Schedule 6 

Form of 3018(a) Motion

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AND FILING 3018(A) MOTION 

What to File. Your motion must be in writing, in English, and contain the following information 

(a form of Rule 3018(a) motion is included that you may use). 

(a) Contact Information. Your motion must include the name, address, telephone number, 

and email address of either (1) the claimant (you); or (2) your attorney or designated 

representative to whom the attorneys for the Debtor should serve a reply to the motion, if 

any. 

(b) Claim Information. Your motion must contain the proof of claim number(s) related 

thereto from Kroll (You may search for your claim on 

https://cases.ra.kroll.com/puertorico/Home-ClaimInfo). If you do not have a proof of 

claim number, you must describe the nature and amount of your asserted claim. 

(c) Reason(s) for filing. Your motion must contain a concise statement setting forth the 

reasons why the Court should permit you to vote on the Debtor’s plan of adjustment and, 

if not amount is included in your proof of claim, the amount that you assert to be owed by 

the Debtor. 

(d) Signature. You must sign your motion. If you do not sign your motion, the clerk will not 

accept it for filing. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING SENSITIVE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A 

MOTION. 

Your motion should not include sensitive documents or information, such as copies of driver’s 

licenses, passports, birth certificates, Social Security cards, sensitive medical information or 

confidential business information. Sensitive information submitted to the Court must adhere to the 

following guidelines: 

x Social Security numbers and taxpayer identification numbers should be redacted (that is, 

blacked out), except for their last four digits. 

x Birthdays should be redacted, except for the year of an individual’s birth. 

x The name of any individual known to be a minor should be redacted, except for that 

person’s initials. 

THE PURPOSE OF RULE 3018(a) OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY 

PROCEDURE IS TO ALLOW PARTIES TO REQUEST THE COURT TO 

TEMPORARILY ALLOW THEIR CLAIMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON 

THE PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT. 

THE COURT WILL DETERMINE AFTER NOTICE AND HEARING WHETHER TO 

ALLOW YOUR CLAIMS FOR PURPOSES OF VOTING ON THE PLAN. 

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x Financial account numbers should be redacted, except for their last four digits. 

Any such sensitive or confidential information upon which a claimant relies in support of its 

motion must be provided directly to counsel for the Debtor, and will be kept confidential. You 

may provide this information by mailing it to the following address: 

Counsel for the Oversight Board 

Proskauer Rose LLP 

Eleven Times Square 

New York, New York 10036-8299 

Attn: Martin J. Bienenstock, Esq. 

Paul V. Possinger, Esq. 

Ehud Barak, Esq. 

Daniel S. Desatnik, Esq. 

Where and How to File and Serve a Motion. Your motion should be filed with the Court on the 

dockets of (i) In re Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Case No. 17 BK 4780-LTS and (ii) In 

re Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS. There are two methods that you 

can use to file your motion: 

(a) Online. Registered users of the Court’s case filing system must file their motion 

electronically in searchable portable document format. 

(b) By Mail. If you are not an attorney who is a registered user of the Court’s case filing 

system, you may file and serve a motion by mailing it to the Court’s Clerk’s office, the 

Oversight Board, and the Creditors’ Committee at the following addresses: 

Clerk’s Office 

United States District Court 

Room 150 Federal Building 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1767 

Counsel for the Oversight Board 

Proskauer Rose LLP 

Eleven Times Square 

New York, New York 10036-8299 

Attn: Martin J. Bienenstock 

Paul V. Possinger 

Ehud Barak 

Daniel S. Desatnik 

Counsel for the Creditors’ Committee 

Paul Hastings LLP 

200 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10166 

Attn: Luc A. Despins 

James Bliss 

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James Worthington 

G. Alexander Bongartz 

Your motion must be mailed or filed electronically so as to be received by the Clerk’s Office, the 

Oversight Board, and the Creditors’ Committee no later than the applicable deadline for filing your 

Bankruptcy Rule 3018(a) motion (refer to your Notice of Non-Voting Status for the applicable 

deadline). 

If you are unable to file and serve a motion online or by mail as specified above, you may file a 

motion in person at the following address by the applicable deadline: 

Clerk’s Office 

United States District Court 

#150 Chardon Avenue Federal Building 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 

A certificate of service should be included with your motion explaining how service was 

accomplished. 

If you have any questions about filing and serving a motion, including questions about the Court’s 

case filing system, please contact the Kroll hotline at (844) 822-9231 (toll free for U.S. and Puerto 

Rico) or (646) 486-7944 (for international callers). 

Additional Resources and Who to Contact with Questions 

All documents filed in PREPA’s Title III Case, including copies of claims filed using CM/ECF, 

are available free online at https://cases.ra.kroll.com/puertorico. This website is maintained by 

Kroll and includes a searchable database to assist with locating documents. 

If you require additional information, including the status of your motion, please contact the Kroll 

hotline at (844) 822-9231 (toll free for U.S. and Puerto Rico) or (646) 486-7944 (for international 

callers), available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) (Spanish available). Inquiries 

may also be sent via email to puertoricoinfo@ra.kroll.com (with ‘PREPA Solicitation’ in the 

subject line). 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 

MOTION PURSUANT TO RULE 3018(A) 

OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 

FOR TEMPORARY ALLOWANCE OF CLAIM FOR VOTING PURPOSES 

 

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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); (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17- 

BK-4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747); and (vi) Puerto Rico Public 

Buildings Authority (“PBA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 19- BK-5523-LTS) (Last Four Digits 

of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers 

due to software limitations). 

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) 

In re: 

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

as representative of 

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY,

Debtor. 

PROMESA 

Title III 

No. 17-BK-4780-LTS 

(Jointly Administered) 

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Movant must provide all of the information below in English. 

Part 1: Identify Yourself 

Name 

Part 2: Where Should Notices Be Sent? 

Name 

Number Street

City State ZIP Code 

Contact phone 

Contact email 

Part 3: Identify the Claim 

Proof of Claim Number (if any) 

(You may search for your claim on https://cases.ra.kroll.com/puertorico/Home-ClaimInfo) 

Please describe the nature of your claim, including the amount of your claim 

Part 4: Explain Why You Should Be Permitted to Vote to Accept or Reject PREPA’s Plan of 

Adjustment

 

By filing this motion, you are seeking a court determination pursuant to Rule 3018(a) of the 

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure to temporarily allow your claim in an amount the court 

deems proper for purposes of voting to accept or reject the Modified Second Amended Title III Plan 

of Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. 

Please provide below (1) the amount of your claim that should be allowed for voting purposes, and 

(2) the reasons why you believe you should be entitled to vote on the Debtor’s plan of adjustment 

(attach additional pages if necessary). Please also provide as much documentation as possible to 

support both the amount you are asserting and the reasons why you believe you should be entitled 

to vote: 

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Part 5: Sign Below

 

I respectfully request that this Court enter an order temporarily allowing my claim in the amount 

above for purposes of voting to accept or reject the Modified Second Amended Title III Plan of 

Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. 

Executed on date _______________________________________ (MM/DD/YYYY) 

Signature _________________________________________________________ 

Print the name of the person who is completing and signing this motion: 

__________________________________________________________________ 

First name Middle name Last name 

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