180727 ORD RE FUENTES BENEJAM LIFT STAY STIPULATION VERSION JULY 27, 2018 1

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, No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

as representative of

This Order relates to 

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, 17 BK 4780-LTS and shall

et al., be filed in the Lead Case No.

17 BK 3283-LTS and Case

Debtors.1 No. 17 BK 4780-LTS

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In re: PROMESA

Title III

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of No. 17 BK 4780-LTS

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER

AUTHORITY

Debtor.

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ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION MODIFYING THE AUTOMATIC

STAY BETWEEN THE PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY,

AND THE ESTATES OF GABRIEL FUENTES VÁZQUEZ AND EVANGELINA 

BENEJAM-OTERO, COMPRISED BY GABRIEL, JORGE L. AND JOSE R. FUENTES-BENEJAM

The Court has received and reviewed the Stipulation Modifying the Automatic Stay 

between the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, and The Estates of Gabriel Fuentes Vázquez 

 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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and Evangelina Benejam-Otero, Comprised by Gabriel, Jorge L. and Jose R. Fuentes-Benejam

(the “Stipulation”) filed by (i) Debtor the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) and 

(ii) the Estates of Gabriel Fuentes Vázquez and Evangelina Benejam-Otero, comprised by Gabriel, 

Jorge L. and José Ricardo Fuentes-Benejam (the “Movants”) (Docket Entry No. 3706 in Case No. 

17-3283.) The terms of the Stipulation are hereby approved. Movants and PREPA are authorized 

to take all actions necessary or appropriate to effectuate the terms of the Stipulation. The Court 

shall retain exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any and all disputes related to or arising 

from the implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of this Order.

This order resolves Docket Entry No. 3706 in Case No. 17-3283 and Docket Entry 

No. 889 in Case No. 17-4780.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 27, 2018

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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