230110 ORD RE 349TH OMNI OBJ VERSION JANUARY 10, 2023 1

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)

ORDER GRANTING THE THREE HUNDRED FORTY-NINTH OMNIBUS 

OBJECTION (NON-SUBSTANTIVE) OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF 

PUERTO RICO AND THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE 

GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO TO DUPLICATE LITIGATION CLAIMS

Upon the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection (Non-Substantive) of the 

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

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to Duplicate Litigation Claims (Docket Entry No. 17092) (the 

“Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection”), filed by 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).

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(“Commonwealth”) and the Employees Retirement System of the Government of the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“ERS,” and together with the Commonwealth, the “Debtors”), 

dated June 18, 2021, for entry of an order disallowing in their entirety certain claims filed against 

the Debtors, as more fully set forth in the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection and 

supporting exhibits thereto; and the Court having jurisdiction to consider the Three Hundred FortyNinth Omnibus Objection and to grant the relief requested therein pursuant to PROMESA section 

306(a); and venue being proper pursuant to PROMESA section 307(a); and due and proper notice 

of the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection having been provided to those parties 

identified therein, and no other or further notice being required; and upon the Notice of 

Presentment of Proposed Order Granting the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection 

(Non-Substantive) of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Employees Retirement System of 

the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to Duplicate Litigation Claims, dated May 

24, 2022 (Docket Entry No. 20963, the “Notice”), for entry of an order disallowing the Claims to 

Be Partially Disallowed (as defined below), the Claims to Be Disallowed in their Entirety (as 

defined below), the Claims Heard at August 2021 Omnibus Hearing (as defined below), and the 

Claims to Be Disallowed via Notice of Presentment2

, as more fully set forth in the Notice; and 

upon the record of the hearing held on the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection on 

August 4, 2021, and the rulings made therein, sustaining the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus 

Objection as to Proofs of Claim Nos. 30608 and 96586 (the “Claims Heard at August 2021 

Omnibus Hearing”) on the grounds that they are duplicative of the master claim filed in the 

litigation captioned Madeline Acevedo Camacho v. Puerto Rico Department of Family Affairs, 

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

in the Notice. 

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Case No. 2016-05-1340 (the “Acevedo Camacho Master Claim”); and upon the record of the 

hearing held on the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection on January 19-20, 2022, and 

the rulings made therein, sustaining the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection as to 

Proofs of Claim Nos. 26027, 26316, 32722, 35262, 42061 (the “Claims to Be Disallowed in their 

Entirety”) on the grounds that they are duplicative of the Acevedo Camacho Master Claim and 

sustaining the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection as to Proofs of Claim Nos. 46270, 

and 48743 (the “Claims to Be Partially Disallowed”) on the grounds that they are duplicative, in 

part, of the Acevedo Camacho Master Claim; and the Court having determined that the relief 

sought in the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection is in the best interests of the Debtors, 

their creditors, and all parties in interest; and the Court having determined that the legal and factual 

bases set forth in the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection establish just cause for the

relief granted herein; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is 

hereby:

ORDERED that the Three Hundred Forty-Ninth Omnibus Objection is GRANTED 

as set forth herein; and it is further

ORDERED that the Claims to Be Disallowed in their Entirety, the Claims Heard at 

August 2021 Omnibus Hearing, and the Claims to Be Disallowed via Notice of Presentment are 

hereby disallowed in their entirety as set forth below; and it is further

ORDERED that the Claims to Be Partially Disallowed are hereby disallowed to the 

extent that they are duplicative of the Acevedo Camacho Master Claim, as set forth below; and it 

is further

ORDERED that the Debtors’ right to object to the Acevedo Camacho Master Claim 

is hereby reserved; and it is further

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ORDERED that Kroll Restructuring Associates, LLC (“Kroll”) is authorized and 

directed to designate the Claims to Be Partially Disallowed as expunged to the extent they are 

duplicative of the Acevedo Camacho Master Claim on the official claims registry in the Title III 

Cases; and it is further

ORDERED that Kroll is authorized and directed to designate the Claims to Be

Disallowed in their Entirety, the Claims Heard at August 2021 Omnibus Hearing, and the Claims 

to Be Disallowed via Notice of Presentment as expunged on the official claims registry in the Title 

III Cases; and it is further

ORDERED that this Order resolves Docket Entry No. 17092 in Case No. 17-3283; 

and it is further

ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters 

arising from or related to the implementation, interpretation, or enforcement of this Order.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 10, 2023

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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