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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INFORMATIVE MOTION OF OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED 

CREDITORS REGARDING NOVEMBER 7-8, 2018, OMNIBUS HEARING 

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain: 

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

COFINA) (the “Committee”) hereby submits this informative motion in response to the Court’s 

Order Regarding Procedures for Attendance, Participation and Observation of November 7-8, 

2018, Omnibus Hearing, dated October 26, 2018 [Docket No. 4103] (the “Scheduling Order”) 

and respectfully states as follows: 

1. Luc A. Despins of Paul Hastings LLP will appear in person on behalf of the 

Committee at the Hearing (as defined in the Scheduling Order) either in Courtroom 3 of the 

 

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 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 (“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) (Title III case numbers are listed as 

Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations). 

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United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 150 Carlos Chardón Street, Federal 

Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico, or by video teleconference in Courtroom 17C of the United States 

District Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 

Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007. Mr. Despins reserves the right to be heard on any matter 

raised by any party at the hearing in connection with the title III cases or any adversary 

proceeding pending therein. 

2. In addition, Mr. Juan J. Casillas Ayala of Casillas, Santiago & Torres LLC and 

one of his co-counsel will also be attending, on behalf of the Committee, the Hearing in San 

Juan, Puerto Rico. 

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WHEREFORE, the Committee respectfully requests that the Court take notice of the 

above. 

Dated: November 1, 2018 /s/ G. Alexander Bongartz .

PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

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

Andrew V. Tenzer, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)

Michael E. Comerford, Esq. (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 

Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors

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/s/ Juan J. Casillas Ayala .

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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