UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 

 

In re 

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PROMESA 

Title III 

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

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No. 17 BK 3283-LTS 

(Jointly Administered) 

As a representative of ) 

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO

et al., 

Debtors.1

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Re: Dkt. No. 23253 

Hearing date: February 1, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. 

(Atlantic Standard Time)

INFORMATIVE MOTION OF THE FEE EXAMINER PURSUANT TO ORDER 

REGARDING PROCEDURES FOR FEBRUARY 1-2, 2023, OMNIBUS HEARING 

By his counsel, the Fee Examiner appointed in these proceedings files this Informative 

Motion pursuant to the Order Regarding Procedures for Hearing on February 1-2, 2023, 

Omnibus Hearing [Dkt. No. 23253]. The Fee Examiner’s Party Appearance Cover Sheet is 

attached to this Informative Motion as Exhibit A. The Fee Examiner further states that: 

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 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) Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (“PBA”) 

Bankruptcy Case No. 19-BK-5523-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Title III case numbers are 

listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations). 

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1. On January 25, 2022, the Fee Examiner will file the Fee Examiner’s Report on 

Uncontested Professional Fee Matters for Consideration in Connection with the February 1, 

2023 Omnibus Hearing [Dkt. No. _____] (the “Status Report”). 

2. The Status Report will outline the Fee Examiner’s recommendations for the 

Court’s approval, with adjustments and on an uncontested basis, of a group of interim 

applications for the Fifteenth Interim Compensation Period (February 1-May 31, 2022) and prior 

interim fee periods. 

3. The Status Report will attach a proposed order approving the uncontested fee 

applications (the “Proposed Order”). Counsel will also submit the Proposed Order to chambers 

in MS Word format pursuant to the Sixteenth Amended Case Management and Administrative 

Procedures [Dkt. No. 20190-1]. 

4. Pursuant to the Third Amended Order Setting Procedures for Interim 

Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals [Dkt. No. 20546] (the “Third 

Amended Compensation Order”) if no objections are timely filed, fee applications may be 

approved by Court order without a hearing, id. at 2(j), and the Court has done so in the past. 

5. The Fee Examiner and Puerto Rico counsel plan to appear at the hearing in person 

and will be prepared to respond to questions from the Court, if any, regarding the Status Report. 

Counsel to the Fee Examiner plans to participate via CourtSolutions, with a listen only line. 

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Dated this 25th day of January, 2023. 

WE HEREBY CERTIFY that on this date, we electronically filed the foregoing motion 

with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system that will send notification of such filing to 

all attorneys of record registered in the use of the CM/ECF system. 

EDGE Legal, LLC 

 s/ Eyck O. Lugo 

Eyck O. Lugo 

252 Ponce de León Avenue 

Citibank Tower, 12th Floor 

San Juan, PR 00918 

Telephone: (787) 522-2000 

Facsimile: (787) 522-2010 

Puerto Rico Counsel for Fee Examiner 

GODFREY & KAHN, S.C. 

One East Main Street, Suite 500 

Madison, WI 53703 

Telephone: (608) 257-3911 

Facsimile: (608) 257-0609 

Katherine Stadler (Pro Hac Vice) 

Counsel for the Fee Examiner 

 

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EXHIBIT A 

FEE EXAMINER’S PARTY APPEARANCE SHEET 

Name of Party 

ATTORNEY 1 Appearance Method In Person-San Juan, PR 

Name Eyck O. Lugo 

Law Firm EDGE Legal, LLC 

E-mail elugo@edgelegal.com

Phone Number (787) 522-2000 

Docket Entry of Notice of 

Appearance 

See Order Authorizing the Employment of Edge 

Legal Strategies, PSC as Local Counsel to the 

Fee Examiner [Dkt. No. 1992] 

ATTORNEY 2 Appearance Method In Person-San Juan, PR 

 Name Brady C. Williamson 

 Law Firm Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. 

 E-mail bwilliam@gklaw.com

 Phone Number (608) 284-2636 

 Docket Entry of Notice of 

Appearance 

See Order Pursuant to PROMESA Sections 316 

and 317 and Bankruptcy Code Section 105(a) 

Appointing a Fee Examiner and Related Relief 

[Dkt. No. 1416] 

ADDITIONAL 

ATTORNEY 

OBSERVATION

 Katherine Stadler 

CourtSolutions-listen only line 

kstadler@gklaw.com

(608) 284-2654 

See Order Pursuant to PROMESA Sections 316 

and 317 and Bankruptcy Code Section 105(a) 

Appointing a Fee Examiner and Related Relief 

[Dkt. No. 1416] 

28691872.1 

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