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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)

Re: ECF Nos. 3928, 3930, 3969

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of 

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY, 

Debtor.

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 4780-LTS

This Order shall be filed in both the 

lead Case No. 17 BK-3283-LTS 

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

ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINES WITH RESPECT TO MOTION FOR RELIEF 

FROM STAY AND FOR A RULING THAT A JUDGMENT ON A CLAIMS ARISING 

FROM THE TAKING OF PROPERTIES WITHOUT JUST COMPENSATION IS NOT 

SUBJECT TO REDUCTION OR COMPENSATION IN BANKRUPTCY

The Court has received and reviewed the Consented Motion for Extension of 

Deadlines (Docket Entry No. 39692

, the “Extension Motion”). The Extension Motion is hereby 

 

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).

2 All docket entry references are to entries in case no. 17-3283, unless otherwise specified.

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granted to the extent provided herein. Opposition papers to the Motion for Relief from Stay and 

for a Ruling that a Judgment on a Claim Arising from the Taking of Properties without Just

Compensation is Not Subject to Reduction or Compensation in Bankruptcy (Docket Entry No. 

3928, the “Lift Stay Motion”) must be filed by October 5, 2018. Movants’ reply papers must be 

filed by October 12, 2018. The Court will thereafter take the Lift Stay Motion on submission, 

unless a party thereto requests a hearing. The request for an extension of the briefing schedule is 

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

the Court’s determination of the Lift Stay Motion.

This order resolves docket entry no. 3969 in case no. 17-3283 and docket entry 

no. 970 in case no. 17-4780.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 25, 2018

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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