221004 ORD RE 380TH OMNI OBJ VERSION OCTOBER 4, 2022 1

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)

ORDER GRANTING THE THREE HUNDRED EIGHTIETH OMNIBUS 

OBJECTION (SUBSTANTIVE) OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO,

THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, THE PUERTO RICO HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION 

AUTHORITY, AND THE PUERTO RICO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AUTHORITY TO EMPLOYEE 

CLAIMS ASSERTING LIABILITIES OWED BY ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT TITLE III DEBTORS

Upon the Three Hundred Eightieth Omnibus Objection (Substantive) of the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Employees Retirement System of the Government of the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority, and the 

 

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 (“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); (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).

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Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority to Employee Claims Asserting Liabilities Owed by Entities 

That Are Not Title III Debtors (Docket Entry No. 17916) (the “Three Hundred Eightieth Omnibus 

Objection”), filed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”), the Puerto Rico 

Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”), the Employees Retirement System of the 

Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“ERS”), and the Puerto Rico Public Buildings 

Authority (“PBA,” and together with the Commonwealth, HTA, and ERS, the “Debtors”), dated 

August 20, 2021, for entry of an order disallowing in their entirety certain claims filed against the 

Debtors as more fully set forth in the Three Hundred Eightieth Omnibus Objection and supporting 

exhibits thereto; and the Court having jurisdiction to consider the Three Hundred Eightieth

Omnibus Objection and to grant the relief requested therein pursuant to PROMESA section 306(a); 

and venue being proper pursuant to PROMESA section 307(a); and due and proper notice of the 

Three Hundred Eightieth Omnibus Objection having been provided to those parties identified 

therein, and no other or further notice being required; and upon the Notice of Presentment of 

Proposed Order Granting the Three Hundred Eightieth Omnibus Objection (Substantive) of the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Employees Retirement System of the Government of the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority, and the 

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority to Employee Claims Asserting Liabilities Owed by Entities 

That Are Not Title III Debtors, dated May 24, 2022 (Docket Entry No. 20978, the “Notice”), for 

entry of an order disallowing the Claims to Be Heard (as defined below) and the Claims to Be 

Disallowed via Notice of Presentment2

, as more fully set forth in the Notice; and upon the record 

of the hearing held on the Three Hundred Eightieth Omnibus Objection on February 16-17, 2022, 

 2 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them 

in the Notice. 

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and the rulings made therein, sustaining the Three Hundred Eightieth Omnibus Objection as to 

Proofs of Claim Nos. 168285, 169013, 171765, 172052, 172107, 172114, and 172169 (the “Claims

to Be Heard”) on the grounds that they assert liabilities owed by entities that are separate from the 

Commonwealth; and the Court having determined that the relief sought in the Three Hundred 

Eightieth Omnibus Objection is in the best interests of the Debtors, their creditors, and all parties 

in interest; and the Court having determined that the legal and factual bases set forth in the Three 

Hundred Eightieth Omnibus Objection establish just cause for the relief granted herein; and after 

due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is hereby:

ORDERED that the Three Hundred Eightieth Omnibus Objection is GRANTED as 

set forth herein; and it is further

ORDERED that the Claims to be Heard and the Claims to Be Disallowed via Notice 

of Presentment (collectively, the “Claims to Be Disallowed”) are hereby disallowed in their 

entirety as set forth below; and it is further

ORDERED that Kroll Restructuring Associates, LLC (“Kroll”) is authorized and 

directed to designate the Claims to Be Disallowed as expunged on the official claims registry in 

the Title III Cases; and it is further

ORDERED that this Order resolves Docket Entry No. 17916 in Case No. 17-3283; 

and it is further

ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters 

arising from or related to the implementation, interpretation, or enforcement of this Order.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 4, 2022

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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