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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)

NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF CERTAIN CLAIMS FROM 

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

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”) (BankruptcyCase 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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To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain: 

1. On April 1, 2020, this Court entered the Order (A) Authorizing Alternative Dispute

Resolution Procedures, (B) Approving Additional Form of Notice, and (C) Granting Related Relief

[ECF No. 12576] (the “ADR Order”). On December 20, 2022, this Court entered the Order Granting 

Motion of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico to Amend Alternative 

Dispute Resolution Procedures [ECF No. 23113] (the “Amended ADR Order”). The Amended ADR 

Order authorizes 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”), the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority 

(“PREPA”), and the Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (“PBA,” and together with the 

Commonwealth, HTA, ERS, and PREPA, the “Debtors”) to resolve general unsecured claims using 

the procedures approved by the court in the Amended ADR Order [ECF No. 23113-1] (the “ADR 

Procedures”).

2. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Amended ADR Order, the

Debtors have filed thirty notices transferring claims (collectively, the “ADR Designated Claims”) into 

the ADR Procedures (as defined in the Amended ADR Order), and have transferred over 1,300 claims 

into the ADR Procedures. 

3. Following the transfer of claims, as a result of additional information received from 

the claimants, the Debtors have determined that certain ADR Designated Claims will be most 

efficiently resolved utilizing the Debtors’ existing administrative reconciliation processes. 

Accordingly, the Debtors hereby remove from the ADR Procedures the claims identified on Exhibit 

A hereto. 

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Dated: April 18, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico

/s/ Hermann D. Bauer

Hermann D. Bauer 

USDC No. 215205

Carla García 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

Attorneys for the Financial Oversight and 

Management Board for Puerto Rico, as 

representative for the Commonwealth, HTA, 

ERS, PREPA, and PBA

/s/ Brian S. Rosen

Martin J. Bienenstock (pro hac vice) 

Brian S. Rosen (pro hac vice) 

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

Eleven Times Square 

New York, NY 10036 

Tel: (212) 969-3000

Fax: (212) 969-2900

Co-Attorneys for the Financial Oversight 

and Management Board for the Puerto Rico, 

as representative for the Commonwealth, 

HTA, ERS, PREPA, and PBA

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EXHIBIT A

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Exhibit A

Claim Claimant Debtor Total Filed

230 CRUZ SOTO, ROBERT Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 100,000.00 $ 

13158 CRUZ, ENID ESPINAR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

16988 MADERA SANTOS, LUIS Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

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