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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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, (Jointly Administered)

et al.,

Debtors.1

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ORDER REGARDING PROCEDURES FOR ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION AND 

OBSERVATION OF MARCH 7-8, 2018, OMNIBUS HEARING

Beginning on March 7, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time), the Court 

will conduct an omnibus hearing on certain motions in the above-captioned cases (the 

“Hearing”) in Courtroom 3 of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 

150 Carlos Chardón Street, Federal Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1767, and by video 

teleconference in Courtroom 17C of the United States District Court for the Southern District of 

New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007.2

 The 

hearing will be conducted on March 7, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., resume if necessary 

from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and continue if necessary on March 8, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. An agenda outlining the matters to be addressed and 

the projected timetable will be filed by Debtors’ counsel by March 5, 2018 in accordance with 

the Third Amended Case Management Procedures.

 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 Attendees should check the notice board in the lobby of the courthouse on the morning of the hearing to 

confirm the courtroom location.

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Judge Swain will be present in the San Juan courtroom and videoteleconferencing facilities will be available in the New York courtroom. Counsel who intend to 

speak at the Hearing may attend the proceedings in the San Juan courtroom or the New York 

courtroom if they wish. Counsel who intend to speak at the Hearing must file an 

Informative Motion stating the names of all attending counsel and identifying the party for 

which they intend to appear, the agenda items in connection with which they intend to speak, and 

the location (New York or San Juan) at which they intend to appear, no later than March 1, 

2018, at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time). 

Other attorneys, members of the press and the general public may attend and 

observe the Hearing in either of the courtrooms. There will also be a live feed of the proceedings 

for members of the press available in the press room in the New York courthouse and in a 

designated space in the Puerto Rico courthouse. Attorneys who have entered an appearance in 

the Title III proceedings may register to listen-in on the proceedings by telephone. Such 

attorneys must register with CourtSolutions at www.court-solutions.com no later than March 2, 

2018 at 5:00 p.m. and pay the fee established by CourtSolutions. No recording or 

retransmission of the Hearing is permitted by any person, including, but not limited to, the 

parties or the press. Failure to comply may result in sanctions, including suspension of press 

privileges for members of the press in either court.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 26, 2018

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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