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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

Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY,

Debtor.

PROMESA

Title III

Case No. 17 BK 4780-LTS

ORDER REGARDING EIGHTH INFORMATIVE MOTION OF THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT

AND MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO WITH RESPECT TO RESOLUTION 

OF PROOFS OF CLAIM PURSUANT TO ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES

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 (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-BK4780-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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Upon consideration of the Eighth Informative Motion of the Financial Oversight and

Management Board For Puerto Rico With Respect to Resolution of Proofs of Claim Pursuant to

Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures (Docket Entry No. 23831 in Case No. 17-3283 and 

Docket Entry No. 3345 in Case No. 17-4780) (the “Eighth Informative Motion”) filed by the

Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (the “Oversight Board”), as the sole

Title III representative of 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”), pursuant to section 315(b) of

the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”), requesting

the Court approve the stipulations attached hereto as Exhibits 1-A and 1-B (the “Stipulations”)

on the basis that the parties have agreed to settle the validity and amount of the proofs of claim

identified in the column titled “Claim Number” in Exhibit 1 attached hereto, that is the subject of

said Stipulations; and it appearing that (i) the Court has subject matter jurisdiction over the 

Eighth Informative Motion pursuant to section 306(a) of PROMESA; and (ii) venue is proper 

pursuant to section 307(a) of PROMESA; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause

appearing therefor, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The Eighth Informative Motion is GRANTED as set forth herein;

2. The Stipulations are hereby approved;

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

related to the implementation, interpretation, or enforcement of this Order;

4. This Order resolves Docket Entry No. Docket Entry No. 23831 in Case No. 17-3283 

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and Docket Entry No. 3345 in Case No. 17-4780.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 23, 2023

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN 

United States District Judge

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Exhibit 1 – Schedule of Resolved Claims

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Exhibit 1 – Schedule of Resolved Claims

Claimant Claim Number Debtor(s) Asserted Claim

Amount

Settled Amount Stipulation Ex.

No.

RODRIGUEZ

NIEVES,

ORLANDO

1966 Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico

$20,700.00 $13,300.00 1-A

Nieves, Yomaira

Caraballo

58229 Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico

$300,000,000.00 $10,000.00 1-B

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