UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 

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In re 

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD OF 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) 

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND REQUEST FOR 

SERVICE OF NOTICES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS 

 Pursuant to Rule 9010 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the below listed 

counsel from Holland & Knight LLP hereby file this Notice of Appearance on behalf of FIRST 

TRANSIT OF PUERTO RICO, INC. in the above styled proceeding. In addition, pursuant to 

Bankruptcy Rule 2002, undersigned counsel requests that all notices and other papers required to 

be served on creditors, official committees, or other parties-in-interest (whether served by the 

Court, the debtor, or any other party) be served on the below listed counsel: 

John J. Monaghan, Esq. 

Lynne B. Xerras, Esq. 

Kathleen M. St. John, Esq. 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

10 St. James Avenue 

 Boston, Massachusetts 02116 

Tel: (617) 523-2700 / Fax: (617) 523-6850 

E-mail: bos-bankruptcy@hklaw.com

 

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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); and (ii) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation 

(“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3284) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474). 

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and 

Jesús E. Cuza, Esq. 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300 

 Miami, Florida 33131 

Tel: (305) 374-8500 / Fax: (305) 789-7799 

E-mail: jesus.cuza@hklaw.com

 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the foregoing demand includes not only the 

notices and papers referred to in the Rules specified above, but also includes, without limitation, 

orders and notices of any application, motion, petition, pleading, request, complaint or demand, 

whether formal or informal, whether written or oral and whether transmitted or conveyed by 

mail, delivery, telephone, telegraph, telex or otherwise. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the undersigned intends that neither this 

Notice of Appearance nor any later appearance, pleading, claim or suit shall waive (1) creditor's 

right to trial by jury in any proceeding so triable in these cases or any case, controversy, or 

proceeding related to these cases; or (2) any other rights, claims, actions, defenses, setoffs, or 

recoupments to which creditor is or may be entitled to under agreements, in law, in equity, or 

otherwise, all of which rights, claims, actions, defenses, setoffs, and recoupments are expressly 

reserved. 

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Date: June 14, 2017 Respectfully submitted, 

 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

/s/ John J. Monaghan 

John J. Monaghan (pro hac vice application pending)

Lynne B. Xerras (pro hac vice application pending)

Kathleen M. St. John (pro hac vice application pending)

10 St. James Avenue 

Boston, MA 02116 

Telephone: (617) 523-2700 

Facsimile: (617) 523-6850 

E-mail: bos-bankruptcy@hklaw.com 

and 

/s/ Jesús E. Cuza 

Jesús E. Cuza (USDC-PR Bar No. 206509) 

701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300 

Miami, Florida 33131 

Telephone: (305) 789-7763 

Facsimile: (305) 789-7799 

E-mail: jesus.cuza@hklaw.com 

Attorneys for First Transit of Puerto Rico, Inc. 

 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

 I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 14th day of June, 2017, a true and correct copy of the 

foregoing Notice was served via electronic transmission on all CM/ECF registered users for this 

case. In addition, I served hard copies of the foregoing Notice by first-class mail, postage 

prepaid, upon the following additional parties: 

United States District Court for the District of 

 Puerto Rico 

150 Carlos Chardón Street, 

Federal Building, Office 150 

San Juan, P.R. 00918-1767 

 United States District Court for the Southern 

 District of New York 

Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States 

 Courthouse 

500 Pearl St., Suite No. 3212 

New York, New York 10007-1312 

Office of the United States Trustee for Region 

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Edificio Ochoa, 500 Tanca Street, Suite 301 

San Juan, PR 00901-1922 

 

By: /s/ John J. Monaghan 

John J. Monaghan, Esq. 

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