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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 theCommonwealth

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 twenty-nine 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 either additional information received 

from the claimants, or the claimants’ failure to respond to the Debtors’ information requests, the 

Debtors have determined that certain ADR Designated Claims will be most efficiently resolved 

through omnibus objections. Accordingly, the Debtors hereby remove from the ADR Procedures the 

claims identified on Exhibit A hereto.

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Dated: January 27, 2023

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Respectfully submitted, 

/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

105256 ANDUJAR NIEVES, VIVIAN E Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

80160 COLON MALDONADO, CARMEN G Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 3,000.00 $ 

42272 DELGADO RODRIGUEZ, LUZ Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

150864 MENDEZ PEREZ, GEORGINA Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

82761 PAGAN, EAST J. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

68979 RAMOS SOTO, DAVID Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

49599 RIVERA CRUZ, JOHANNA Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

13733 RIVERA QUINONES, EILEEN JANET Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

49364 SANTIAGO CINTRON, IRMA Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

54400 TORRES ROSADO, JULIO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 12,375.00 $ 

18424 URBINA REYES, GLORIMAR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 61,000.00 $ 

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