UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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)

NOTICE OF FILING OF CERTIFIED TRANSLATIONS

IN CONNECTION WITH DOCKETED REPLIES TO THE THREE 

HUNDRED THIRTY-SIXTH OMNIBUS OBJECTION AND FOUR 

HUNDRED NINETY-SECOND OMNIBUS OBJECTION TO BE HEARD 

AT THE NOVEMBER 2–3, 2022 OMNIBUS HEARING

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain: 

The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (the “Oversight Board”), 

as the sole Title III representative of the Debtors pursuant to Section 315(b) of the Puerto Rico 

Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”),2respectfully files the

attached certified translations of cases cited in (i) the Reply of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

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).

2 PROMESA is codified at 48 U.S.C. §§ 2101–2241.

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

The Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority to the Response Filed by The Downtown 

Development Corp. (ECF No. 22057) to the Four Hundred Ninety-Second Omnibus Objection 

(Substantive) to Claims for Which the Debtors are not Liable [ECF No. 22211] and (ii) the Reply 

of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to the Response Filed by Barreras, Inc. [ECF No. 17411] to 

the Three Hundred Thirty-Sixth Omnibus Objection (Substantive) of the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico to Claims for Which the Commonwealth is not Liable [ECF No. 22669] (together, the 

“Replies”). The Three Hundred Thirty-Sixth Omnibus Objection (Substantive) of the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to Claims for Which the Commonwealth is Not Liable [ECF No. 

17101] and the Four Hundred Ninety-Second Omnibus Objection (Substantive) of the 

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

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

Claims for which the Debtors Are Not Liable [ECF No. 21741], with respect solely to the claims 

described in the Replies, are scheduled for hearing on November 2–3, 2022 at 9:30 A.M. (Atlantic 

Standard Time). 

Exhibit Description

1 Vicar Builders Development vs. the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 192 

D.P.R. 256 (P.R. 2015)

2 Alco Corp. v. Municipality of Toa Alta, 183 D.P.R. 530, 539 (P.R. 2015)

WHEREFORE the Oversight Board respectfully requests that this Court take notice of 

the filing of these certified translations.

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Dated: October 28, 2022

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Brian S. Rosen

Martin J. Bienenstock

Brian S. Rosen

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

Eleven Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 969-3000

Fax: (212) 969-2900

Email: mbienenstock@proskauer.com

 brosen@proskauer.com

 

Attorneys for the Financial Oversight and 

Management Board as representative for 

the Commonwealth

/s/ Hermann D. Bauer

Hermann D. Bauer

USDC No. 215205

Carla Carcía-Benítez

USDC No. 203708

O’NEILL & BORGES LLC

250 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite 800

San Juan, PR 00918-1813

Tel: (787) 764-8181

Fax: (787) 753-8944

Email: Hermann.bauer@oneillborges.com

Co-Attorneys for the Financial Oversight 

and Management Board as representative 

for the Commonwealth

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Exhibit 1

Vicar Builders Development vs. the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 192 D.P.R. 256 (P.R. 2015)

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Exhibit 2

Alco Corp. v. Municipality of Toa Alta, 183 D.P.R. 530, 539 (P.R. 2015)

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