IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 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, et al., (Jointly Administered)

Debtors.1

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ORDER

This matter is before the Court on the Eighth Supplemental Joint Status Report of 

Movants and Respondents (Dkt. No. 3949) (the “Eighth Status Report”) related to the Joint 

Motion by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO 

(AFSCME), American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (AFT), International Union, United 

Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, AFL-CIO (UAW), and 

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) for an Order Authorizing Discovery Under 

Bankruptcy Rule 2004 (Dkt. No. 2595) (the “Rule 2004 Motion”). Therein, the parties hereto 

 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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represent that they have continued to meet and confer and are continuing discussions 

regarding the production of additional information. The parties have represented similar 

progress in numerous status reports previously filed with the Court. Noting the collaboration 

among the parties, and the lack of a request for an instant ruling on the underlying Rule 2004 

Motion, the Court hereby instructs the Clerk of Court to terminate the Rule 2004 Motion for 

procedural purposes. This instruction is not a ruling on the merits and is without prejudice to 

any party moving to reopen the Rule 2004 Motion. The parties need not file supplemental 

pleadings with the Court related to the Rule 2004 Motion unless a ruling on the merits of the 

Motion is necessary.

This order resolves Dkt. No. 3949. The Clerk of Court is hereby instructed to terminate

Dkt. No. 2595.

SO ORDERED.

/ s / Judith Gail Dein 

Judith Gail Dein

United States Magistrate Judge 

DATED: September 20, 2018

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