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OMM_US:76357619.3

IN THE 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.1

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING CONSENSUAL EXTENSION OF 

DEADLINES SET FORTH IN THE PROTOCOL AND SCHEDULE IN RESPONSE TO 

THE COURT’S ORDER ENTERED ON MAY 22, 2018 (ECF NO. 3217)

 

1 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 

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

(Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747).

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To the Honorable United States Magistrate Judge Judith Gail Dein:

1. Assured Guaranty Corp., Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., National Public 

Finance Guarantee Corporation, and the Ad Hoc Group of General Obligation Bondholders 

(collectively, the “Movants”) and (ii) the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto 

Rico (“FOMB”), and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”), by and through 

FOMB as the Commonwealth’s representative pursuant to section 315(b) of the Puerto Rico 

Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”),2the Puerto Rico Fiscal 

Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (“AAFAF” and together with FOMB and the 

Commonwealth, the “Respondents”, and together with the Movants, the “Parties”) respectfully file 

this informative motion notifying the Court of the Parties’ agreement to extend deadlines in the 

Stipulation and Order Setting Forth the Protocol and Schedule in Response To the Court’s Order 

Entered on May 22, 2018 (ECF No. 3121) (ECF No. 3217) (the “Protocol”). 

2. Pursuant to the Protocol, Respondents’ response to Movants’ June 1, 2018 letter, 

including supporting declarations, is due on or before Friday, June 22, 2018, and Respondents are 

thereafter required to make any declarants available for deposition within twenty-one (21) days 

after Movants have written to Respondents requesting such depositions. 

3. The Parties have agreed to extend the deadline for Respondents’ response to 

Movants’ June 1, 2018 letter, including supporting declarations, to Friday, June 29, 2018. 

4. The Parties have also agreed that AAFAF and FOMB will each make two (2) 

witnesses available for deposition within fourteen (14) days after Movants have written to 

Respondents requesting such depositions. The remaining depositions shall occur within the time 

period originally stipulated and so ordered.

 

2 PROMESA has been codified in 48 U.S.C. §§ 2101–2241.

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5. All other provisions of the Protocol remain in full force and effect.

Dated: New York, New York

 June 21, 2018

CASELLAS ALCOVER & BURGOS P.S.C.

By: /s/ Heriberto Burgos Pérez

Heriberto Burgos Pérez

USDC-PR 204809

Ricardo F. Casellas-Sánchez

USDC-PR 203114

Diana Pérez-Seda

USDC-PR 232014

P.O. Box 364924

San Juan, PR 00936-4924

Telephone: (787) 756-1400

Facsimile: (787) 756-1401

Email: hburgos@cabprlaw.com

rcasellas@cabprlaw.com

dperez@cabprlaw.com

Attorneys for Assured Guaranty Corp. and 

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT 

LLP

By: /s/ Howard R. Hawkins, Jr.

Howard R. Hawkins, Jr.*

Mark C. Ellenberg*

Ellen V. Holloman*

Ellen M. Halstead*

Gillian Groarke Burns*

Thomas J. Curtin*

Casey J. Servais*

200 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10281

Telephone: (212) 504-6000

Facsimile: (212) 406-6666

Email: howard.hawkins@cwt.com

mark.ellenberg@cwt.com

ellen.holloman@cwt.com

ellen.halstead@cwt.com

gillian.burns@cwt.com

thomas.curtin@cwt.com

casey.servais@cwt.com

* Admitted pro hac vice

Attorneys for Assured Guaranty Corp. and 

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

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ADSUDAR MUÑOZ GOYCO SEDA & 

PÉREZ-OCHOA, PSC, P.S.C.

By: /s/ Eric Pérez-Ochoa

Eric Pérez-Ochoa 

USDC-PR No. 206,314 

Luis A. Oliver-Fraticelli 

USDC-PR NO. 209,204 

208 Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 1600 

San Juan, PR 00936 

Telephone: (787) 756-9000

Facsimile: (787) 756-9010

Email: epo@amgprlaw.com

loliver@amgprlaw.com

Attorneys for National Public Finance 

Guarantee Corporation

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

By: /s/ Jared R. Friedmann

Marcia Goldstein* 

Jonathan Polkes* 

Gregory Silbert* 

Jared R. Friedmann* 

Adam J. Bookman*

767 Fifth Avenue 

New York, New York 10153 

Telephone: (212) 310-8000

Facsimile: (212) 310-8007

Email: marcia.goldstein@weil.com

jonathan.polkes@weil.com

gregory.silbert@weil.com

jared.friedmann@weil.com

adam.bookman@weil.com

* Admitted pro hac vice

Attorneys for National Public Finance 

Guarantee Corporation

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JIMÉNEZ, GRAFFAM & LAUSELL

By: /s/ J. Ramón Rivera Morales

J. Ramón Rivera Morales 

USDC-PR No. 200701

Andrés F. Picó Ramírez

USDC-PR No. 302114

PO Box 366104

San Juan, PR 00936-6104

Telephone: (787) 767-1030

Facsimile: (787) 751-4068

Email: rrivera@jgl.com

apico@jgl.com

PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & 

GARRISON, LLP

Andrew N. Rosenberg*

Kyle J. Kimpler*

Karen R. Zeituni*

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

Telephone: (212) 373-3000

Facsimile: (212) 757-3990

Email: arosenberg@paulweiss.com

kkimpler@paulweiss.com

kzeituni@paulweiss.com 

* Admitted pro hac vice

Attorneys to the Ad Hoc Group of General 

Obligation Bondholders

ROBBINS, RUSSELL, ENGLERT, 

ORSECK, UNTEREINER & SAUBER LLP

By:/s/ Kathryn S. Zecca

Lawrence S. Robbins*

Mark T. Stancil*

Gary A. Orseck*

Kathryn S. Zecca*

Ariel N. Lavinbuk*

Donald Burke*

1801 K Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20006

Telephone: (202) 775-4500

Facsimile: (202) 775-4510

Email: lrobbins@robbinsrussell.com

mstancil@robbinsrussell.com

gorseck@robbinsrussell.com

kzecca@robbinsrussell.com

alavinbuk@robbinsrussell.com

dburke@robbinsrussell.com

* Admitted pro hac vice

Attorneys to the Ad Hoc Group of General 

Obligation Bondholders

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O’NEILL & BORGES LLC

By: /s/ Hermann D. Bauer

Hermann D. Bauer

USDC No. 215205

250 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite 800

San Juan, PR 00918-1813

Telephone: (787) 764-8181

Facsimile: (787) 753-8944

Email: hermann.bauer@oneillborges.com

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

By: /s/ Gregg M. Mashberg

Martin J. Bienenstock*

Stephen L. Ratner*

Timothy W. Mungovan*

Paul V. Possinger*

Gregg M. Mashberg*

Eleven Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Telephone: (212) 969-3000

Facsimile: (212) 969-2900

Email: mbienenstock@proskauer.com

sratner@proskauer.com

tmungovan@proskauer.com

ppossinger@proskauer.com

* Admitted pro hac vice

Attorneys for the Financial Oversight and 

Management Board and as representative of 

the Commonwealth

MARINI PIETRANTONI MUNIZ, LLC

By: /s/ Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

USDC No. 222301

MCS Plaza, Suite 500

255 Ponce de León Ave.

San Juan, PR 00917

Telephone: (787) 705-2171

Facsimile: (787) 936-7494

Email: lmarini@mpmlawpr.com

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

By: /s/ Elizabeth L. McKeen

John J. Rapisardi*

7 Times Square 

New York, NY 10036 

Telephone: (212) 326-2000 

Facsimile: (212) 326-2061

Email: jrapisardi@omm.com

Peter Friedman*

1625 Eye Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: (202) 383-5300 

Facsimile: (202) 383-5414

Email: pfriedman@omm.com

Elizabeth L. McKeen*

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor 

Newport Beach, CA 92660 

Telephone: (949) 823-6900 

Facsimile: (949) 823-6994 

Email: emckeen@omm.com

* Admitted pro hac vice

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal 

Agency and Financial Advisory Authority

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