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

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered) 

INFORMATIVE MOTION OF INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR REGARDING

REQUEST TO BE HEARD AT THE JULY 25-26, 2018 OMNIBUS HEARING

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain:

Pursuant to the Court’s Order Regarding Procedures For Attendance, Participation 

and Observation of July 25-26, 2018, Omnibus Hearing (D.I. 3472), Kobre & Kim LLP, the 

independent investigator (the “Independent Investigator”) retained by the Financial Oversight 

and Management Board for Puerto Rico, acting by and through the Special Investigation 

Committee of the Oversight Board, respectfully states as follows:

1. The Independent Investigator intends to present oral argument at the omnibus 

hearing to be held by the Court on July 25-26, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (AST) in San Juan.

2. David Farrington Yates requests to be heard on the Motion of the Independent 

Investigator for an Order: (1) Establishing Procedures for Resolving Any Confidentiality 

Dispute in Connection with Publication of the Independent Investigator’s Final Report; (II) 

 1 The debtors in the above referenced cases (the “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); (ii) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing 

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

Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Bankruptcy Case No. 

17-BK-3566 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686); and (iv) Puerto Rico Highways and 

Transportation Authority (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3567 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax 

ID: 3808); and (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-4780 (LTS)) (Last Four 

Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747) (collectively, the “Debtors”).

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Approving the Disposition of Documents and Information; (III) Relieving the Independent 

Investigator from Certain Discovery Obligations; (IV) Exculpating the Independent 

Investigator in Connection with the Investigation and Publication of the Final Report; and 

(V) Granting Related Relief [D.I. 3427].

3. Counsel observing hearing in San Juan: David Farrington Yates, Adam M.

Lavine, and Luis F. del Valle-Emmanuelli. Each of these attorneys requests to be seated at 

counsel table.

4. Parties for which counsel will appear: the Independent Investigator.

Dated: July 19, 2018

San Juan, Puerto Rico Respectfully submitted,

/s/D. Farrington Yates

KOBRE & KIM LLP

D. Farrington Yates (pro hac vice)

800 3rd Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Tel: (212) 488-1211

Fax: (212) 488-1220

Farrington.Yates@kobrekim.com

John D. Couriel (pro hac vice)

201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1900

Miami, Florida 33131

Tel: (305) 967-6100

John.Couriel@kobrekim.com

The Independent Investigator

-and-

/s/Luis F. del Valle

A&S LEGAL STUDIO, PSC

Luis F. del Valle-Emmanuelli

USDC-PR No. 209514

P.O. Box 79897

Carolina, Puerto Rico 00984-9897

Tel. 787.977.1932

Fax. 787.722.1932

dvelawoffices@gmail.com

Local Counsel for the Independent 

Investigator

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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

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

to all CM/ECF participants in this case.

/s/Luis F. del Valle

Luis F. del Valle-Emmanuelli

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