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Hearing Date: April 25, 2018, 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)

Objection Deadline: April 10, 2018, 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)

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.1

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PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

NOTICE OF MOTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing on the annexed Motion of the American

Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, American

Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and

Agricultural Implement Workers of America, AFL-CIO (UAW), and Service Employees

International Union, on behalf of themselves, their local affiliates in Puerto Rico and their

members (collectively, the “Unions”) captioned Joint Motion by the American Federation of 

State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME), American Federation of 

Teachers, AFL-CIO (AFT), International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural 

Implement Workers of America, AFL-CIO (UAW), and Service Employees International Union 

(SEIU) for an Order Authorizing Discovery Under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 (the “Motion”), will be 

 1 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 (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3284-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474); (iii)

Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (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

(Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3566-LTS); and (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy

Case No. 17 BK 4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747) (Title III case numbers are listed as

Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations).

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held in the above-captioned proceedings before the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain, United 

States District Court Judge, at the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (the 

“District Court”), in Room 3, 150 Carlos Chardón Street, Federal Building, Office 150, San Juan, 

Puerto Rico 00918-1767 on April 25, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) (the 

“Hearing”).

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any responses or objections (“Objections”) 

to the Motion shall be in writing, shall conform to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 

and the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the District of Puerto Rico, shall be filed with the District 

Court (a) by attorneys practicing in the District Court, including attorneys admitted pro hac vice, 

electronically in accordance with rule 5 of the Local Rules for the District of Puerto Rico, and 

(b) by all other parties in interest, on a CD-ROM, in text-searchable portable document format

(PDF), to the extent applicable, and shall be served in accordance with the Third Amended 

Notice, Case Management and Administrative Procedures [ECF No. 1512], so as to be so filed 

and received no later than April 10, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) (the “Objection 

Deadline”).

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if an Objection to the Motion is not 

received by the Objection Deadline, the relief requested shall be deemed unopposed, and the 

District Court may enter an order granting the relief sought without a Hearing.

Dated: February 27, 2018 SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP

By: /s/ Sharon L. Levine

Sharon L. Levine (pro hac vice)

Dipesh Patel (pro hac vice)

1037 Raymond Blvd. 

Suite 1520 

Newark, NJ 07102 

(973) 286-6713 (Telephone)

(973) 286-6821 (Facsimile)

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-and-

/s/ Judith E. Rivlin

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, 

COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Judith E. Rivlin (pro hac vice) 

Teague P. Paterson (pro hac vice)

Matthew S. Blumin (pro hac vice)

1101 17th Street NW, Suite 900 

Washington, DC 20011 

(202) 775-5900 (Telephone)

(202) 452-0556 (Facsimile)

-and-

/s/ Manuel A. Rodriguez Banchs 

Manuel A. Rodriguez Banchs 

P.O. Box 368006 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8006 

(787) 764-8896 (Telephone)

(787) 721-0975 (Facsimile)

Attorneys for the American Federation of State, 

County and Municipal Employees

STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP

By: /s/Curtis C. Mechling 

Curtis C. Mechling (pro hac vice)

Sherry Millman (pro hac vice)

180 Maiden Lane 

New York, New York 10038-4982 

(212) 806-5400 (Telephone)

-andJosé Luis Barrios-Ramos, Esq.

McLeary Ave., Suite #303

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8006 

(787) 593-6641

Co-counsel to the American Federation of 

Teachers, AFL-CIO

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COHEN, WEISS AND SIMON LLP

By: /s/ Richard M. Seltzer

Richard M. Seltzer (pro hac vice)

Peter D. DeChiara (pro hac vice)

Hiram M. Arnaud (pro hac vice)

900 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022-4869

(212) 563-4100 (Telephone)

Counsel to International Union, United Automobile, 

Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of 

America (UAW) and Service Employees 

International Union

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