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.

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PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND REQUEST FOR

NOTICE AND SERVICE OF PAPERS

TO THE HONORABLE COURT:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Juan A. Cuyar Cobb, Esq., of Fernández, Collins, Cuyar 

& Plá, hereby enters his appearance in Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS (the “Title III Case”) on

behalf of Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Vega Alta (“Cooperativa”), pursuant to Rule 83D(a) 

of the Local Civil Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and 

Rules 2002, 9007, and 9010(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy 

Rules”), made applicable to these proceedings by Section 301 of the Puerto Rico Oversight, 

Management and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”), 48 U.S.C. § 2170, and sections 102(1) 

 

1 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 1109(b) of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), made applicable to 

these proceedings by section 301 of PROMESA, and such counsel hereby requests that the name 

of the undersigned be added to the mailing list maintained by the Clerk of the Court in the Title 

III Case and that the Clerk and all parties-in-interest in the Title III Case provide all notices and 

all papers given or required to be given and all notices and all papers served on any party, filed 

with the Court in the Title III Case or in any case consolidated or administered herewith, or 

delivered to the Office of the United States Trustee in the Title III Case, be delivered to and 

served upon:

Juan A. Cuyar Cobb, Esq.

Fernández, Collins, Cuyar & Plá

P.O. Box 9023905

San Juan PR 00902-3905

Telephone: (787) 977-3772

Facsimile: (787) 977-3773

Email: jcc@fclawpr.com

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this request encompasses all notices, papers, 

copies, and pleadings referred to in section 1109(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, or in Rules 2002, 

3017, or 9007 of the Bankruptcy Rules, including, without limitation, notices of any orders, 

motions, orders to show cause, demands, complaints, petitions, pleadings, memoranda, briefs, 

affidavits, declarations, hearings, notices of adjournment, answers or replies or similar papers, or 

requests, presentments, applications, and any other documents brought before this Court with 

respect to the Title III Case and any proceedings therein, whether formal or informal, written or 

oral, or transmitted or conveyed by mail, delivery, telephone, electronic mail, telegraph, 

telecopy, telex, or electronically, related to the Title III Case, or which otherwise affect or seek to 

affect the Title III Case and any proceedings therein, all of which shall be sent to the attorney 

listed above.

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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that neither this Notice of Appearance and Request 

for Notice and Service of Papers nor any subsequent appearance, pleading, claim, proof of claim, 

document, suit, motion nor any other writing or conduct should be taken to constitute a waiver of 

any right of Cooperativa (i) to trial by jury in any proceeding as to any and all matters so triable 

in the Title III Case or in any case, controversy or proceeding related to the Title III Case, and

(ii) to rights, claims, actions, defenses, setoffs, recoupments, or other remedies to which 

Cooperativa is or may be entitled under any agreements or at law or in equity or under the United 

States Constitution, all of which rights, claims, actions, defenses, setoffs, recoupments, and 

remedies are expressly reserved hereby.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this same date, the foregoing has been electronically filed 

with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing 

to all CM/ECF participants.

Dated: June 9, 2017

San Juan, Puerto Rico

FERNÁNDEZ, COLLINS, CUYAR & PLÁ

P.O. Box 9023905

San Juan PR 00902-3905

Telephone: (787) 977-3772

Facsimile: (787) 977-3773

Email: jcc@fccplawpr.com

/s/Juan A. Cuyar Cobb

Juan A. Cuyar Cobb

USDCPR 212401

Attorneys for Cooperativa

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