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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND : PROMESA 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, : Title III 

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., : (Jointly Administered) 

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THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED 

CREDITORS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO 

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BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, 

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Adv. Proc. No. 17-257 (LTS) 

 

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 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 (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS)) (Last 

Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481), (ii) 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), (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK3567 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808), (iv) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation 

(“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474), 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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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT 

BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

as representative of 

THE PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FINANCING 

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INFORMATIVE MOTION OF COMMONWEALTH AGENT 

REGARDING APRIL 25, 2018 OMNIBUS HEARING 

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain: 

The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of all title III Debtors (other than 

COFINA) (the “Committee”), as the “Commonwealth Agent” with respect to the 

“Commonwealth-COFINA Dispute,” as defined in the Stipulation and Order Approving 

Procedure to Resolve Commonwealth-COFINA Dispute [Case No. 17-03283-LTS, Docket No. 

996], hereby submits this informative motion in response to the Court’s Order Relocating the 

April 25, 2018 Omnibus Hearing, dated April 11, 2018 [Docket No. 2886] (the “Scheduling 

Order”) and respectfully states as follows: 

1. Luc A. Despins of Paul Hastings LLP will appear in person on behalf of the Committee 

at the Hearing (as defined in the Scheduling Order) on April 25, 2018 in Courtroom 17C 

of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and address, as 

necessary, the following matters: 

(a) Motion and Incorporated Memorandum of Law of the COFINA Agent to Certify 

Questions Under Puerto Rico Law to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico [Case No. 

17-257, ECF No. 329];

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(i) Omnibus Objection of Commonwealth Agent to (A) COFINA Agents 

Motion to Certify Questions Under Puerto Rico Law to the Supreme Court 

of Puerto Rico [Docket No. 329]; (B) Mutual Fund Group and Puerto 

Rico Funds Motion to Certify Questions of Law to the Supreme Court of 

Puerto Rico [Docket No. 331]; (C) Statement of the COFINA Senior 

Bondholders Coalition in Support of, and Joinder to, the Motion of the 

COFINA Agent to Certify Questions Under Puerto Rico Law to Supreme 

Court of Puerto Rico [Docket No. 332]; and (D) Ambac Assurance 

Corporation and National Public Finance Corporations (I) Limited 

Objection to Motion of COFINA Agent to Certify Questions to the 

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and (II) Cross-Motion, in the Alternative, 

to Certify Alternative Questions to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico 

[Docket No. 421] [Case No. 17-257, ECF No. 438];

(b) Mutual Fund Group and Puerto Rico Funds Motion to Certify Questions of Law 

to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico [Case No. 17-257, ECF No. 331];

(c) Statement of the COFINA Senior Bondholders Coalition in Support of, and 

Joinder to, the Motion of the COFINA Agent to Certify Questions Under Puerto 

Rico Law to Supreme Court of Puerto Rico [Case No. 17-257, ECF No. 332];

(d) Ambac Assurance Corporation and National Public Finance Corporations (I) 

Limited Objection to Motion of COFINA Agent to Certify Questions to the 

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and (II) Cross-Motion, in the Alternative, to 

Certify Alternative Questions to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico [Case No. 17-

257, ECF No. 421];

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(e) Any objections, responses, statements, joinders, or replies to any of the foregoing 

pleadings; and

(f) Any statements made by any party in connection with the title III cases or any 

adversary proceeding pending therein. 

2. In addition, Mr. Juan J. Casillas Ayala of Casillas, Santiago & Torres LLC and 

one of his co-counsel will also be attending, on behalf of the Committee, the Hearing. 

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WHEREFORE, the Committee respectfully requests that the Court take notice of the 

above. 

Dated: April 19, 2018 /s/ G. Alexander Bongartz .

PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

Luc. A. Despins, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

Andrew V. Tenzer, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)

Michael E. Comerford, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

G. Alexander Bongartz, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

200 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10166 

Telephone: (212) 318-6000 

lucdespins@paulhastings.com 

andrewtenzer@paulhastings.com 

michaelcomerford@paulhastings.com 

alexbongartz@paulhastings.com 

Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors of all title III Debtors (other than COFINA), 

as Commonwealth Agent

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/s/ Juan J. Casillas Ayala .

CASILLAS, SANTIAGO & TORRES LLC 

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

Diana M. Batlle-Barasorda, Esq., USDC - PR 213103 

Alberto J. E. Añeses Negrón, Esq., USDC - PR 302710 

Ericka C. Montull-Novoa, Esq., USDC - PR 230601 

El Caribe Office Building 

53 Palmeras Street, Ste. 1601 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901-2419 

Telephone: (787) 523-3434 

jcasillas@cstlawpr.com 

dbatlle@cstlawpr.com 

aaneses@cstlawpr.com 

emontull@cstlawpr.com 

Local Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors of all title III Debtors (other than COFINA), 

as Commonwealth Agent

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