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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 AND ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS RECONCILIATION

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”), authorizing 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 ADR Order [ECF No. 

12576-1] (the “ADR 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 (the 

“Commonwealth”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3283- LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481); (ii) PuertoRico

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”) (BankruptcyCase 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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2. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the ADR Order, the Debtors have 

filed twenty-six notices transferring claims into the ADR Procedures (as defined in the ADR Order), 

and have transferred approximately 1,200 claims into the ADR Procedures.

3. On March 12, 2020, the Court entered the Order (A) Authorizing Administrative 

Reconciliation of Claims, (B) Approving Additional Form of Notice, and (C) Granting Related Relief

[ECF No. 12274] (the “ACR Order”), authorizing the Debtors to resolve certain Pension/Retiree 

Claims, Tax Refund Claims, Public Employee Claims, and Grievance Claims (each as defined in the 

ACR Order) utilizing the Debtors’ existing administrative reconciliation processes (the “ACR 

Procedures”).

4. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the ACR Order, the Debtors have 

filed twenty-seven notices transferring claims into the ACR Procedures (as defined in the ACR 

Order), and have transferred approximately 45,193 claims (collectively, the “ACR Designated 

Claims”), into the ACR Procedures. The ACR Designated Claims will be resolved utilizing the 

Pension/Retiree Procedures, the Tax Refund Procedures, the Public Employee Procedures, and/or the 

Grievance Procedures (each as defined in the ACR Order), as set forth in the ACR Transfer Notices.

5. In light of information received from the claimants following the transfer of claims, 

the Debtors have determined that certain ADR Designated Claims and ACR Designated Claims will 

be most efficiently resolved via omnibus objections. Accordingly, the Debtors hereby remove from 

the ADR Procedures the claims identified on Exhibit A hereto, and remove from the ACR Procedures 

the claims identified on Exhibit B hereto.

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Dated: October 28, 2022 Respectfully submitted, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico

/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

21218 GONZALEZ OLIVERO, VIVIAN Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

35758 HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ, ANETTE Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

30799 OTERO MORALES, ANTONIO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

14149 RODRIGUEZ FARIA, MARILYN Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

38807 SANCHEZ RAMOS, SONIA Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

11726 SANTIAGO RENTA, ANAIDA M. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

26309 TORRES TORRES, CARLOS R. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

26368 TORRES TORRES, CARLOS R. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

7232 VAZQUEZ ESMURRIA, MAGALY Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 100,000.00 $ 

22648 VAZQUEZ MELENDEZ, JOAQUIN Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

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EXHIBIT B

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Exhibit B

Claim Claimant Debtor Total Filed

23679 HERNANDEZ TORRES, LILLIAM Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

16333 PEREZ RODRIGUEZ, MARIA V Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 995,748.00 $ 

20914 SANTOS SANTIAGO, NYDIA EDITH Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - $ 

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