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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 GRANTING URGENT MOTION OF OFFICIAL COMMITTEE 

OF UNSECURED CREDITORS FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS (DOCKET ENTRY NO. 3977) 

 Upon consideration of the Urgent Motion of Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors for Leave to Exceed Page Limits in Its Omnibus Reply in Support of Its Motion for 

Order Granting Derivative Standing to Act on Behalf of Title III Debtors for Certain Limited 

Purposes and Other Related Relief with Respect to Restructuring of Government Development 

Bank For Puerto Rico (Docket Entry No. 3977 in Case No. 3283, the “Motion”)2 seeking leave 

to exceed the fifteen (15) page limit for memoranda of law in support of replies set by the Case 

Management Procedures, the Court hereby finds and determines that (i) the Court has 

jurisdiction to consider the Motion and the relief requested therein pursuant to section 306 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), (iv) 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK3284 (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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 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the 

Motion. 

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

the relief requested in the Motion is proper and in the best interest of the Title III debtors, their 

creditors, and other parties in interest; and (iv) due and proper notice of the Motion has been 

provided under the particular circumstances and no other or further notice need be provided. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED THAT: 

1. The Motion is GRANTED as set forth herein 

2. The Committee may exceed the 15-page per-motion reply brief limit set in the 

Case Management Procedures by filing an Omnibus Reply not to exceed thirty (30) pages, 

exclusive of the cover page, table of contents, table of authorities, signature page, exhibits, and 

the certificate of service. 

3. The Court retains jurisdiction over any disputes relating to the interpretation or 

implementation of this Order. 

4. This Order resolves Docket Entry No. 3977. 

Dated: September 27, 2018 

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

 LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

 United States District Judge 

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