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 JUNE 8, 2023, OMNIBUS HEARING 

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 

Regarding Procedures for Hearing on June 8, 2023, Omnibus Hearing [Case No. 17-3283, 

Docket No. 24336] (the “Scheduling Order”) and respectfully states as follows: 

 

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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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1. Luc A. Despins and G. Alexander Bongartz of Paul Hastings LLP will appear inperson on behalf of the Committee at the Hearing (as defined in the Scheduling Order), at the 

New York Courthouse, and address, as necessary, the following matters: 

(a) Status Report to be filed by the Oversight Board;

(b) Status Report to be filed by AAFAF; 

(c) Any objections, responses, statements, joinders, or replies to any of the foregoing;

and;

(d) Any statements made by any party in connection with the Title III cases or any 

adversary proceeding pending therein. 

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, in person, 

in the San Juan Courthouse. 

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

above. 

Dated: May 30, 2023 

 

/s/ Luc A. Despins .

PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

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

Pedro Jimenez, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice pending) 

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 

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/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 

ATTORNEY 1 Appearance Method In Person NY 

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 

ATTORNEY 2 Appearance Method In Person NY 

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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