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In the Supreme Court of the United States ______ No. A18-_________ In the Supreme Court of the United States ___________________ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Ponce, Arecibo, Caguas, Mayagüez, and Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico, Petitioners, v. Yalí Acevedo Feliciano, Sonia Arroyo Velázquez, Elsie Alvarado Rivera, et al., Respondents ___________________ APPENDIX TO APPLICATION FOR STAY PENDING PETITION FOR CERTIORARI ___________________ Directed to the Honorable Stephen Breyer, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ___________________ PEDRO A. BUSÓ-GARCÍA GENE C. SCHAERR SCHUSTER AGUILÓ LLC Counsel of Record 221 Ponce de León Avenue MICHAEL T. WORLEY 15th Floor SCHAERR|DUNCAN LLP San Juan, PR 00917 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900 Counsel for Archdiocese of San Juan Washington, DC 20006 (202) 787-1060 [email protected] Counsel for all Petitioners/Applicants June 15, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS Court Documents Opinion of June 11, 2018, Puerto Rico Supreme Court ................................................................................ A-1 Order of June 14, 2018 (dated June 13), Puerto Rico Supreme Court ................................................................................ B-1 Opinion and Order of May 31, 2018, Puerto Rico Supreme Court ................................................................................ C-1 Order of May 25, 2018, Puerto Rico Supreme Court ................................................................................ D-1 Order of May 24, 2018, Puerto Rico Supreme Court ................................................................................ E-1 Judgment of April 30, 2018, Puerto Rico Court of Appeals............................................................................... F-1 Order of March 27, 2018, Superior Court of San Juan ................................................................................ G-1 Order of March 26, 2018, Superior Court of San Juan ................................................................................ H-1 Decision of March 16, 2018, Superior Court of San Juan .................................................................................. I-1 Judgment of July 18, 2017, Puerto Rico Supreme Court ................................................................................. J-1 Affidavit of Archbishop Roberto Octavio González-Nieves, Filed in the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, May 29, 2018 .................................... K-1 Affidavit of Archbishop Roberto Octavio González-Nieves, Filed in the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, June 1, 2018 ...................................... L-1 Affidavit of Vicar General Alberto Figueroa, Filed in the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, June 8, 2018 ..................................... M-1 Motion in Compliance with Order, June 4, 2018 .................................................... N-1 Opinion of June 11, 2018, Puerto Rico Supreme Court (Spanish) ............................................................... O-1 Fourth Amended Complaint (Spanish) .................................................................... P-1 Other Materials List of Plaintiffs ........................................................................................................ Q-1 Secretary of State’s Certification on status of Puerto Rico entities ....................... 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