UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

THE GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK 

FOR PUERTO RICO,

Applicant.

PROMESA

Title VI

Case No. 18-1561 (LTS)

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et 

al.,

Debtors.

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PROMESA

Title III

Case No. 17 BK 3283 (LTS)

(Jointly Administered)

Re: ECF No. 3975

THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED

CREDITORS OF THE DEBTORS (OTHER THAN 

COFINA),

Plaintiff,

v.

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, 

THE PUERTO RICO FISCAL AGENCY AND 

FINANCIAL ADVISORY AUTHORITY, THE 

GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR 

PUERTO RICO, AND THE FINANCIAL 

Adv. Proc. No. 18-00101 (LTS)

Re: ECF No. 10

 

1 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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OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR 

PUERTO RICO,

Defendants.

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING ATTENDANCE 

AT THE OCTOBER 3, 2018 HEARING

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain:

The Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (“AAFAF”) and the 

Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (“GDB”) through their undersigned counsel, 

hereby state and pray as follows. 

1. The undersigned, appearing in these proceedings on behalf of AAFAF and GDB, 

hereby respectfully submit this informative motion in response to the Court’s order entered on 

September 26, 2018 [Case No. 17-3283, ECF No. 3975; Adv. Proc. 18-00101, ECF No. 10] 

regarding the October 3, 2018 hearing.

2. Peter Friedman of O’Melveny & Myers LLP will appear in person in the New York 

courtroom and seeks to be heard in connection with the following:

(i) The standing of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors to object to the 

Qualifying Modification for the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico 

[Case No. 18-1561];

(ii) Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors’ Motion for Order Granting Derivative 

Standing to Act on Behalf of Title III Debtors for Certain Limited Purposes and 

other Related Relief with Respect to Restructuring of Government Development 

Bank for Puerto Rico [Case No. 17-3283, ECF No. 3881]; and

(iii) GDB and AAFAF’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint for Lack of Standing [Adv. Proc. 

18-00101, ECF No. 8] and Memorandum of Law in Support of GDB and AAFAF’s 

Motion to Dismiss Complaint for Lack of Standing [Adv. Proc. 18-00101, ECF No. 

9].

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3. Suzzanne Uhland, Daniel L. Cantor, and Matthew P. Kremer of O’Melveny & 

Myers LLP will appear in person in the New York courtroom, request to be seated at counsel table, 

but do not seek to be heard. 

4. Luis C. Marini-Biaggi and Carolina Velaz-Rivero of Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz 

LLC, will appear in the San Juan courtroom but do not seek to be heard. 

5. Giselle López and Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez (Oreste Ramos and María 

Trelles), will appear in the San Juan courtroom but do not seek to be heard.

Dated: September 28, 2018

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ John J. Rapisardi

John J. Rapisardi 

Suzzanne Uhland

Daniel L. Cantor 

Peter Friedman

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

7 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 326-2000

Fax: (212) 326-2061

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority and the 

Government Development Bank for Puerto 

Rico

/s/ Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

USDC No. 222301 

Carolina Velaz-Rivero

USDC No. 300913

MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC

MCS Plaza, Suite 500

255 Ponce de León Ave.

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00917

Tel: (787) 705-2171

Fax: (787) 936-7494

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority and the 

Government Development Bank for Puerto 

Rico

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