UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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In re: :

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND : PROMESA

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, : Title III

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as representative of : Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS)

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO et al., : (Jointly Administered)

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Debtors.1 :

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INFORMATIVE MOTION OF OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED 

CREDITORS REGARDING DECEMBER 14-15, 2022, OMNIBUS HEARING

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain:

The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of all Title III Debtors (the 

“Committee”)2 hereby submits this informative motion in response to the Court’s Order 

Regarding Procedures for Title VI Approval Hearing for the Puerto Rico Finance Corporation 

and December 14-15, 2022, Omnibus Hearing [Case No. 17-3283, Docket No. 22907] (the 

“Scheduling Order”) and respectfully states as follows:

 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); (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case 

No. 17- BK-4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747); and (vi) Puerto Rico Public Buildings 

Authority (“PBA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 19-BK-5233-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Title 

III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations).

2 The Committee is the official committee of unsecured creditors for all Title III Debtors, other than PBA and 

COFINA.

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1. Luc A. Despins and G. Alexander Bongartz of Paul Hastings LLP will appear inperson on behalf of the Committee at the Hearing (as defined in the Scheduling Order), and 

address, as necessary, the following matters:

(a) Status Report to be filed by the Oversight Board;

(b) Status Report to be filed by AAFAF;

(c) Motion of Bonistas del Patio for Payment of Certain Professional Fees and 

Expenses by the Commonwealth [Docket No. 22578];

(i) Response of Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors to Motion of 

Bonistas del Patio for Payment of Certain Professional Fees and Expenses 

by the Commonwealth [Docket No. 22929];

(d) Any objections, responses, statements, joinders, or replies to any of the foregoing;

and

(e) Any statements made by any party in connection with the Title III cases or any 

adversary proceeding pending therein.

2. In addition, Mr. Juan J. Casillas Ayala of Casillas, Santiago & Torres LLC and 

one of his co-counsel will also be attending, on behalf of the Committee, the Hearing 

telephonically. 

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WHEREFORE, the Committee respectfully requests that the Court take notice of the 

above. 

Dated: December 7, 2022 /s/ Luc A. Despins .

PAUL HASTINGS LLP

Luc. A. Despins, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)

James R. Bliss, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)

Nicholas A. Bassett, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)

G. Alexander Bongartz, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)

200 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10166

Telephone: (212) 318-6000 

lucdespins@paulhastings.com 

jamesbliss@paulhastings.com

nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com

alexbongartz@paulhastings.com

Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors

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/s/ Juan J. Casillas Ayala .

CASILLAS, SANTIAGO & TORRES LLC

Juan J. Casillas Ayala, Esq. (USDC - PR 218312) 

Israel Fernández Rodríguez, Esq. (USDC - PR 

225004) 

Juan C. Nieves González, Esq. (USDC - PR 231707)

Cristina B. Fernández Niggemann, Esq. (USDC - PR 

306008) 

PO Box 195075 

San Juan, PR 00919-5075 

Tel.: (787) 523-3434 

Fax: (787) 523-3433

jcasillas@cstlawpr.com 

ifernandez@cstlawpr.com 

jnieves@cstlawpr.com 

cfernandez@cstlawpr.com 

Local Counsel to the Official Committee of 

Unsecured Creditors

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Exhibit A

PARTY APPEARANCE SHEET

Name of Party Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

ATTORNEY 1 Appearance Method In Person NY

Name Luc A. Despins 

Law Firm Paul Hastings LLP

Email lucdespins@paulhastings.com

Phone Number (212) 318-6001

Docket Entry No. of Notice of 

Appearance

Docket No. 494

ATTORNEY 2 Appearance Method In Person NY

Name G. Alexander Bongartz

Law Firm Paul Hastings LLP

Email alexbongartz@paulhastings.com

Phone Number (212) 318-6472

Docket Entry No. of Notice of 

Appearance

Docket No. 494

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