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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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In re: PROMESA

Title III

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO (Jointly Administered)

et al.,

Debtors.1

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ORDER DENYING MOTIONS REQUESTING ALLOWANCE AND 

PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CLAIMS FILED BY WAGE CLAIMANTS

For the reasons stated on the record at the November 2, 2022, omnibus hearing, 

the following motions are denied: Application for Allowance and Payment of Administrative 

Expense Claims Filed by Group Wage Creditors in the Litigation Captioned Madeline Acevedo 

Camacho v. the Family Department, ARV, and AIJ of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Docket 

Entry No. 21194 in Case No. 17-3283); Application for Allowance and Payment of 

Administrative Priority Claims and Requesting Order for Immediate Payment Filed by Judgment 

Claimants Case Carmen Soco[r]ro Cruz Hernandez et al. v. the Family Department, ARV, and 

AIJ of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Docket Entry No. 21195 in Case No. 17-3283); 

Application for Allowance of Payment Postpetition Administrative Claims Pursuant to 

Section 503(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code Filed by Group Wage Creditors in the Litigation 

Captioned Francisco Beltran Cintron et al. v. the Family Department, ARV, and AIJ of the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Reservation of Rights (Docket Entry No. 21224 in Case 

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 (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); (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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No. 17-3283); Application for Allowance of Administrative Expense Priority Payment Pursuant 

to Section 503(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code Filed by Group Wage Creditors in the 

Litigation Caption Abraham Gimenez (1,046 Plaintiffs) v. the Department of Transportation and 

Public Works and Reservation of Rights (Docket Entry No. 21227 in Case No. 17-3283); 

Application for Allowance of Payment of Postpetition Administrative Expense Priority Claims, 

Filed by Group in the Litigation Captioned Acevedo Arocho et al. v. the Departmento Hacienda 

and Reservation of Rights (Docket Entry No. 21230 in Case No. 17-3283).

SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 3, 2022

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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