Hearing Date: February 7, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (AST)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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In re

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

 as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, 

et al.,

Debtors.

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PROMESA 

Title III

Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS)

(Jointly Administered)

In re

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

 as representative of

PUERTO RICO ELECTRICAL POWER 

AUTHORITY (PREPA),

Debtor.

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PROMESA 

Title III

Case No. 17-BK-04780-LTS

Court Filing Relates Only to PREPA

MOTION OF SCOTIABANK DE PUERTO RICO, AS ADMINISTRATIVE 

AGENT, FOR LEAVE TO FILE SPANISH DOCUMENT AND

TO FILE CERTIFIED ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY FEBRUARY 5, 2018

 

1 The Debtors in these title III cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case number listed as a 

bankruptcy 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).

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To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain:

1. Scotiabank de Puerto Rico (“Scotiabank”), as administrative agent for lenders to 

the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”), by and through its attorneys, filed

Motions at PREPA Docket No. 572 and Commonwealth Docket No. 2333, which append a 

Spanish document, Joint Senate Resolution 196 of 2018, as Exhibit A. Scotiabank hereby moves 

for leave to file Exhibit A in its original Spanish language and for leave to file a certified English 

translation by February 5, 2018 pursuant to Local District Court Rule 5(g). A proposed order is 

attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Dated: February 1, 2018 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Antonio A. Arias

Antonio A. Arias

USDC-PR No. 204906

aaa@mcvpr.com 

MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC

270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 7

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918

P.O. Box 364225

San Juan, PR 00936-4225

Telephone: (787) 250-5604 

Facsimile: (787) 759-9225

WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ

Richard G. Mason (admitted pro hac vice)

Emil A. Kleinhaus (admitted pro hac vice)

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

Telephone: (212) 403-1000

Facsimile: (212) 403-2000

Email: rgmason@wlrk.com

eakleinhaus@wlrk.com

Attorneys for Scotiabank de Puerto Rico, as 

Administrative Agent

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