UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE 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.

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PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

Re: ECF No. 3860

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING ATTENDANCE 

AT THE SEPTEMBER 13-14, 2018 OMNIBUS HEARING

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain:

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

Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (“GDB”) through their undersigned counsel, 

hereby state and pray as follows. 

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

hereby respectfully submit this informative motion in response to the Court’s order entered on 

September 5, 2018 [ECF No. 3860] regarding the September 13-14, 2018 omnibus hearing.

 

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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2. Peter Friedman of O’Melveny & Myers LLP will appear in person in the San Juan 

Courtroom and seeks to be heard in connection with any contested matters requiring either AAFAF 

or GDB to be heard.

3. Suzzanne Uhland of O’Melveny & Myers LLP intends to appear in person in the 

San Juan courtroom and, at the request of the Court, will provide an update as to the status of 

voting and solicitation in connection with the GDB Title VI matter. 

4. Luis C. Marini-Biaggi and Carolina Velaz-Rivero of Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz 

LLC will appear in person in the San Juan Courtroom but do not seek to be heard.

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Dated: September 7, 2018

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Peter Friedman

John J. Rapisardi 

Suzzanne Uhland

Peter Friedman

William Sushon

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

7 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 326-2000

Fax: (212) 326-2061

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority and the 

Government Development Bank for Puerto 

Rico

/s/ Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

USDC No. 222301 

Carolina Velaz-Rivero

USDC No. 300913

MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC

MCS Plaza, Suite 500

255 Ponce de León Ave.

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00917

Tel: (787) 705-2171

Fax: (787) 936-7494

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority and the 

Government Development Bank for Puerto 

Rico

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