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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 IN PART MOTION OF THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT 

AND MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO REQUESTING

TERMINATION OF CERTAIN RESPONSES TO OMNIBUS OBJECTIONS

Upon the Motion of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto 

Rico Requesting Termination of Certain Responses to Omnibus Objections (Docket Entry No. 

20732 in Case No. 17-3283)2 (the “Motion”);3 and the Court having found that it has subject 

matter jurisdiction of this matter pursuant to section 306 of PROMESA; and it appearing that 

venue in this district is proper pursuant to section 307 of PROMESA; and the Court having 

found that the relief requested in the Motion is in the best interests of the Commonwealth, its 

creditors, and all parties in interest; and the Court having found that the Debtor provided 

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).

2 All docket entry references are to entries in Case No. 17-3283.

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

in the Motion. 

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adequate and appropriate notice of the Motion under the circumstances and that no other or 

further notice is required; and the Court having reviewed the Motion; and the Court having 

determined that the factual bases set forth in the Motion establish just cause for the relief granted 

herein; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is hereby ORDERED

that: 

1. The Motion is granted in part as set forth herein. 

2. The Resolved ACR Designated Responses identified in Appendix 1 to this Order 

are hereby TERMINATED, and the Motion is granted as to those responses.

3. The Remaining ACR Designated Responses as identified in Appendix 2 to this 

Order shall remain pending, and the Motion is denied in part as to those 

responses, because the Motion represents that such responses also concern proofs 

of claim not yet resolved in ACR. Accordingly, the responses identified in 

Appendix 2 shall remain pending until all remaining unresolved proofs of claim 

pertaining thereto are fully resolved.

4. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from 

or related to the implementation, interpretation, or enforcement of this order.

5. This Order resolves Docket Entry No. 20732 in Case No. 17-3283.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 17, 2023

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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