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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.

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NOTICE OF HEARING ON EIGHTEENTH INTERIM FEE APPLICATION OF 

CASILLAS, SANTIAGO & TORRES, LLC, AS LOCAL COUNSEL TO OFFICIAL 

COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS, FOR SERVICES RENDERED AND 

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD FROM 

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 THROUGH MAY 31, 2023

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing on the annexed Eighteenth Interim Fee 

Application of Casillas, Santiago & Torres LLC, as Local Counsel to Official Committee of 

Unsecured Creditors, for Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period from 

February 1, 2023 through May 31, 2023 (the “Application”) filed by Casillas, Santiago & Torres, 

LLC, pursuant to Section 1103(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, made applicable to these cases by 

virtue of section 301 of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act of 

2016, or “PROMESA”, will be held before the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain, United States 

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 (the 

“Commonwealth”) (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).

Estimated Hearing Date: December 6, 2023 at 9:30am (AST)/8:30am (ET)

Objection Deadline: August 3, 2023 at 4:00pm (AST/ET)

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District Court Judge, at the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, in Room 

3, 150 Carlos Chardon Street, Federal Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918-1767, on

December 6, 2023 at 8:30am (ET) / 9:30am (AST) (the “Hearing”).

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any responses or objections (“Objections”)

to the Application by any party other than the Fee Examiner, shall be in writing, shall conform to 

the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the District of 

Puerto Rico, shall be filed with the Court (a) by attorneys practicing in the District Court, 

including attorneys admitted pro hac vice, electronically in accordance with Rule 5 of the Local 

Rules for the District of Puerto Rico; and (b) by all parties in interest, in text-searchable portable 

document format (PDF), to the extent applicable, and shall be served in accordance with the Third

Amended Order Setting Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses 

of Professionals [Docket No. 20546] (“Interim Compensation Order”), so as to be filed and 

received by Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC, and the other Notice Parties (as defined in the 

Interim Compensation Order) no later than August 3, 2023 at 4:00pm (ET) / 4:00pm (AST) (the 

“Objection Deadline”).

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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in accordance with the Interim 

Compensation Order, if no Objections are timely filed, and if the Fee Examiner issues the Fee 

Examiner Report (as defined in the Interim Compensation Order) recommending approval of the 

Application in full or in part, the Court may grant the Application without a hearing. 

Date: July 14, 2023

/s/Juan J. Casillas-Ayala

CASILLAS, SANTIAGO & TORRES LLC

Juan J. Casillas Ayala, Esq. (USDC - PR 218312)

Luis F. Llach Zúñiga, Esq. (USDC - PR 223112)

PO Box 195075

San Juan, PR 00919-5075 

Tel.: (787) 523-3434

Fax: (787) 523-3433

jcasillas@cstlawpr.com 

lllach@cstlawpr.com

Local Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors

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