IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE 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 

Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS) 

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INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING 

WITHDRAWAL OF COFINA AGENT’S URGENT MOTION TO 

COMPEL THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY TO 

COMPLY WITH THE ORDERS SETTING PROCEDURES FOR INTERIM 

COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES OF PROFESSIONALS 

To the Honorable United States District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain: 

Bettina M. Whyte (the “COFINA Agent”), in her capacity as the appointed agent 

of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (the “Oversight Board”), as 

representative of the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”), respectfully 

states as follows: 

1. On July 16, 2018, the COFINA Agent filed the Urgent Motion to Compel 

the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury to Comply with the Orders Setting Procedures for Interim 

Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals [Docket No. 3544] (the “Motion 

 

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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); 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 Compel”)2 and the related motion to expedite the hearing on the Motion to Compel [Docket 

No. 3546] (the “Motion to Expedite”). 

2. By order dated July 16, 2018 [Docket No. 3557], the Court granted the 

Motion to Expedite, setting the hearing on the Motion to Compel for the omnibus hearing 

scheduled on July 25, 2018. 

3. Since the filing of the Motion to Compel, Hacienda has made payment of 

nearly all of the outstanding fees and expenses of the COFINA Agent Applicants. The COFINA 

Agent Applicants understand that Hacienda is in the process of making all payments that remain 

outstanding. Accordingly, the COFINA Agent hereby withdraws the Motion to Compel, without 

prejudice to the COFINA Agent renewing the Motion to Compel if these remaining payments (or 

any future payments) are not made by Hacienda. 

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 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Motion 

to Compel. 

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Dated: July 24, 2018 

 New York, New York 

By: /s/ Joseph G. Minias 

Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Nilda M. Navarro-Cabrer 

Matthew A. Feldman (pro hac vice) 

Joseph G. Minias (pro hac vice) 

Antonio Yanez, Jr. (pro hac vice) 

Martin L. Seidel (pro hac vice) 

James C. Dugan (pro hac vice) 

Jeffrey B. Korn (pro hac vice) 

Paul V. Shalhoub (pro hac vice) 

WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP 

787 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Telephone: (212) 728-8000 

Facsimile: (212) 728-8111 

Email: mfeldman@willkie.com 

 jminias@willkie.com 

 ayanez@willkie.com 

 mseidel@willkie.com 

 jdugan@willkie.com 

 jkorn@willkie.com 

 pshalhoub@willkie.com 

Counsel to the COFINA Agent 

Nilda M. Navarro-Cabrer 

USDC – PR No. 201212 

NAVARRO-CABRER LAW OFFICES 

El Centro I, Suite 206 

500 Muñoz Rivera Avenue 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 

Telephone: (787) 764-9595 

Facsimile: (787) 765-7575 

Email: navarro@navarrolawpr.com 

Local Counsel to the COFINA Agent 

Kenneth N. Klee (pro hac vice) 

Daniel J. Bussel (pro hac vice) 

Jonathan M. Weiss (pro hac vice) 

KLEE, TUCHIN, BOGDANOFF & STERN LLP 

1999 Avenue of the Stars 

39th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 407-4000 

Facsimile: (310) 407-9090 

Email: kklee@ktbslaw.com 

 dbussel@ktbslaw.com 

 jweiss@ktbslaw.com 

Special Municipal Bankruptcy Counsel 

to the COFINA Agent 

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