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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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, (Jointly Administered)

et al.,

Debtors.1

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ORDER (I) REGARDING PROCEDURES FOR ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION AND 

OBSERVATION OF JUNE 6-7, 2018, OMNIBUS HEARING AND (II) DIRECTING

THE OVERSIGHT BOARD TO PROVIDE A STATUS REPORT AT THE OMNIBUS HEARING 

Beginning on June 6, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time), the Court will 

conduct an omnibus hearing on certain motions in the above-captioned cases (the “Hearing”) in 

Courtroom 3 of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 150 Carlos 

Chardón Street, Federal Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1767, and by video 

teleconference in Courtroom 17C of the United States District Court for the Southern District of 

New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007. The 

hearing will be conducted on June 6, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., resume if necessary 

from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and continue if necessary on June 7, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. . An agenda outlining the matters to be addressed and the projected timetable will be filed 

by Debtors’ counsel by June 4, 2018 in accordance with the Fourth Amended Case Management 

Procedures.

 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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Judge Swain will be present in the San Juan courtroom and videoteleconferencing facilities will be available in the New York courtroom. Counsel who intend to 

speak at the Hearing may attend the proceedings in the San Juan courtroom or the New York 

courtroom if they wish. Counsel who intend to speak at the Hearing must file an 

Informative Motion stating the names of all attending counsel and identifying the party for 

which they intend to appear, the agenda items in connection with which they intend to speak, and 

the location (New York or San Juan) at which they intend to appear, no later than May 31, 

2018, at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time). 

The Oversight Board is hereby directed to provide a status report at the Hearing 

regarding the following topics: 

1. General case status; 

2. The claims filing process and the anticipated claims reconciliation 

process; 

3. The status of PREPA’s operations and liquidity; and 

4. The Title VI filing contemplated in connection with the financial 

restructuring of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. 

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

observe the Hearing in either of the courtrooms. There will also be a live feed of the proceedings 

for members of the press available in the press room in the New York courthouse and 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 no later than June 1, 

2018 at 5:00 p.m. 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.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 16, 2018

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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