IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE 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) 

 

INFORMATIVE MOTION AND NOTICE OF REQUEST TO BE 

HEARD AT APRIL 25, 2018 OMNIBUS HEARING 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to this Court’s Order Relocating the April 25, 

2018 Omnibus Hearing (Dkt. 2886), the Ad Hoc Group of General Obligation Bondholders (the 

“GO Group”) hereby requests to be heard at the April 25, 2018 omnibus hearing (the “Omnibus 

Hearing”). The GO Group respectfully states as follows: 

1. Mark T. Stancil and Donald Burke of Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, 

Untereiner & Sauber LLP and Andrew Rosenberg of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 

LLP will appear on behalf of the GO Group in Courtroom 17C of the United States District 

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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 (the “Commonwealth”) (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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Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Court House, 500 Pearl 

Street, New York, NY 10007 (the “New York District Courthouse”). 

2. Mr. Stancil intends to present argument on behalf of the GO Group in connection 

with (i) the Motion and Incorporated Memorandum of Law of the COFINA Agent To Certify 

Questions Under Puerto Rico Law to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (Dkt. 329) 2; (ii) the 

Mutual Fund Group and Puerto Rico Funds’ Motion To Certify Questions of Law to the Supreme 

Court of Puerto Rico (Dkt. 331) and (iii) Ambac Assurance Corporation and National Public 

Finance Corporation’s Cross-Motion, in the Alternative, to Certify Alternative Questions to the 

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (Dkt. 421). Mr. Stancil and Mr. Rosenberg will also be prepared 

to respond to any matters raised by the Court or to any statements made by any party in 

connection with the above-captioned Title III proceedings or any adversary proceedings 

currently pending in the above-captioned Title III proceedings. In addition, the GO Group 

respectfully requests that Mr. Burke be seated with Messrs. Stancil and Rosenberg at counsel 

table. 

3. The GO Group anticipates that Karen Zeituni of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & 

Garrison LLP will also attend the Omnibus Hearing at the New York District Courthouse. 

 

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 “Dkt.” in this paragraph refers to documents filed on the docket of Official Committee. of 

Unsecured Creditors of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. Whyte, Adv. Proc. No. 17-257-

LTS. 

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Dated: April [x], 2018 

 

PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON &

GARRISON, LLP 

By: /s/ Andrew N. Rosenberg 

Andrew N. Rosenberg** 

Kyle J. Kimpler** 

Karen R. Zeituni** 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10019 

Telephone: (212) 373-3000 

Email: arosenberg@paulweiss.com 

 kkimpler@paulweiss.com 

 kzeituni@paulweiss.com 

Respectfully submitted. 

JIMÉNEZ, GRAFFAM & LAUSELL

By: /s/ J. Ramón Rivera Morales 

J. Ramón Rivera Morales 

(USDC-PR No. 200701) 

Andrés F. Picó Ramírez 

 (USDC-PR No. 302114) 

PO Box 366104 

San Juan, PR 00936-6104 

Telephone: (787) 767-1030 

Email: rrivera@jgl.com 

apico@jgl.com 

ROBBINS, RUSSELL, ENGLERT, ORSECK,

UNTEREINER & SAUBER LLP 

 

By: /s/ Mark T. Stancil 

Lawrence S. Robbins** 

Mark T. Stancil** 

Gary A. Orseck** 

Kathryn S. Zecca** 

Ariel N. Lavinbuk** 

Donald Burke** 

1801 K Street, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Telephone: (202) 775-4500 

Email: lrobbins@robbinsrussell.com 

 mstancil@robbinsrussell.com 

 gorseck@robbinsrussell.com 

 kzecca@robbinsrussell.com 

 alavinbuk@robbinsrussell.com 

 dburke@robbinsrussell.com 

** admitted pro hac vice 

 

Counsel to the Ad Hoc Group of General Obligation Bondholders 

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