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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CERTIFICATE OF NO OBJECTION UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1746 

REQUESTING ENTRY, WITHOUT A HEARING, OF ORDER GRANTING 

APPLICATION FOR ORDER, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE 

SECTION 1103(a) AND LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULE 2014-1, AUTHORIZING 

EMPLOYMENT AND RETENTION OF KROMA ADVERTISING, INC. AS 

COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR TO OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED 

CREDITORS, EFFECTIVE AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2018 

 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned hereby certifies as follows: 

1. On February 1, 2018, the Committee filed the Application for Order, Pursuant 

to Bankruptcy Code Section 1103(a) and Local Bankruptcy Rule 2014-1, Authorizing 

Employment and Retention of Kroma Advertising, Inc. as Communications Advisor to Official 

Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Effective as of February 1, 2018 [Docket No. 2325] (the 

“Application”). 

 

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-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) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747). 

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2. In accordance with the Third Amended Case Management Procedures (the 

“Case Management Procedures”) [Docket No. 1512-1], the deadline to object to the 

Application was February 20, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. (ET) / 4:00 p.m. (AST). Moreover, in 

accordance with the Case Management Procedures, the notice of hearing with respect to the 

Application contained a statement that the relief requested may be granted without a hearing if 

no objection is timely filed and served in accordance with the Case Management Procedures. 

3. The Objection Deadline has now passed and, to the best of my knowledge, no 

objection or other responsive pleading to the Application have been filed with the Court on the 

docket of the above-referenced case in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Case 

Management Order, nor has any objection or other responsive pleading thereto been served on 

counsel to the Committee to date. Moreover, to the best of my knowledge, no party in interest 

has made any informal requests for changes to the form of proposed Order. 

4. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the Application, the Committee 

respectfully requests that the proposed Order attached hereto as Exhibit 1 be entered in 

accordance with the procedures described in the Case Management Order. 

I declare that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Dated: February 21, 2018 

 

/s/ G. Alexander Bongartz .

PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

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

Andrew V. Tenzer (Pro Hac Vice) 

Michael E. Comerford (Pro Hac Vice) 

G. Alexander Bongartz, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

200 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10166 

Telephone: (212) 318-6000 

lucdespins@paulhastings.com 

andrewtenzer@paulhastings.com 

michaelcomerford@paulhastings.com 

alexbongartz@paulhastings.com 

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Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors

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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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