt. No. 3066) (the “Renewed 

Motion”).  Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:  

1. The Committee is authorized to file under seal an unredacted version of the 

Renewed Motion.   

2. The Clerk of Court will provide the Committee, the Oversight Board, and the 

Puerto Rico Financial Institutions2

 access to the sealed materials through their counsel of 

record.    

This resolves Dkt. No. 3067. 

SO ORDERED.           

/ s / Judith Gail Dein               

Judith Gail Dein 

              United States Magistrate Judge  

DATED: May 16, 2018 

 

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 The “Puerto Rico Financial Institutions”, as defined in the Motion of Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors for Order, Under Bankruptcy Rule 2004, Authorizing Discovery Program With Respect to Certain 

Causes of Puerto Rico Financial Crisis (Dkt. No. 706) are Santander Securities LLC, Santander Asset 

Management LLC, Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Popular, Inc., Popular Securities LLC, Banco Popular de 

Puerto Rico, and the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. 

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