UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 

IN RE: 

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

as representative of 

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., 

 Debtors.1

PROMESA 

Title III 

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS 

(Jointly Administered) 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON’S INFORMATIVE 

MOTION REGARDING JULY 25-26, 2018 OMNIBUS HEARING 

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), through its undersigned counsel, 

hereby submits this informative motion, pursuant to the Court’s Order Regarding Procedures for 

Attendance, Participation and Observation of July 25-26, 2018, Omnibus Hearing [No. 17 BK 

3283-LTS, ECF No. 3472], providing guidelines for parties wishing to be heard at the omnibus 

hearing on July 25-26, 2018 (the “Hearing”). 

1. Eric. A. Schaffer and Luke A. Sizemore of Reed Smith LLP and Albéniz 

Couret-Fuentes of Sepulvado, Maldonado & Couret will attend the Hearing on behalf of BNYM. 

 

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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) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation 

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

Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (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 (“ERS”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3566-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686); 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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2. Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sizemore, and Mr. Couret-Fuentes will appear in person 

in Courtroom 2 of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 150 Carlos 

Chardón Street, Federal Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1767. 

3. Mr. Schaffer intends to speak at the Hearing on behalf of BNYM 

regarding (i) the Commonwealth Agent’s Renewed Motion, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 

105(a) and Bankruptcy Rule 9019, for Order Establishing Procedures Governing 5.5% SUT 

Revenues Collected On or After July 1, 2018 [No. 17-00257-LTS, ECF No. 526] and any 

response of BNYM thereto; and (ii) the Limited Response and Joinder of the Bank of New York 

Mellon, as Fiscal Agent, to Motion of Certain Secured Creditors of the Employees Retirement 

System of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for Relief from the Automatic 

Stay [No. 17 BK 3566-LTS, ECF No. 295]. 

WHEREFORE, BNYM respectfully requests that the Court permit BNYM to 

appear and be heard at the Hearing. 

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Dated: July 19, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

 San Juan, Puerto Rico 

SEPULVADO, MALDONADO & COURET 

By: /s/ Albéniz Couret-Fuentes 

Elaine Maldonado-Matías 

USDC-PR Bar No. 217309 

Albéniz Couret-Fuentes 

USDC-PR Bar No. 222207 

José Javier Santos Mimoso 

USDC-PR Bar No. 208207 

304 Ponce de León Ave. – Suite 990 

San Juan, PR 00918 

Telephone: (787) 765-5656 

Facsimile: (787) 294-0073 

Email: emaldonado@smclawpr.com 

Email: acouret@smclawpr.com 

Email: jsantos@smclawpr.com 

REED SMITH LLP 

/s/ Eric A. Schaffer 

Eric A. Schaffer 

Luke A. Sizemore 

225 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1200 

Pittsburgh, PA 15222 

Telephone: (412) 288-3131 

Facsimile: (412) 288-3063 

Email: eschaffer@reedsmith.com 

Email: lsizemore@reedsmith.com 

Kurt F. Gwynne 

1201 N. Market Street, Suite 1500 

Wilmington, DE 19801 

Telephone: (302) 778-7550 

Facsimile: (302) 778-7575 

Email: kgwynne@reedsmith.com 

Counsel to The Bank of New York Mellon

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