UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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.,

Debtors.1

PROMESA

Title III

No-. 17 BK 3283-LTS

Re: ECF No. 24115

(Jointly Administered)

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY,

Debtor.

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 4780-LTS

Re: ECF No. 3435

(Jointly Administered)

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING ATTENDANCE 

AT URGENT STATUS CONFERENCE HEARING

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain:

The Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (“AAFAF”) through the 

undersigned counsel, hereby states and prays as follows:

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 The Debtors in these Title III cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case number listed as a bankruptcy 

case number due to software limitations and the last four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification 

number, as applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-

BK-3283 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481), (ii) 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), (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 

17-BK-3567 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808), (iv) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation 

(“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474), (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-5523 (LTS)) 

(Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801).

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1. The undersigned, appearing in this proceeding on behalf of AAFAF, hereby 

respectfully submit this informative motion in response to the Court’s Order To Appear For 

Urgent Status Conference (the “Order”) entered on May 3, 2023 [Case No. 17-4780-LTS; ECF 

No. 3435].

2. Peter Friedman and Maria J. DiConza of O’Melveny & Myers LLP will appear in 

person at the New York Courtroom2for the May 8, 2023 hearing (the “Urgent Status Conference”).

3. Luis C. Marini-Biaggi or Carolina Velaz-Rivero of Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC 

will appear in person at the San Juan Courtroom, at the Urgent Status Conference.

4. Further, the above mentioned attorneys hereby submit their “Party Appearance

Sheet” as Exhibit A to this motion.

WHEREFORE, AAFAF respectfully requests that the Court take notice of the foregoing.

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2 Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Order. 

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Dated: May 4, 2023

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Respectfully submitted,

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

/s/ Maria J. DiConza

John J. Rapisardi

Maria J. DiConza

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Gabriel L. Olivera

USDC No. 303314

7 Times Square 

New York, NY 10036 

Telephone: (212) 326-2000 

Facsimile: (212) 326-2061 

Email: jrapisardi@omm.com

 mdiconza@omm.com 

golivera@omm.com

Peter Friedman

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

1625 Eye Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: (202) 383-5300 

Facsimile: (202) 383-5414 

Email: pfriedman@omm.com 

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority

MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC

/s/ Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

USDC No. 222301

Carolina Velaz-Rivero

USDC No. 300913

250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

Telephone: (787) 705-2171

Facsimile: (787) 936-7494

Email: lmarini@mpmlawpr.com

 cvelaz@mpmlawpr.com

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority 

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