United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 15-1218 15-1221 15-1271 15-1272 FRANKLIN CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE TRUST, et al. , Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al. , Defendants, Appellants, PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (PREPA), Defendant. APPEALS FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge ] Before Howard, Chief Judge , Torruella and Lynch, Circuit Judges . Christopher Landau , with whom Margarita Mercado-Echegaray , Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Beth A. Williams , Michael A. Glick , Claire M. Murray , and Kirkland & Ellis LLP were on brief, for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , Governor Alejandro García-Padilla , and César R. Miranda-Rodríguez , appellants. Martin J. Bienenstock , with whom John E. Roberts , Andrea G. Miller , Proskauer Rose LLP , Mark D. Harris , Sigal P. Mandelker , Philip M. Abelson , and Ehud Barak were on brief, for Melba Acosta- Febo and John Doe , appellants. Lewis J. Liman , with whom Jorge R. Roig , Joanne A. Tomasini-
