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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et

al.,

Debtors.1

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PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

SUPPLEMENTAL JOINT STATUS REPORT OF MOVANTS AMERICAN

FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO,

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO, INTERNATIONAL UNION,

UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT

WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO (UAW), AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES

INTERNATIONAL UNION AND RESPONDENTS FEDERAL OVERSIGHT AND

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO AND PUERTO RICO FISCAL

AGENCY AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE

JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING DISCOVERY UNDER

BANKRUPTCY RULE 2004

 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 (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3284-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474); (iii)

Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (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

(Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3566-LTS); 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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To the Honorable United States Magistrate Judge Judith Gail Dein:

Movants American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees International

Union, AFL-CIO (AFSCME), American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (AFT), International

Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, AFLCIO (UAW), and Service Employees International Union (SEIU), on behalf of themselves, their

local affiliates in Puerto Rico and their members (collectively, the “Unions”), and the Financial

Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (the “Oversight Board”), the Commonwealth

of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”), by and through the Oversight Board as the

Commonwealth’s representative pursuant to section 315(b) of the Puerto Rico Oversight,

Management, and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”),1 and the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency

and Financial Advisory Authority (“AAFAF” and together with the Oversight Board and the

Commonwealth, the “Respondents”),2 respectfully submit this supplemental joint status report in

response (1) to the Court’s March 19, 2018 Order Related to the Unions’ Joint Motion for an

Order Authorizing Discovery Under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 (the “March 19 Order”) [ECF No.

2768] and (2) to supplement the Parties’ prior joint status report filed on March 22, 2018 (the

“Initial Report”) [ECF No. 2792]. The March 19 Order requests that the Parties meet and confer

regarding a revised hearing date and proposed briefing schedule in connection with the Unions’

Joint Motion for an Order Authorizing Discovery Under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 (the “Motion”). 

Subsequent to entry of the March 19 Order, the Parties: (1) met and conferred; (2) agreed upon a

hearing date of April 19, 2018; and (3) filed the Initial Report. 

Pursuant to the March 19 Order and as set forth in the Initial Report, the Parties hereby

supplement the Initial Report as follows:

 1

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

2

 The Movants and Respondents are collectively referred to as the “Parties.”

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1. Hearing Date – The Parties are meeting and conferring in regard to the Motion

and request a thirty-day adjournment of the April 19, 2018 hearing on the Motion.

2. Meet and Confer – As noted in the Initial Report, the Parties were to meet on

Friday, March 23, 2018 in Puerto Rico to discuss certain items of concern to the

Unions. The Parties did meet on Friday, March 23, 2018 and the Parties are

continuing their discussions in regard to the Motion.

3. Briefing Schedule – In the event the Parties cannot resolve or come to an

agreement in regard to the Motion, the Parties shall further supplement this status

report by no later than April 13, 2018. The further supplemental report may

include a proposed briefing schedule. 

Dated: March 28, 2018 SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP

By: /s/ Sharon L. Levine

Sharon L. Levine (pro hac vice)

Dipesh Patel (pro hac vice)

1037 Raymond Blvd. 

Suite 1520 

Newark, NJ 07102 

(973) 286-6713 (Telephone)

(973) 286-6821 (Facsimile)

-and-

/s/ Judith E. Rivlin

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, 

COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Judith E. Rivlin (pro hac vice) 

Teague P. Paterson (pro hac vice)

Matthew S. Blumin (pro hac vice)

1101 17th Street NW, Suite 900 

Washington, DC 20011 

(202) 775-5900 (Telephone)

(202) 452-0556 (Facsimile)

-and-

/s/ Manuel A. Rodriguez Banchs 

Manuel A. Rodriguez Banchs 

P.O. Box 368006 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8006 

(787) 764-8896 (Telephone)

(787) 721-0975 (Facsimile)

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Attorneys for the American Federation of State,

County and Municipal Employees

STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP

By: /s/Curtis C. Mechling

Curtis C. Mechling (pro hac vice)

Sherry Millman (pro hac vice)

180 Maiden Lane

New York, New York 10038-4982

(212) 806-5400 (Telephone)

-andJosé Luis Barrios-Ramos, Esq.

McLeary Ave., Suite #303 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8006

(787) 593-6641

Co-counsel to the American Federation of

Teachers, AFL-CIO

COHEN, WEISS AND SIMON LLP

By: /s/ Richard M. Seltzer

Richard M. Seltzer (pro hac vice)

Peter D. DeChiara (pro hac vice)

Hiram M. Arnaud (pro hac vice)

900 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022-4869

(212) 563-4100 (Telephone)

Counsel to International Union, United Automobile, 

Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of 

America (UAW) and Service Employees 

International Union

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

By: /s/ Suzzanne Uhland

John J. Rapisardi (pro hac vice)

Suzzanne Uhland (pro hac vice)

Peter Friedman (pro hac vice)

7 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

(212) 326-2000

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-andElizabeth L. McKeen (pro hac vice)

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

Newport Beach, CA 92660

(949) 823-6900

Counsel for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and

Financial Advisory Authority

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

By: /s/ Martin J. Bienenstock

Martin J. Bienenstock (pro hac vice)

Timothy W. Mungovan (pro hac vice)

Paul V. Possinger (pro hac vice)

Ehud Barak (pro hac vice)

Eleven Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 969-3000

Counsel for the Financial Oversight and

Management Board and the Financial Oversight

and Management Board as representative for the

Debtor

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

Tel: (787) 764-8181

Co-Counsel for the Financial Oversight and

Management Board and the Financial Oversight

and Management Board as representative for the

Debtor

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