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 AND NOTICE OF REQUEST 

TO BE HEARD AT THE APRIL 25-26, 2023 OMNIBUS HEARINGS

The Ad Hoc Group of PREPA Bondholders (the “Ad Hoc Group”) submits this

informative motion in response to the Court’s Order Regarding Procedures for Hearings on April 

25-26, 2023 (the “Order”) setting forth guidelines for parties wishing to be heard at the April 25-

26, 2023 hearings on certain omnibus claim objections (the “Omnibus Hearings”). 

1. Alice J. Byowitz of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP will appear via Zoom

and reserves the right to be heard on behalf of the Ad Hoc Group at the Omnibus Hearings.

2. Ms. Byowitz does not intend to speak on behalf of the Ad Hoc Group but reserves

the right to be heard on any matter raised by any party at the Omnibus Hearings related to the Title 

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 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); (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) (Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy 

Case numbers due to software limitations).

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III cases, or any adversary proceeding pending in the Title III Cases, or the interests of the Ad Hoc 

Group. 

3. The required Party Appearance Sheet accompanies this Informative Motion as 

Exhibit A.

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We hereby certify that, on this same date, we electronically filed the foregoing with the 

clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will notify the attorneys of record.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, 

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, today April 19, 2023. 

TORO COLÓN MULLET P.S.C.

P.O. Box 195383

San Juan, PR 00919-5383

Tel.: (787) 751-8999

Fax: (787) 763-7760

/s/ Manuel Fernández-Bared

MANUEL FERNÁNDEZ-BARED 

USDC-PR No. 204,204

E-mail: mfb@tcm.law

/s/ Linette Figueroa-Torres 

LINETTE FIGUEROA-TORRES

USDC-PR No. 227,104

E-mail: lft@tcm.law

/s/ Nayda Perez-Roman

NAYDA PEREZ-ROMAN

USDC–PR No. 300,208

E-mail: nperez@tcm.law 

Counsel for the Ad Hoc Group of PREPA 

Bondholders

KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & 

FRANKEL LLP

1177 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

Tel.: (212) 715-9100

Fax: (212) 715-8000

/s/ Alice J. Byowitz

AMY CATON*

THOMAS MOERS MAYER*

MATTHEW M. MADDEN*

ALICE J. BYOWITZ*

Email: acaton@kramerlevin.com

tmayer@kramerlevin.com 

mmadden@kramerlevin.com

abyowitz@kramerlevin.com

*Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Counsel for the Ad Hoc Group of 

PREPA Bondholders

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EXHIBIT A

PARTY APPEARANCE SHEET

Name of Party Ad Hoc Group of PREPA 

Bondholders

Party Name Abbreviation 

(For Use with Zoom)

PREPA Ad Hoc Group

Attorney(s) Representing Party (provide the listed information for 

each attorney who may appear for the Party): 

• Name,

• Email,

• Law Firm,

• Phone Number

• Docket Entry No. for the Attorney’s Notice of Appearance

• Zoom Screen Name (See Claim Objection Hearing Procedures 

Order, ¶ 7(a))

Alice J. Byowitz

abyowitz@kramerlevin.com

Kramer Levin Naftalis & 

Frankel LLP

(212) 715-9201

NOA: Dkt. No. 73

Zoom Screen Name: PREPA 

Ad Hoc Group / Byowitz, 

Alice / Kramer Levin 

Naftalis & Frankel LLP

If a Party files a supplemental Party Appearance Sheet, the Party 

must include the Docket Entry No. of the original appearance 

sheet in the new filing which must be clearly marked as a 

“Supplemental” Party Appearance Sheet.

N/A

Note: Pursuant to the Claim Objection Hearing Procedures Order 

¶ 1, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto 

Rico shall each be limited to 3 attorneys appearing in the Zoom 

session at any given time, and each other party-in-interest shall be 

limited to 2 attorneys at any given time.

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