UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 

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In re: : 

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND : PROMESA 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, : Title III 

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 as representative of : Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS) 

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

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Debtors.1 : 

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MOTION OF OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS, 

FOR LEAVE TO FILE SPANISH LANGUAGE DOCUMENT AND 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE CERTIFIED ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS 

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”) filed on August 22, 2018 the Urgent Motion of Official Committee 

of Unsecured Creditors, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 105(a) and 362, for Entry of 

Order Enforcing Automatic Stay and Court’s June 29, 2017 Order Confirming Application of 

Automatic Stay With Respect to GDB Restructuring (the “Motion”) [Docket No. 3797], which 

included a Spanish document, at Exhibit B (Jaap Corp. v. Dep’t of State, 187 D.P.R. 730, 739 

(2013)). The Committee moves for leave to file Exhibit B in its original language and request a 

 

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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-BK3283 (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-BK-3567 (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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five (5) day extension, until August 27, 2018 to submit a certified translation pursuant to Local 

District Court Rule 5(g). 

Dated: August 22, 2018 

 

/s/ Luc A. Despins .

PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

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

James R. Bliss, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)

James T. Grogan, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

Nicholas A. Bassett, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

200 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10166 

Telephone: (212) 318-6000 

lucdespins@paulhastings.com 

jamesbliss@paulhastings.com 

jamesgrogan@paulhastings.com 

nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com 

Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors

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/s/ Juan J. Casillas .

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

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