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 APPEARANCE AND REQUEST FOR SERVICE OF PAPERS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Rule 83D(a) of the Local Civil Rules of the 

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Rules 2002, 9007 and 9010(b) of the 

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”), made applicable to these 

proceedings by Section 310 of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability 

Act (“Promesa”), 48 U.S.C. §2170, and sections 102(1) and 1109(b) of title 11 of the United States 

Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), made applicable to these procedings by Section 301 of 

PROMESA, Vilariño & Associates LLC hereby enter their appearance in the above-captioned 

Title III case as counsel for José Santiago Inc., hereby requests, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rules 

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); and (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy 

Case No. 17-BK-4780 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747) (Title III case numbers are listed as 

Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations). 

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2002, and 9007 and section 1109(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, that the undersigned names be added 

to the mailing list maintained by the Clerk in the Title III Case, and that the Clerk and all other 

parties-in-interest in the Title III Case provide all notices and all papers served on any party, filed 

with the Court, or delivered to the Office of the United States Trustee in the Title III Cases, to the 

persons listed below:

Vilariño & Associates, LLC

PO Box 9022515

San Juan PR 00902-2515

Tel. (787) 565-9894

Email: jvilarino@vilarinolaw.com

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, pursuant to section 1109(b) of the Bankruptcy 

Code, the foregoing request includes all of the notices and papers referred to in the provisions of 

the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rulesspecified above, but also includes, without limitations, 

notices of any orders, pleadings, motions, applications, complaints, demands, hearings, cash-flow 

reports, requests or petitions, answering or reply of papers, memoranda and briefs in support of 

any of the foregoing, and any other document brought before this Court with respect to the Title 

III Case and any proceeding therein, whether formal or informal, whether written or oral, and 

whether transmitted or conveyed by mail, delivery, telephone, telecopier, telex, electronically or 

otherwise filed or given with regard to the Title III Case and the proceedings therein, all of which 

shall be sent to the attorneys listed above.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, neither this notice nor any subsequent 

appearance, pleading, claim or suit is intended or shall be deemed to waive any rights of 

Tradewinds (1) to trial by jury in any proceeding so triable in the Title III Case or any case, 

controversy, or proceeding related to the Title III Case; or (2) to rights, claims, actions, defenses, 

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setoffs, recoupments, or remedies to which Tradewinds is or may be entitled under agreements, in 

law or in equity, all of which rights, claims, actions, defenses, setoffs, recoupments, and remedies 

are expressly reserved hereby.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court 

using the CM/ECF system, which will notify case participants.

Date: January 18, 2023.

Vilariño & Associates, LLC

/s/ Javier Vilariño

Javier Vilariño

USDC NUM. 223593

PO Box 9022515

San Juan PR 00902-2515

Tel. 787-565-9894

Email: jvilarino@vilarinolaw.com

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