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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OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS’ 

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING CONSENSUAL EXTENSION 

OF DEADLINE TO OBJECT TO 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 

To the Honorable United States District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain: 

1. The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of all title III Debtors (other than 

COFINA) (the “Committee”) hereby submits this informative motion notifying the Court of the 

Committee’s consent to the extension of the deadline for Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and 

Financial Advisory Authority (“AAFAF”) to file an objection to 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 

 

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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-BK-3283 (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-BK3567 (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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Application of Automatic Stay With Respect to GDB Restructuring [Docket No. 3797] (the “Stay 

Motion”).2

2. By order of this Court, the deadline to file objections to the Stay Motion was set 

for Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. (AST). See Order Expediting Consideration of 

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 

[Docket No. 3800]. 

3. The Committee has agreed to extend the deadline for AAFAF to respond to the 

Stay Motion to Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. (AST).

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 See Sixth Amended Case Management Procedures [Docket No. 3804] ¶ III.I (“However, if an Objection Deadline 

was set by a separate scheduling order of the Court, any extension must be noticed by the filing of an informative 

motion.”). 

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Dated: August 29, 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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