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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 FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHTH OMNIBUS OBJECTION 

(NON-SUBSTANTIVE) OF THE PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY TO DUPLICATE CLAIMS

Upon the Five Hundred Fifty-Eighth Omnibus Objection (Non-Substantive) of the 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to Duplicate Claims (Docket Entry No. 23093 in Case No. 

17-3283) (the “Five Hundred Fifty-Eighth Omnibus Objection”)2 of the Puerto Rico Electric 

Power Authority (“PREPA”), dated December 16, 2022, for entry of an order disallowing certain 

claims filed against PREPA, as more fully set forth in the Five Hundred Fifty-Eighth Omnibus 

 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”) (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”, and together with the 

Commonwealth, COFINA, HTA, ERS, and PREPA, the “Debtors”) (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 not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms 

in the Five Hundred Fifty-Eighth Omnibus Objection.

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Objection and supporting exhibits thereto; and the Court having jurisdiction to consider the Five 

Hundred Fifty-Eighth 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 Five Hundred Fifty-Eighth Omnibus Objection having been provided 

to those parties identified therein, and no other or further notice being required; and each of the 

claims identified in the column titled “Claims to be Disallowed” in Exhibit A to the Five Hundred 

Fifty-Eighth Omnibus Objection (collectively, the “Claims to Be Disallowed”) being duplicative 

of the claims identified in the column titled “Remaining Claims” in Exhibit A (collectively, the 

“Remaining Claims”); and the Court having determined that the relief sought in the Five Hundred 

Fifty-Eighth Omnibus Objection is in the best interest of PREPA and its creditors, and all the 

parties in interest; and the Court having determined that the legal and factual bases set forth in the 

Five Hundred Fifty-Eighth Omnibus Objection establish just cause for the relief granted herein; 

and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is

ORDERED that the Five Hundred Fifty-Eighth Omnibus Objection is GRANTED 

as set forth herein; and it is further

ORDERED that the Claims to Be Disallowed are hereby disallowed in their 

entirety; and it is further 

ORDERED that the Debtors’ right to object to the Remaining Claims is reserved; 

and it is further

ORDERED that this Order resolves Docket Entry No. 23093 in Case No. 17-3283; 

and it is further

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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: May 2, 2023

/s/ Laura Taylor Swain 

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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