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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 SUCESIÓN PASTOR MANDRY MERCADO’S 

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND PROOF OF CLAIM KROLL NUMBER 6272

The Court has considered Sucesión Pastor Mandry Mercado’s Motion for Leave 

to Amend Proof of Claim Kroll Number 6272 (Docket Entry No. 22599 in Case No. 17-3283)

(the “Motion”), filed by Sucesión Mandry2 (the “Movant”) and, with no opposition having been 

filed3 and with good cause shown to grant the requested relief, Movant is hereby granted leave to 

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).

2 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning given to them in the 

Motion.

3 The Court has received and reviewed the Limited Response and Reservation of Rights of 

the Financial Oversight and Management Board on Behalf of the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico to Sucesión Pastor Mandry Mercado’s Motion for Leave to Amend Proof of 

Claim Kroll Number 6272 (Docket Entry No. 22664 in Case No. 17-3283) (the 

“Response”). The Response sets forth the position of the Financial Oversight and 

Management Board for Puerto Rico concerning the timing of payment of claims like 

Movant’s, and it reserves the Oversight Board’s right to object to Movant’s claim. (See

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amend proof of claim number 179550 as to its amount as of September 30, 2022 to be 

$34,306,290.84 to reflect the interest accrued thereon as of such date and to reflect Movant’s 

contention that interest will continue to accrue at the rate of $1,912.16 per day up to October 31, 

2022.

This Order resolves Docket Entry No. 22599 in Case No. 17-3283.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 4, 2022 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

Response ¶¶ 10-11.) However, it “does not object to the limited relief requested in the 

Motion, i.e., the amendment of the proof of claim.” (Response ¶ 9.)

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