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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NOTICE OF FOURTH AMENDED APPEARANCE OF OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF 

UNSECURED CREDITORS AND REQUEST FOR SERVICE OF PAPERS 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the 

“Committee”)2

 hereby files, through its counsel, Paul Hastings LLP and Casillas, Santiago & 

Torres LLC, this fourth amended notice of appearance,3 and, pursuant to Rules 2002 and 9010 of 

the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, which are applicable to these cases by section 310 of 

PROMESA,4

 requests that all notice given or required to be given in these cases be served upon: 

 

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 

3

 The Committee previously filed notices of appearance on June 27, 2017 [Docket No. 494], July 7, 2017 [Docket 

No. 601], July 21, 2017 [Docket No. 703], and January 24, 2023 [Docket No. 23318]. The Committee files this 

fourth amended notice of appearance to reflect the updated list of lawyers at Paul Hastings LLP and Casillas, 

Santiago & Torres LLC that are appearing on behalf of the Committee. 

4

 References to PROMESA are references to 48 U.S.C. §§ 2101 et. seq.

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PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

Luc A. Despins, Esq. 

Pedro A. Jimenez, Esq. 

Nicholas A. Bassett, Esq. 

William K. Whitner, Esq. 

G. Alexander Bongartz, Esq. 

Eric D. Stolze, Esq. 

200 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10166 

Telephone: (212) 318-6000 

Fax: (212) 319-4090 

lucdespins@paulhastings.com 

pedrojimenez@paulhastings.com 

nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com 

kwhitner@paulhastings.com 

alexbongartz@paulhastings.com 

ericstolze@paulhastings.com 

CASILLAS, SANTIAGO & TORRES LLC 

Juan J. Casillas Ayala, Esq. 

Israel Fernández Rodríguez, Esq. 

Luis F. Llach-Zúñiga 

Juan C. Nieves González, Esq. 

Cristina B. Fernández Niggemann, Esq. 

El Caribe Office Building 

53 Palmeras Street, Ste. 1601 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901-2419 

Telephone: (787) 523-3434 

jcasillas@cstlawpr.com 

ifernandez@cstlawpr.com 

lllach@cstlawpr.com 

jnieves@cstlawpr.com 

cfernandez@cstlawpr.com 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this request for notice and service includes 

copies of all papers, including, but not limited to, reports, pleadings, motions, applications or 

petitions, schedules, plans, disclosure statements, and answering or reply papers filed in these 

cases or any related adversary proceeding and that such service be in accordance with the 

Sixteenth Amended Notice, Case Management and Administrative Procedures [Docket No. 

20190-1], unless otherwise directed by the Court, to the parties listed above. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Committee intends that neither this 

Notice of Appearance nor any former or later pleading, claim or suit shall waive the right to trial 

by jury in any proceeding so triable in these cases or any case, controversy, or proceeding related 

to these cases, or any other rights, claims, actions, defenses, set-offs, or recoupments to which 

the Committee is or may be entitled under agreements in law or in equity. 

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THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFY that on this same date, the foregoing was 

electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send 

notification of this filing to the case participants. 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED. 

Dated: April 20, 2023 

 San Juan, Puerto Rico 

/s/ G. Alexander Bongartz .

PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

Luc A. Despins, 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, Puerto Rico 00919-5075 

Telephone: (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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