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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NOTICE OF HEARING AND PROCEDURAL ORDER 

In accordance with the Order dated April 11, 2018 (Dkt. No. 2889) a hearing to address 

the Ad Hoc Group of General Obligation Bondholders, Ambac Assurance Corporation, Assured 

Guaranty Corp. and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., the Mutual Fund Group, and National 

Public Finance Guarantee Corporations’ Motion to Compel Compliance With February 26, 2018 

Order And For Entry Of A Protective Order (Docket No. 2865) shall be held before Magistrate 

Judge Dein as follows: 

  1.  The hearing shall be held on Monday, May 21, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. (Atlantic 

Standard time), in Courtroom #8 of the United States District Court for the District of 

Massachusetts, One Courthouse Way, Boston, Massachusetts 022102.   

 

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 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 A courtroom at the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico will be determined as the 

hearing date approaches. The Court will enter a notice with the updated information at such time.   

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  2.  Judge Dein will be present in the Massachusetts courtroom.  Counsel who intend 

to present oral argument are required to attend the proceedings in the Massachusetts 

courtroom.  Counsel who intend to present oral argument at the hearing must file an 

Informative Motion stating their name and the party for which they intend to appear, no later 

than May 14, 2018 at 11:59 a.m. (Atlantic Standard time). 

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

observe the hearing in either the Massachusetts or Puerto Rico courtrooms.  There will also be 

a live feed of the proceedings for members of the press available 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 by May 14, 2018 at 11:59 a.m. (Atlantic Standard 

time) 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. 

4.  Any party wishing to present evidence at the hearing must comply with the 

requirements of the Court’s Jury Evidence Recording System (JERS).  Parties are required to 

submit their exhibits electronically in a USB drive or CD‐Rom to the Courthouse in Puerto Rico

regardless of the principal location of the hearing. Counsel must submit such exhibits to the 

Courthouse in Puerto Rico in electronic format no later than May 17, 2018.  All files must 

additionally comply with the below requirements:

1. Files should be named as follows: 

<exhibit number>_<exhibit description>.<file extension> 

The use of the “underscore” character is required when a description of 

the exhibit is included and the underscore character cannot be used 

elsewhere in the exhibit name. 

   

2. Files must conform to one of the following JERS’compatible  file types: 

  •  PDF 

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  •  JPG 

  •  WMV 

  •  MP3 

  •  WAV   

  •  AVI‐ Standard definition. Please do not use HD (high definition) format 

3. Composite exhibits are permitted, however they should be uploaded in separate 

file 

4. Pursuant to Local Rule 5(g): "All documents not in the English language which are 

presented or filed, whether as evidence or otherwise, must be accompanied by a 

certified translation into English prepared by an interpreter certified by the 

Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Certification by a federally‐

certified interpreter may be waived upon stipulation by all parties." The 

Courtroom Deputy Clerk will NOT ACCEPT any documentation that does not 

comply with Local Rule 5(g). 

  SO ORDERED. 

    

/ s / Judith Gail Dein               

Judith Gail Dein 

              United States Magistrate Judge  

DATED: May 2, 2018 

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