IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO 

RICO, 

As representative of 

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO 

RICO, et al.

Debtors1.

PROMESA

Title III

Case No. 17-CV-01578-LTS

Case No. 17-03283

(Joint Administration Requested)

UNITED STATES TRUSTEE’S NOTICE 

OF SUBSTITUTION OF PUBLIC OFFICIAL 

Daniel M. McDermott, United States Trustee for Region 21, through undersigned 

counsel, hereby states and prays as follows:

1. On January 6, 2018, Guy G. Gebhardt ceased his duties as the United States 

Trustee for Region 21.

 1 The Debtors in these Title III Cases, along with each Debtor’s respective 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) (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); and (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). Case Nos. 17 BK 3283-LTS and 17 BK 

3284-LTS are jointly administered by order of the court.

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2. On January 7, 2018, Daniel M. McDermott became the United States Trustee for 

Region 21. 

3. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25 provides in pertinent part as follows:

(d) Public Officers; Death or Separation from Office.

(1) An action does not abate when a public officer who is a party in an 

official capacity dies, resigns, or otherwise ceases to hold office while the action 

is pending. The officer’s successor is automatically substituted as party. Later 

proceedings should be in the substituted party’s name, but any misnomer not 

affecting the parties’ substantial rights must be disregarded. The court may order 

substitution at any time, but the absence of such an order does not affect the 

substitution. 

FED. R. CIV. P. 25. See also FED. R. BANKR. P. 7025; FED. R. APP. P. 43(C)(2).

4. Accordingly, the United States Trustee gives notice that the new United States 

Trustee for Region 21 appointed to exercise the rights and powers of the United States Trustee in 

the Title III proceedings of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its territorial instrumentalities 

pursuant to the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act or PROMESA, 

48 U.S.C. § 2161, is Daniel M. McDermott.

WHEREFORE, the United States Trustee respectfully requests that the Court take note of 

the above, and provide for such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

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DATED: January 17, 2018

DANIEL M. MCDERMOTT

United States Trustee for Region 21

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE

Edificio Ochoa

500 Tanca Street, Suite 301

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901-1922

Tel.: (787) 729-7444

Fax: (787) 729-7449

(Electronically Filed)

By: s/ Monsita Lecaroz-Arribas

Monsita Lecaroz-Arribas

Assistant U.S. Trustee

USDC-PR No. 207707

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