180712 ORD RE FUENTES BENEJAM LIFT STAY EXT VERSION JULY 12, 2018 1

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)

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of 

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY 

(PREPA), 

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 GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINES IN 

CONNECTION WITH MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM THE AUTOMATIC STAY AND FOR A RULING 

THAT A JUDGMENT BASED ON A CLAIM 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 Joint Motion for Extension of Deadlines 

in Connection with Motion for Relief from the Automatic Stay and for a Ruling that a Judgment 

Based on a Claim Arising from the Taking of Properties without Just Compensation is Not 

 

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).

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180712 ORD RE FUENTES BENEJAM LIFT STAY EXT VERSION JULY 12, 2018 2

Subject to Reduction or Compensation in Bankruptcy (Docket Entry No. 34912, the “Extension 

Motion”). The Extension Motion is hereby granted to extent provided herein. Opposition papers 

to the Motion for Relief from the Automatic Stay and for a Ruling that a Judgment Based on a 

Claim Arising from the Taking of Properties Without Just Compensation is Not Subject to 

Reduction or Compensation in Bankruptcy (Docket Entry No. 889 in Case No. 17-4780, the “Lift 

Stay Motion”) must be filed by July 26, 2018. Movants’ reply papers must be filed by August

2, 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. 3491 in case no. 17-3283 and docket entry 

no. 907 in case no. 17-4780.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 12, 2018

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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

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