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., : 

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(Jointly Administered) 

Debtors.1

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INFORMATIVE MOTION OF 

OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS 

REGARDING STATUS CONFERENCE ON MAY 8, 2023 

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 to 

Appear for Urgent Status Conference [Case No. 17-3283, Docket No. 24115] (the “Scheduling 

Order”) and respectfully states as follows: 

1. Luc A. Despins will appear in person and Pedro Jimenez and G. Alexander 

Bongartz will appear via Zoom on behalf of the Committee at the Hearing (as defined in the 

 

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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); (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). 

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

COFINA. 

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Scheduling Order), and reserve the right to be heard on any matter raised by any party at the 

Hearing. 

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, via Zoom. 

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

above. 

Dated: May 4, 2023 

 

/s/ Luc A. Despins .

PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

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

Pedro A. Jimenez, 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 

nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com 

alexbongartz@paulhastings.com 

Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors 

- and - 

/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 

Party Name 

Abbreviation 

(For Use with 

Zoom) 

Creditors Comm. 

ATTORNEY 1 Appearance Method In Person 

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 

Zoom Screen Name Creditors Comm. / Despins, Luc / Paul 

Hastings LLP 

ATTORNEY 3 Appearance Method Via Zoom 

Name Pedro Jimenez 

Law Firm Paul Hastings LLP 

Email pedrojimenez@paulhastings.com 

Phone Number (212) 318-6790 

Docket Entry No. of Notice of 

Appearance 

Docket No.23318 

Zoom Screen Name Creditors Comm. / Bongartz, Alex / Paul 

Hastings LLP 

ATTORNEY 2 Appearance Method Via Zoom 

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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Zoom Screen Name Creditors Comm. / Bongartz, Alex / Paul 

Hastings LLP 

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